BABY STEPS Healthy Milestones in Your Baby’s 1st Year
Skills such as smiling for the first time, waving “bye-bye” or taking a first step aren’t just “baby stuff,” and a source for parental pride. They are important measurements of a baby’s normal development, called developmental milestones, and represent the things most children can do by a certain age. It’s important for all babies and children to reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move (like crawling, Read more »
kids & mental health
As a parent, you know instinctively what is important to meet your children’s physical needs, such as nutritious food and clean water, appropriate clothing for the season, adequate shelter, enough sleep and regular medical and dental care. However, identifying a child’s mental and emotional needs is not always as easy. Even if you know the red flags, it can be difficult to distinguish signs of a problem from normal childhood Read more »
Help your Hummers Prepare to Head South
It’s fall, and along with the abrupt end to carefree summer days, the leaves are beginning to turn, the air is a little cooler, days are shorter and there seems to be a general slowing down as nature approaches its winter hibernation. To be more precise, everything seems to be slowing except the busy hummingbirds that are feverishly preparing for the long journey to their winter homes. Hummingbird migration is triggered Read more »
Summer Maladies
Summer can mean lots of time for outdoor fun in the sun – swimming, hiking, picnicking, team sports and more. It’s a great time to get together as a family and enjoy some leisure time activities. But sometimes the fun can have some uncomfortable and unpleasant outcomes such as sunburn, swimmer’s ear, poison ivy, chlorine hair or fungal infections. Learn some basics about what to expect and how to deal Read more »September 24th 2018
JACKSON, Miss. – Families First for Mississippi is expanding Governor Bryant’s Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi initiative throughout the read more »
St. Dominic’s Earns “A” Rating from Leapfrog Group Survey Posted Wed 05/17/2017 4:04AMJackson, Miss. – According to the spring 2017 Leapfrog Group survey, has earned an “A” rating for the second survey read more »
Children’s Hospital Forges NICU-To-Home Partnership Posted Wed 05/17/2017 3:59AMJACKSON, Miss. – The goal of a new partnership between Children’s of Mississippi and Sta-Home, a home health agency based read more »
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