Oct 3, 2017
How can we eat healthy on a tight budget?Healthy meals are vital to shaping our physical bodies and also play a key role in shaping our minds. Considering that 90% of all brain development occurs between birth and age five, it is especially important for children to receive healthy meals and snacks throughout the day to aid in forming strong brain connections and healthy bodies.
Jul 25, 2017
How do I keep my child safe in the summer heat?Though children love to play outdoors, they are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of heat and sun. The heat of the South Carolina sunshine can put children at risk of sunburn, dehydration, or even heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Keep little ones safe this spring and summer with these precautions and tips.
Apr 4, 2017
What are the benefits of kids being outside?Children now spend less time outdoors than many previous generations. Just how much less might surprise you. According to several studies, children spend half as much time outdoors as children did 20 years ago.
Mar 28, 2017
Do all child care providers focus on offering healthy food?Did you know that 58% of working families with children five years old and younger — or about 6.38 million households across the nation — use center-based child care options? That means that a great number of South Carolina children spend their weekdays—including lunch and snack time—in the care of a trusted child care program.
Nov 8, 2016
How can you introduce healthier foods to your toddler's diet?Few things will induce parental guilt quite like food. More specifically, parents worry a lot about what their child eats — or refuses to eat— just about every day whether their child is a toddler or a tween.
