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Healthy Families Program at Dunebrook in Michigan City, IN

WebAt Healthy Families of LaPorte County, we’re here to support parents with a new baby on the way and empower them to be the best parents they can be. Parenting a …

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Advocating for & Protecting Children in Northwest Indiana

WebPrevent Child Abuse La Porte County. Dunebrook is the Charter Council for Prevent Child Abuse Indiana for Laporte and Porter Counties. Prevent Child Abuse LaPorte County is …

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Prenatal Oral Health

WebPrenatal Oral Health By Pam Henderson. It was an end of an era for my family this week. After 12 years, we had our final orthodontist appointment – my younger daughter got her …

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Responding to Baby’s Cries

WebGently rub her back. Turn on some white noise, such as a fan or a recording of a heart beat. (My girls were fans of the vacuum cleaner). Rock your baby back and forth. The calming …

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Children and water bottle safety

WebChildren and Water Bottle Safety By Pam Henderson. Generations of children have grown up healthy and thriving despite drinking water from garden hoses, riding bicycles without …

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Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Programs in NWI

WebDunebrook’s legacy as a family resource and Child Advocacy Center began as a grassroots community effort. With rising concern for children’s well-being in LaPorte County, …

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Children and Tobacco

WebThe Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a chilling fact from a 2014 report by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services: “If smoking continues at the …

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Public Education and Awareness at Dunebrook in Michigan City

WebPublic Education and Our Community: The key to keeping children safe is prevention education. According to the Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute, 95% of …

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Youth and Suicide

WebThe recent suicides of high profile names has incited public conversation about suicide. It’s a topic that is usually relegated to hushed tones.

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Dunebrook in the Media

WebThe recent suicides of high profile names has incited public conversation about suicide. It’s a topic that is usually relegated to hushed tones. Our society. Dunebrook provides press …

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Cost of Raising a Child

WebCost of Raising a Child By Pam Henderson. A recent online news headline grabbed my attention: “How long $1 million will last in retirement in every state.”

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Post-Partum Depression in Fathers

WebPost-Partum Depression in Fathers By Pam Henderson. When a baby arrives, a parent’s world forever changes. Your heart swells bigger than you ever imagined possible, and …

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Teaching Your Child Not to Be a Bystander

WebTeaching Your Child Not to Be a Bystander By Pam Henderson. I finally found a term that describes the situation when an individual leaves the toilet paper roll empty, ignores the …

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Covering Kids and Families

WebChild Abuse Prevention Councils Director La Porte and Porter Counties [email protected]. Ph. 219-369-0351. Fax 219-872-4213. Please be prepared with …

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Preventing Dehyration

WebMother Nature unleashed her heat and humidity on us last weekend. While it looks like we’ll get a break from the inferno this week, those hot, hot days are sure to return before …

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Children and Bedtime

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Encouraging Children to Drink More Water

WebI never would have guessed that these words could come out of my mouth, but there is a thing as “too much ice cream”. Back in my younger days when I worked at

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