Department Archive
Archive of: 2012, Featured, Issue Archives
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Set the right course for your child’s success in kindergarten and beyond with the Early Learning GPS (Guiding Parents Smoothly)What do you do if your baby won’t stop crying? Is TV good for toddlers? You like your child’s preschool teacher, but is that enough to make sure he’s ready for kindergarten? When you have a young child, questions like these come up every day. You want what’s best for your child, and you want to prepare them for kindergarten, but may not know what you need to know or even where to start. Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children’s Early Learning GPS can help. |
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Financially preparing for babyBringing a new baby into the world is a huge amount of responsibility, both personally and financially. With just a few quick steps, future parents can save a lot of money and get in the right financial mindset before bringing home their bundle of joy. |
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Value Your Children For Who They Are – Not Who You Need Them To BeCountless people I’ve counseled have had that same sorrowful feeling that something basic was missing. They got everything they wanted from their parents except what they needed the most: to be seen and valued. That is the essence of parenting – to see and value your children for who they are, rather than as an extension of yourself or as the means to fulfill your own needs. |
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When Compliments Backfire“You are so good at that!” you announce to the child, firmly believing that this warm praise is going to boost the child’s self-esteem and increase performance. But in study after study, and book after book, the widely accepted consensus is that complimenting your kids can cause lifelong problems and actually decrease performance, especially if you are dishing out the wrong type of compliments. |
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Tips To Ace ExamsIs it really already time to start preparing for finals? Final exams can make or break a student’s semester, and many kids feel the pressure, especially when test-taking anxiety sets in. Here are five helpful suggestions for how students can prepare – and parents can offer support – during finals season. |
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Coping with time-crunched physiciansIt’s not your imagination – you’re getting less time with your doctor. Primary care physicians are in short supply in the United States, which means increased pressures and heavier workloads for those in practice, says Dr. Paul Griner, (www.drpaulgriner.com), author of “The Power of Patient Stories: Learning Moments in Medicine.” |
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Nominations Sought for Breastfeeding Friendly Place awardsThe Allegheny County Health Department, in cooperation with the Allegheny County Breastfeeding Coalition, is seeking nominations for its annual Breastfeeding Friendly Place Awards. |
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Girls, Math & Science Partnership recognized by City of PittsburghCarnegie Science Center’s Girls, Math & Science Partnership (GMSP) was recently recognized by the City of Pittsburgh for its commitment to educating, equipping, and empowering young women in the western Pennsylvania region to achieve higher success in math and science fields. |
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Coping with the shortage of Primary Health Care PhysiciansThere’s a crisis in primary health care. In some cities, almost 90 percent of primary care physicians are not accepting new patients because their practices are full. Check out these tips for choosing a personal physician & what YOU can do about the looming crisis. |
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Flat Head SyndromeFlat Head Syndrome is a condition in which flat spots form on baby’s skull, often combined with a tightening of the neck muscles on one side, largely due to babies spending up to 16 hours a day on their backs in the first few months of life. Sometimes babies are born with the condition due to position in utero or birth trauma. |
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