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Adventure Us: Roanoke area day trips, Part I
By Cristy Carr |
Virginia’s Native Allspice
By Tim Carr |
Roaming Roanoke: Little Green Hive
By Angela Evans |
The 5-Minute Answer: What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
By Marissa Siegel |
How the New Normal Brought Back Family Dinners
By Kristy Wyatt |
by Angela Evans Dr. Moses and Amy Moretti are dedicated to a healthy lifestyle and love helping others achieve optimum health too! The couple operates Moretti Chiropractic on Cloverdale Road in Troutville. Dr. Moretti is the chiropractor, and Amy is the office manager and marketing director. The chiropractic practice is their passion to help others…
Back to school in 2020 looks very different for all of us. Whether your children will attend their regular school full time, part time or will learn entirely virtually, they will need a quiet learning place within the home. Just doing homework at the kitchen table may not cut it when they require peace and…
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13 Books to Help You Explain Racism to Kids One step to teaching kids about race is to introduce other cultures into the media you present: books, movies and music. Another way is for kids to read and understand racism directly. These books are age appropriate for readers of all ages and levels to understand racism…
Not being racist is a good start toward creating real equality in our country but it’s not enough anymore. If we really want to see change, we need to learn our country’s history, acknowledge privilege, realize we all have our own implicit biases, work toward overcoming those biases and confront bias and racism — no…
As we continue to talk about race at home, many parents are focused on resources and books to dive into the subject. You can also easily get creative to start the conversation early with your kids. Try these hands-on learning activities and crafts focused on diversity and anti-racism. M&M Experiment Photo Credit: Crayon Freckles Sometimes visual examples allow children to…
A Guide to Safe Travel During a Pandemic Our experts have been inundated with questions about travel during COVID-19. The bottom line is, if you do not need to travel, it is best to stay home and socially distant. If you must travel, here are some tips about how to do it safely. These tips are…
Courtesy of Carilion Clinic Summertime means travel, even in a pandemic year. In fact, having been under quarantine or stay-at-home orders for several months, people are more anxious than ever to get away from it all on a much-needed vacation. Epidemiologists and infectious disease experts agree that this year, a staycation is a better idea. The…
School’s out and now it’s summer! The kids are ready, but are you? With a little preparation now and a few supplies, you will be able to keep those kiddos busy, happy and exhausted all summer long. Cue some sanity for mom! Bursting Bubbles All kids love bubbles, and the bigger the bubbles, the better. So create your…
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