THE KID’S DOCTOR: Breastfeeding gets a lift from advocacy, education campaigns

 

A number of advocacy campaigns and hospital initiatives encourage moms to breastfeed their newborns. 

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September is National Preparedness Month: Tips to Get Your Family Ready

 While most people don’t like to think about worst case scenarios, giving them their proper consideration can ultimately offer peace of mind.

September is National Preparedness Month and it is a great time to get your home and family ready for a range of emergencies. Here are three steps to take.

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Doll Company Debuts 1960’s Detroit Historical Collectible Character Melody Ellison

  -Civil Rights Era Character and Motown Fan Encourages Girls to Lift Their Voices for Positive Change–

 

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PART III – The Top 4 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Goals

 By Sherry Brantley

 
In parts one and two of this series, we focused on two of the common mistakes most people make when setting their goals. This third part of course, will cover the third mistake most people make. 

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PART II – The Top 4 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Goals

 

By Sherry Brantley
 
In the first of this 4-part mini-series, we were able to tackle one of the common mistakes most people make when setting their goals which was becoming paralyzed with fear from focusing on the thought of your goals being ‘Too Big.’ This section of the article will focus on the second mistake most people make. 
 

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Interpersonal Edge: Tone and gesture are often more truthful than words

 

  Q. My boss just did my review and told me I am monotone in my conversations at work. Apparently people read me as uninterested and disengaged. How important is tone of voice, and why does it matter what my tone is? Don’t people pay attention to my words?

 

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The Chase to Financial Success: How Do You Achieve It?

For those of us who are spiritual, we would like to attribute any sort of success to a higher power (GOD). This is no different when it comes to chasing financial success. A lot of what it takes to achieve financial success is staying faithful in the lord, and putting forth continuous efforts. Money management is also extremely vital. 

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Head Start benefits children with disabilities

 EAST LANSING, MI — Young children with multiple disabilities who are enrolled in Head Start have better literacy, reading and math scores than children who aren’t in the federally funded program, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers.

 

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PART I – The Top-4 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Goals

 By Sherry Brantley

 
Goals. What a wonderful tool we get to use in order to assist us in making our dreams come true! Goals help us to shape our destiny, create our future and begin to experience the life we’ve always envisioned for ourselves. Goals excite us, ignites the passions within us and helps us to keep our eyes on the prize when challenging times arise.

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