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Smokeless Home - Adults’ Example Influences Youth Tobacco Use

Aug 06, 2009 11:09AM

Research conducted by UmeÃ¥ University, in Sweden, has determined that its country’s teenagers are more positive today towards their parents...

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Safe Kids - Saliva Test Detects Lead Levels in Children

Aug 06, 2009 10:57AM

Confirm BioSciences recently released the first non-invasive test, a saliva screening kit, that parents can use to discover if their kids ha...

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Parents of Allergic Kids Charlotte: Support, networking, understanding

Aug 04, 2009 07:47PM

By Lisa MooreParenting is hard work, but raising a child with food allergies can present day-to-day challenges that can be overwhelming. Foo...

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Community Spotlight: A Child’s Place, Helping Charlotte’s Homeless Children Stay in School

Aug 04, 2009 07:41PM

By Lisa MooreAugust means back-to-school shopping for thousands of students in Charlotte. But for Mecklenburg County’s homeless children, a ...

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Do Your Part - Healthy Choices Begin With The Three ‘R’s, Sending Kids Back To School In Healthy Style

Aug 04, 2009 07:25PM

The choices we make while gearing up for school can make a big impact on our children’s health and the health of our planet. My family and I...

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Connecting Kids to Community

Jul 30, 2009 02:40AM

by Helen CoronatoThis September, before scheduling after-school soccer practice or cheerleading, why not consider committing to a differe...

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Calming Anxious Lives A Holistic Parenting Approach

Jul 30, 2009 01:59AM

by Lisa MarshallFor fourth-grader Skylar Shumate, a typical Tuesday looks like this. Rise at dawn for some toaster waffles and juice before ...

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Smart Snacks

Jul 28, 2009 10:47AM

by Elisa BosleyThe kids just walked in the door, ravenous, and headed straight for the fridge. They grab an apple or a few mini-carrots and ...

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School Lunch Program

Jul 28, 2009 10:39AM

A Prime Opportunity to Serve Up Improvements by Aimee WittemanThe United States deserves an F on any national report card on children’s nutr...

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Play as Exercise

Jul 02, 2009 10:18PM

by Jen LemenSummer is here and kids are running wild with boundless energy. Why not join them? Playing with your kids and their friends is a...

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Fabulous Father’s Day - Do-It-Yourself Gifts for Under $10

Jun 02, 2009 12:06PM

by Helen CoronatoFather’s Day is a good time to remind Dad of how special and loved he is. With a little ingenuity, toddlers to teens can sk...

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Gardening with Kids

May 05, 2009 10:28PM

by Ted FisherWhether kids have access to a large yard or only a windowsill planter, young gardeners’ inborn curiosity encourages them to dis...

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CharMeck Farm to School Progam - Nourishing kids and the community

Apr 29, 2009 07:38PM

Charlotte’s first Farm to School program recently sprouted at Rama Road Elementary School. The program connects schools to local farms with ...

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The Case Against Homework

Apr 02, 2009 12:24PM

by Sara BennettThese days, beginning as early as kindergarten, homework is a consuming nightly activity. According to a 2006 joint National ...

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Why Pets Help Kids

Mar 04, 2009 04:52PM

By Bill StricklandChildren love their pets—and for good reason. Creatures both large and small teach, delight and offer a special kind of co...

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Youthful Anxieties - When Teens Worry Too Much

Feb 02, 2009 03:16PM

by Dr. Lawrence ShapiroEveryone Everyone worries, frets or feels uneasy much of the time. Worry itself is not bad when it serves as nature’s...

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Kids Helping Kids - Charlotte Teens Reach Across the Border to Africa

Jan 12, 2009 12:12PM

When Narcisse Greenway, Arianna Bonner and Abby Incez saw Invisible Children: Rough Cut, a documentary showing the effects of war on child s...

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The Allegro Foundation - A Champion for Children with Disabilities

Dec 16, 2008 05:35PM

By Lisa MooreThe confident couple looked stunning as they commanded the stage. Harry Sisco, handsome and sophisticated in his crisp, black t...

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Put Your Best Foot Forward in 2009 - Help a needy child get shoes

Dec 02, 2008 06:05PM

Inspired by an Argentine shoe with a hundred year history and the continent’s poverty and health issues. TOMS Shoes was created with a singl...

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Slow Food in Schools - Connecting Kids with Sustainable Food

Nov 08, 2008 04:19PM

At Shamrock Gardens Elementary in Charlotte students are learning more than the three R’s. They are well on their way to becoming master gar...

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