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A child watering a plant with an adult watching
Read article: Gardening with preschoolers using planters
Gardening with preschoolers using planters
Gardening season is almost here! It is a great family activity and beneficial to get children interested when they are young. Have you wondered if...
people eating at a table
Read article: Dining away from home with young children
Dining away from home with young children
I do not enjoy cooking. I CAN cook – I just don’t like to. So, my husband and I have been fortunate to be able to eat out at restaurants quite often...
Two small children playing in water
Read article: Kids who care
Kids who care
Recently, I was supposed to attend a family night at a local preschool where I would work with the youth about what it means to care and be kind to...
three children holding hands
Read article: Helping children learn to get along
Helping children learn to get along
As the oldest child of three, and also having a child of my own, I can say first-hand that children are going to argue, not get along, and even fight...

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Babysitting Clinics
  Take care of the kids in your neighborhood when their parents can't be with them! University of Illinois Extension will be offering a babysitting clinic this summer. Interested youth may choose to attend the clinic on June 4 at Prince of Peace Church, Rockton,...
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