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Home for the Holidays: Billy and Kelly Smith’s Adoption Story
Billy and Kelly Smith met at Pinkerton Chevrolet where they both worked in 1996. They fell in love and were married two years later, with hopes of starting a family together. Their dream came to a halt in 2002 when Billy was diagnosed with cancer. As Billy endured rounds of chemotherapy, the couple was told…
Share This: Read MoreWhen Should My Child Start Seeing A Dentist?
Good news today! While looking at your child’s cute toothless grin you notice their first tooth has erupted. This is a time of excitement, and you grab the camera to capture this moment in your child’s life. This is probably the first time that you have thought about finding a dentist for your child…
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SILLY WAYS TO SING & STRENGTHEN LANGUAGE SKILLS Traveling this Holiday Season? Or just want to keep a toddler awake on the way home from the grocery store? Or need to keep children entertained while waiting for an appointment? Here are a few fun music games for kids of all ages that teach while they…
Share This: Read MoreYou Don’t Need Antibiotics
I’m sick but my Doctor will not give me antibiotics, why? The fall allergy season is in full swing and cold and flu season are just ahead. This is the time of year when people tend to get sick with upper respiratory symptoms. Sometimes it is hard to tell if your runny nose and…
Share This: Read MoreKids Eat Free
It’s a no brainer, Free Food AND you don’t have to do dishes? Kids Eat Free (or cheap!) all over Southwest Virginia! We’ve organized all the local restaurant kid’s meal deals for you- so you just have to pick the food you’re in the mood for! We covered restaurants from Roanoke, Lynchburg, Salem and New…
Share This: Read MoreChanging Education: 7 Habits for School
Synergize—a lot of adults may not apply this word to their daily lives, or for that matter, even know what it means; however, kindergartners at Botetourt County’s Colonial Elementary sure do. The word became a “bragging point” for principal Tammy Riggs as she described how The Leader in Me, a book by Stephen Covey, had…
Share This: Read MoreBack to School Hearing Test
It’s back to school time once again, and parents across the Roanoke Valley are trying to prepare their children for the new academic year by providing all they will need for success. New backpack. Check. New shoes. Check. Pencil case. Check. Hearing test…? Everyone knows that good hearing is essential for young children to develop…
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Did you know proficient reading by the end of third grade is a significant predictor of future academic and life success? However, learning to read well begins long before a child enters elementary school. According to literacy experts, reading proficiently results from a combination of experiences and skill building that begins in the earliest years…
Share This: Read MoreEase Back into School
I say it every year. I’m going to have my children continue reading at least a few nights a week in the summer. Two weeks before school starts, I’m going to get them back on a good bedtime schedule. My oldest just started the 5th grade, so I’ve had plenty of time to get it…
Share This: Read MoreKid Science Experiment: Change the Baby
…so you reach for a disposable diaper. As advertised – baby is kept dry and the “used” diaper is, well, amazingly heavy. You toss it out, it’s gone. But wait! How does the diaper HOLD all that water? Disposable diapers have been a part of our child-rearing culture ever since Pampers were introduced in 1961…
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