by admin | Aug 1, 2010 | Radio Shows
When it’s possible, breastfeeding is a great cost- effective way to keep you and your baby healthy. Making your own baby food is another way to provide low cost fresh nutritious food. Join Nurse Rona and guests as they answer parents’ questions and give tips for feeding babies. Guests:
• Georgia Montgomery, CD, CBE, CLE, is a perinatal health educator as well as the founder and program director for The Parents Center.
• Rosario Sandoval-Galvan, IBCLC, program director for the Santa Clara County Public Health Department WIC Program.
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by admin | Jul 25, 2010 | Radio Shows
What fuels your toddler’s tantrums or causes your four-year-old to want not to go to school? Understanding behavior is a key ingredient to effective and respectful discipline. Nurse Rona and guests will discuss some of the underlying meanings of behaviors and ways to respond. Join us with your questions and challenges:
• Julie Kurtz, chief deputy director at FIRST 5 Santa Clara County.
• Dr. Intisar Shareef, department co-chair and professor in the Early Childhood Education Department at Contra Costa College.
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by admin | Jul 18, 2010 | Radio Shows
Are you a dad who is struggling to balance family and work? Do you know how to build open communication with your kids, even if you didn’t have that with your father? Join Nurse Rona and guests as they discuss practical advice for staying connected with your kids.
• John Badalament, EdM, author of The Modern Dad’s Dilemma: How to Stay Connected with Your Kids in a Rapidly Changing World.
• Bruce Collins, chair of the Fatherhood Collaborative and senior deputy probation officer in San Mateo County.
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by admin | Jul 11, 2010 | Radio Shows
How are you managing financially? Despite news of recovery, things are still tough for many families, and a lot of people don’t know how or where to find the help that is available. Join Nurse Rona and guests to learn about resources that will help families care for their children during difficult economic times:
• Aimee Durfee is the vice president of community investment for the North Bay Region of the United Way of the Bay Area.
• Sherry Tennyson, executive director of the American Canyon Family Resource Center and SparkPoint American Canyon.
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by admin | Jul 4, 2010 | Radio Shows
At present, there are more than 400,000 teen pregnancies in the United States each year. The overwhelming majority of these are unplanned and preventable. On average, children of teen mothers have lower performance in school and are more likely to become teen parents themselves. Comprehensive sex education, including both abstinence education and access to contraceptives, can reduce the number of unintended teen pregnancies. Join Nurse Rona and guests as they discuss how to talk to teens about sex, pregnancy, and the responsibilities of becoming a parent:
• Jeffrey M. Gould, MDiv, training and curriculum coordinator for the TeenAge Program at Family, Maternal, and Child Health Contra Costa Health Services and Adolescent Health Services of Contra Costa’s Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Program (PAP).
• Margaret Madams, director of Community Services and Education at Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo.
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