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See that your child eats right Eating right provides your child with the energy to be enthusiastic and focused. Typically, preschoolers have three snack-size meals and two healthful snacks a day.

You decide what your child eats and when, but it’s up to the child to decide how much. If most of your child’s meals are healthful, he will naturally eat the amount that is right for his growing body.

If your child doesn’t want to eat, don’t force the issue. Forcing your child to eat when he is not hungry encourages overeating, which can lead to weight gain.

Introduce one new food at a time. Be patient. Remember, it can take a while for your child to develop new tastes.

Certain items such as candy and fried foods can be enjoyed as an occasional treat in limited amounts.

Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day and gives your child the fuel to start his day.

Sit down and eat with your child. He will mimic your good eating habits.

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Even from birth, children who have an involved father (figures) are more likely to be emotionally secure, be confident to explore their surroundings, and, as they grow older, have better social connections with peers. These children also are less likely to get in trouble at home, school, or in the neighborhood. Infants who receive high levels of affection from their father (figures) (e.g., babies whose father (figures) respond quickly to their cries and who play together) are more securely attached; that is, they can explore their environment comfortably when a parent is nearby and can readily accept comfort from their parent after a brief separation. A number of studies suggest they also are more sociable and popular with other children throughout early childhood. Source: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/fatherhood.pdf#page=19&view=CHAPTER 2 Fathers and Their Impact on Children’s Well-being On April 6th we hosted our Drive in Movie, Fatherhood Activities. We were so excited to see so many fathers and their kids participating in this quarter’s activity. There was so much creativity from the kids when it came to making their cars. They all had such a great time and all the fathers got to spend some quality time with their kids.

Christina Gutierrez works in the child care department with the 2 to 4 year old’s. She’s originally from Southern California, specifically the Riverside area, but has lived in the St. George/Hurricane area for 9 years. She loves living here kids in this community! She’s currently attending Ashford University an online school where she is working towards a Bachelor's in Psychology. She has a passion for how the mind works and how it impacts our behavior, and so working for an organization like TLC has kind of been a dream come true. Her ultimate goal is to become a school or child counselor helping children with the challenges that they face each day and helping them find solutions that will help lead them to live happier and more successful lives. She has been married 13 years this April with 4 boys; Joseph 11, Daniel 9, Jacob 6, and Christian 4. Some of her hobbies include; Singing, Hiking, Being Creative, Watching Reality shows and reading. She enjoys making lots of new friends her at TLC and looks forward to making many more!

We would like to congratulate three of our following team members for reaching a celebratory work anniversary this month…

They have put a great amount of dedication into the work they do and we thank them for all they have done for so many families over the years. We are so lucky to have them as part of our TLC team and look forward to having them help many more families in our community.

Marnie Hansen – 5 years Developmental Specialist

Craig Roberts – 5 years LCSW

Kris Evans – 10 years EI Coordinator

Egg, Sausage, Cheese Roll-Ups Ingredients: 3 eggs, 1 can (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, 8 fully cooked breakfast sausage links, 4 slices (sandwich-size) cheddar cheese, salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, beat eggs. Reserve 1 tablespoon beaten egg for brushing on tops of crescent rolls. Scramble remaining eggs. Unroll dough onto work surface; separate into 8 triangles. Cut cheese slices in half; place 1 half on each triangle. Top each with spoonful of scrambled eggs and 1 sausage link. Loosely roll up triangles as directed on can; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush reserved beaten egg on top of each crescent. Sprinkle salt and pepper over each. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.

Pizza Pretzel Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1 tablespoon cornmeal, 1 tablespoon All Purpose Flour, 1 can (13.8 oz.) refrigerated classic pizza crust, 28 slices (1 1/2-inch size) pepperoni, 8 pieces (1 oz. each) mozzarella string cheese, 4 tsp. grated Parmesan cheese, 1 cup tomato pasta sauce Instructions: Heat oven to 425°F. Brush large cookie sheet with 1/2 tablespoon of the oil. Sprinkle cookie sheet with cornmeal. Sprinkle flour over work surface. On floured surface, unroll pizza crust dough; starting at center, press dough into 16x10-inch rectangle. With pizza cutter or knife, cut dough lengthwise into 4 (2 1/2-inch-wide) strips. Evenly place 7 pepperoni slices on each dough strip, leaving 1/2 inch on each end uncovered. Cut each string cheese in half lengthwise. Place 4 cheese halves on pepperoni on each dough strip, overlapping ends to fit. Bring up sides of each dough strip over pepperoni and cheese, and tightly pinch together, stretching dough as necessary to fully enclose cheese and pepperoni; pinch ends to seal. Lightly roll and shape into 16-inch logs. To make pretzel shape, form each log into U-shape, then cross the ends and fold dough over so ends rest on bottom of U-shape. Place pretzels on cookie sheet. Brush pretzels with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown. Serve warm with pasta sauce for dipping

Tropical Refresher Ingredients: 1 container (6 oz.) piña colada, mango or pineapple yogurt, 2 tablespoons coconut water Instructions: Remove 1 tablespoon yogurt from yogurt container. Stir coconut water into yogurt with fork until smooth. Add straw, and enjoy from yogurt container.

Sponge Toss Supplies: 2 big buckets, big sponge, water Directions: Fill buckets with water. Place the two buckets in an open area so participants will be facing each other and close enough that they can toss and catch the sponges. Dip sponge in the bucket of water and toss to person on opposite side. That person can dip the sponge in their water or just toss it back.

Milk Jug Water Balloon Launchers Supplies: Emptied, and rinsed milk jugs, Scissors, Duct Tape, Water Balloons, and Buckets to hold the balloons Directions: Turn the milk jug upside down. Starting at the handle, cut straight across on both sides of the handle until you get to the crease of the jug. Gradually go up now at a slight angle, cutting the bottom of the milk jug completely off. Make a straight edge going across the back. Now, use duct tape to cover the sharp edges of the milk jug so the water balloons aren’t popped by them. Fill up water balloons, place them in buckets, and give each child a bucket of balloons. Let the fun begin!

Thumb Body Loves You Supplies: Paper, pen, red and green stamping ink Instructions: Use the green ink to make the steam part of your flower. Clean your thumb off and use the red ink to make the petals. Clean your thumb and let dry to it doesn’t smudge. Write your poem at the bottom of your paper. Sign and date. Poem - (The pretty flower that you see was made for you by me. My finger made the flower part, showing love from all my heart.)