Entries by Lynn Shafer

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11 Reasons Why Your Child Should Learn to Swim

As families head to beaches and pools this summer, it’s important to focus on water safety, especially when it comes to babies and kids. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning is the fifth leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. Getting kids and babies swimming and educated about water […]

June 17, 2014 by
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Building Strong Families from Diverse Individuals

Have you ever wondered how members of the same family, from aunts, uncles and cousins to siblings born of the same parents and raised in the same household, can be so very different? We see it in every family—Grandma’s so easygoing and her son be so strict; Mom’s a zany beatnik and her sister’s a […]

January 24, 2014 by