Health Management

A medical home combines place, process, and people. The primary health care professional can help the family and patient access and coordinate specialty care, other health care services, educational services, in and out of home care, family support, and other public and private community services that are important to the overall health of the child and family.

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Family Dynamics

Families are much more than groups of individuals. They have their own goals and aspirations. They also are places where every child and adult should feel that he or she is special and be encouraged to pursue his or her own dreams; a place where everyone's in¬dividuality is permitted to flourish.

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Media

Every day children are inundated by endless messages in­tended to educate, entertain, or influence their behavior. It takes commitment and effort on the part of par­ents to monitor and help interpret these external influences on children.

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Work & Play

Parenting has become much more difficult in this day and age. The options for childcare are vast. Choosing the right childcare option for you and your family can be a difficult decision. In addition, technology advances has increased the reach of media ten-fold. Monitoring your children’s TV and Internet usage could be a full-time job. Learn what parents can do to keep children safe will at work and at play.

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    Dad to Dad is a modern-day, humorous, helpful guide to parenting and your child –from birth through toddlerhood and beyond – written by a dad who’s been through it all. From coughs and colds to sleeping, sore throats, time outs and television, with Dad to Dad, you’ll have the advice you need to address day-to-day issues like a champ.