Josh and Meghan Dishaw — who live in Middlebury with their two young children — are offering a free Heartsaver CPR/AED course at Ilsley Library on February 22 and March 28. Josh is the president of RESTART, LLC medical education. “We believe CPR is for everybody,” says Meghan. “We love the idea of our neighbors […]
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Need some help feeding the kids this summer? Kids can eat breakfast and lunch for free every week day, all over the county through August. No need to register. Just show up. Open to anyone 18 years old and younger. Here’s the full list: *Note: The listing for Platt Memorial Library in Shoreham is incorrect
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The Difference Between Food Sensitivities, Food Intolerance, and Food Allergies: IgG food sensitivities are different from IgE food allergies in several important ways. Food sensitivities are developed, are often symptomatically easier to tolerate (which is also a reason that they go undiagnosed), and they can be reversed. IgE food allergies are often something children are
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(The first in a series of articles on the health and wellness of children.) Does your baby have a persistent diaper rash with excoriated skin that just won’t heal, even with prescription diaper creams? Does your child get chronic ear infections, mucus, or coughing? Does she have premature or uncontrollable acne, psoriasis, or eczema? Or
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In Minibury’s “Our Favorite Things” column, Faith Gong – Addison County resident, mother of four daughters, wife of one assistant professor, dog wrangler, writer of the “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent and The Pickle Patch blog – shares some of her family’s favorite things. The goal is to highlight items or activities
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Hands up if your ear piercing story involved a mall, an disgruntled teen and an infected ear ? Two hands up if it involved an ice cube, a sewing needle and your best friend ?? Turns out there is a better way. But what is it? Amy from Weybridge offered to share her ear piercing story with us, you’ll likely
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January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month in Vermont. Bundle up and get out there, enjoy the snow – embrace winter! Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month nationwide, and we know that there is no better place to experience the thrill of learning to ski or
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Connecting with other like-minded parents at the Healthy Children – Happy Families event at Town Hall Theater on Tuesday night was super energizing and fun! Not only did we get to talk shop about MiniBury and Beautycounter, we also learned about new ways to improve health and de-stress through mindfulness. A take home DIY calming jar was the
Happy Thursday friends! If you haven’t watched the Growing Bright Futures videos, we encourage you to go click through. These videos offer wonderful interviews with local community members working passionately with or for children. In this episode, host Cheryl Mitchell talks with guest Kerry Kurt, Executive Director and Founder of Unbound Grace. Unbound Grace is a non-profit organization that offers
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