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App State athletes coach free youth running program in Boone
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (841+ words) BOONE — After drawing 40 to 50 children a week last year, Run Your City Boone hopes to reach 100 kids this fall with its free, college-athlete-led running program for grades K–8. The season opens Aug. 30 at Brookshire Park. Run Your City Boone meets from…...
NC Pre-K spaces still open at four Watauga County sites
1+ week, 2+ day ago (358+ words) wataugademocrat.com Students developing core cognitive processes as they experiment with sand in the sensory table. Classmates exploring chalk together while building the foundations for writing. WATAUGA â The Children's Council of Watauga County is continuing to accept applications for…...
Where the wild things play: Boone children's museum grows a storybook forest
1+ week, 3+ day ago (521+ words) Erin Selle and Isla, 3, in the Storybook Forest. BOONE — A tiny, indoor forest has lately sprung up in Boone’s own children’s museum, The Children’s Playhouse. Over a year in the making, “The Storybook Forest” was entirely handmade by Watauga locals…...
Do babies who live with dogs get sick less?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (405+ words) Babies who grow up around dogs are on average healthier and require fewer antibiotic courses than their peers, according to new research. They are also less likely to develop respiratory tract infections — which can lead to asthma — than young children…...
Is family meal planning too much of a mental load?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (528+ words) Eight in ten American households have one parent who runs the household’s meal-planning operations. A new survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children found that 82% of families have a default dining manager who handles meal planning, shopping and cooking. Commissioned by…...
St. Mary of the Hills hosting Evensong on Aug. 16
1+ week, 5+ day ago (179+ words) St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church is located at 140 Chestnut Dr. in Blowing Rock. BLOWING ROCK — The choir of St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church in Blowing Rock is hosting a solemn choral Evensong in honor of the…...
The Quiet Corner: Encouragement | Columns | wataugademocrat.com
1+ week, 5+ day ago (220+ words) “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see…...
This is your brain on childhood trauma? Early stress leaves mark | Health | wataugademocrat.com
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (734+ words) Severe stress during childhood can leave a "scar" inside brain cells, reveals new research. The damage makes a person more vulnerable to anxiety, depression and other mood disorders when faced with hardships as an adult, say scientists. Researchers in the…...
Children’s Council launches 'Countdown to Kindergarten' to help families prepare for school success
2+ week, 2+ day ago (162+ words) BOONE — The Children’s Council of Watauga County is offering "Countdown to Kindergarten," a free, family-friendly resource designed to help children build confidence, independence, and essential readiness skills before their first day of kindergarten. Research and experience show that children enter…...
The Quiet Corner: Encouragement
2+ week, 4+ day ago (220+ words) “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see…...