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PARENTS: The following information is general helpful information. Teach safe ways to handle tools and kitchen equipment. Teach your children the danger of water and start swimming instructions early. Let your child learn the rules and dangers of traffic. Instant obedience must be learned where traffic is concerned. Teach your child the danger of open flames. Wash fresh fruits and vegetables with water and scrub them with a brush if possible. Throw away the outer leaves of leafy vegetables. You can peel and then cook your vegetables and some fruits but you will lose a percentage of the nutrients when you do. MY WORD fresh produce is my choice whenever possible

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PARENTS: Always put your baby to sleep on your baby's back on a firm, flat, tight-fitting mattress in a crib that meets current safety standards, and remove all soft bedding and pillow-like items from the crib. Make sure your baby's crib is sturdy and has no loose or missing hardware. Never place your baby's crib or furniture near window blind or curtain cords. MY WORD: Keep abreast of the lastest information on cribs with sliding side rails. some can be dangerous.

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PARENTS: Look for the following vitamins in your food products. Riboflavin or Vitamin B2 - Function: helps keep eyes, skin,mouth and the nervous system healthy. Good sources are Meat, especially liver, milk, and milk products, eggs, green leafy vegetables, enriched breads and cereals.Thiamine or vitamin B1- Function :promotes normal digestion and helps keep the nervours system healthy. good sources meat, especially pork and liver, enriched breads and cereals, dried peas and beans.MY WORD Diversifying your food will usually include all the vitamins that are important for good health.

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PARENTS: The father's role in bringing up the children, from infancy on, is now recognized as every bit as important as the mother's. Parents might well consider encouraging children to follow their interests rather than restricting them to activities once considered appropriate for their sex. Such restrictions can limit development. MY WORD: Fathers and daughters can play basket ball in the yard as well as fathers and sons.

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PARENTS: Make reading a part of every day. Share conversations with your child over meal times and other times you are together. Read together every day. Spend time talking about stories, pictures, and words. Be your child's best advocate. Keep informed about your child's progress in reading and ask the teacher about ways you can help. Be a reader and a writer. Children learn habits from the people around them. Visit the library often. Story times, computers, homework help, and other exciting activities await the entire family. MY WORD: Most important of all know that you are your child's role model.

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PARENTS: Tips on helping your child become a good reader, your child should: LISTEN and respond to stories read aloud. RECOGNIZE and name the letters of the alphabet LISTEN to the sounds of spoken language CONNECT sounds to letters to figure out the "code" of reading READ often so that recognizing words becomes easy and automatic LEARN and use new words UNDERSTAND what is read. MY WORD read to your child whenever possible