TLC announces an exciting new contest for you and your family to participate in! All you need to do is trade some old habits for healthier behaviors. For each day you accomplish the assigned activity, you will receive a raffle ticket. The contest goes for two months. At the end of June, we will hold a drawing for fabulous healthy prizes like sporting equipment, activity passes and cooking gadgets. Just fill in your health diary below and give it to your Learning Consultant at the end of the month. In June we will have a new diary for you! Your TLC child’s name: _____________________________________________ Your name and phone number: _____________________________________________ Week One May 4th - 10th. Mark an X for each day that your TV is on for one hour or less: Sun
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Week Two May 11 - 17. Mark an X for each day you substitute juice, soda and/or energy drinks for milk or water: Sun
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Week Three May 18 - 24. Mark an X for each day that you serve your family at least 5 serving of fruits and/or vegetables a day: Sun
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Week Three May 25 - 31. Mark an X for each day that every member of the family brushes their teeth (for babies, wipe gums) at least two times per day. Sun
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OK! This month is done. Wasn’t that fun? We hope these new habits will stick. Don’t forget to cut this page out and give your diary to your Learning Consultant to earn your raffle tickets.
The Difiore Center, Nurturing Fine and Performing Arts in St. George The DiFiore Center is an artistic resource for all ages and nurtures and inspires arts and talent, showcases many arts events, fosters creative thinking in arts, science and business. They have committed to partnering with TLC to help our families receive scholarships for their classes. If your TLC child has a brother or sister that would enjoy participating in activities such as theatre, literature, visual arts, dance, puppetry, music, and ceramics among others, please let your Learning Consultant know.
Toddlers Who Sleep Less May Eat More A new study indicates that toddlers who get too little sleep tend to eat more and are at increased risk for obesity, The study included over 1,300 children who had their sleep measured when they were 16 months old and their diet checked when they were 21 months old. Those who slept less than 10 hours a day consumed about 10 percent more calories than those who slept more than 13 hours. This is the first study to link the amount of sleep a child under the age of 3 receives to calorie consumption. The scientists think that children who sleep less may have a disruption in their hormones that regulates their appetite. Several earlier studies have found a correlation between children who slept less when they were younger with a higher rate of obesity at age 5. But it appears that this study might have discovered the exact reason why. This is just one more in a series of studies that point out the importance of your child getting a good night’s sleep. If you are having trouble with getting your youngster to sleep well, please let your Learning Consultant know. We are happy to share some proven techniques for getting your babe to fall asleep easily and stay asleep longer. If these techniques do not work, then it is time to talk to your baby’s doctor to see if there is a medical reason why your child in not sleeping well.
Healthy Eyes for Healthy Futures The early years of your child’s life are a critical period in vision development. How well your baby sees the world affects all parts of his or her life. A child may have a vision problem at any age. If not found and treated early, these conditions could lead to permanent vision loss. Vision problems may also affect your child’s ability to learn, play, do everyday activities and even play sports when they get older. Doing these things well is important to your whole child’s development, self-esteem and success in school. At TLC, all early intervention and Early Head Start children receive a vision screening within the first 45 days of enrollment. The screening helps identify if vision problems exist. This checks to see if eyes are healthy, align and follow moving objects. If we determine there might be a question about how your child sees, we will refer you for a more in depth examination.
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Vision Screen on May 8th at South West Vision 965 E 700 S St George Blood Lead & Hearing Screening on May 13th at St. George TLC. Please make appointments through your Learning Consultant.
2044 S Mesa Palms Dr. St. George, UT 84770
Bring your entire family, cameras and video devices to our 20th Annual Spring Graduation Picnic!!
Monday May 19th 6:00 pm Snow Park St. George (900 south 400 east)
We will have chicken, pizza, punch and water.
If you can, please bring a side dish to share.