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                                    • Core Workout for Kids

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                                      |Date: March 23, 2021
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                                      Core Workout for Kids

                                      Core Workout for Kids

                                      By occupational therapists Loren Burnett, OTR/L & Madeleine McBroom, OTR/L, Children’s Therapy at Val ...

                                      By occupational therapists Loren Burnett, OTR/L & Madeleine McBroom, OTR/L, Children’s Therapy at Valley Medical Center Performing these exercises will help your child build core muscles, supporti ...

                                      March 23, 2021
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                                    • Oral Hygiene Tips for Children: When to Replace a Toothbrush & How to Brush

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                                      |Date: March 10, 2021
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                                      Oral Hygiene Tips for Children: When to Replace a Toothbrush & How to Brush

                                      Oral Hygiene Tips for Children: When to Replace a Toothbrush & How to Brush

                                      Does your child know when their toothbrush should be replaced? Does your child know how to best brush the ...

                                      Does your child know when their toothbrush should be replaced? Does your child know how to best brush their teeth using small circles? Join the Kids' Dentist Renton and Kids' Dentist Highlands as they ...

                                      March 10, 2021
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                                    • Do You Want to Build a Snowman? Children’s Craft Activity

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                                      |Date: December 16, 2020
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                                      Do You Want to Build a Snowman? Children’s Craft Activity

                                      Do You Want to Build a Snowman? Children’s Craft Activity

                                      No snow on the ground? No problem! Join Frosty the snowman in building these craft snowmen while we wait ...

                                      No snow on the ground? No problem! Join Frosty the snowman in building these craft snowmen while we wait for the snow to fall outside! ...

                                      December 16, 2020
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                                    • Keeping Kids Healthy During the COVID-19 Crisis

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                                      |Date: May 20, 2020
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                                      Keeping Kids Healthy During the COVID-19 Crisis

                                      Keeping Kids Healthy During the COVID-19 Crisis

                                      Pediatrician Sean Verlander, MD, at Valley’s Covington Clinic South–Primary Care, answers frequently aske ...

                                      Pediatrician Sean Verlander, MD, at Valley’s Covington Clinic South–Primary Care, answers frequently asked questions in this video to help parents and caregivers better understand how the coronavirus ...

                                      May 20, 2020
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                                    • We Like to Move It, Move It During October, National Physical Therapy Month!

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                                      |Date: October 01, 2019
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                                      We Like to Move It, Move It During October, National Physical Therapy Month!

                                      We Like to Move It, Move It During October, National Physical Therapy Month!

                                      Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control recommends that children and adolescents aged 6 - 17 ye ...

                                      Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control recommends that children and adolescents aged 6 - 17 years participate in 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day? Yet only 24% ...

                                      October 01, 2019
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                                    • Tablets, Cell Phones and TV—Oh My!

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                                      |Date: March 26, 2019
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                                      Tablets, Cell Phones and TV—Oh My!

                                      Tablets, Cell Phones and TV—Oh My!

                                      Screens such as cellphones, tablets and television often save the day for us in places like restaurants, ...

                                      Screens such as cellphones, tablets and television often save the day for us in places like restaurants, the grocery store, or when we just need 20 minutes to cook dinner. Screens do have a place in o ...

                                      March 26, 2019
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                                    • Did You Know Not All Living Creatures Hear with Ears? Learn More Speech & Language Facts!

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                                      |Date: May 10, 2018
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                                      Did You Know Not All Living Creatures Hear with Ears? Learn More Speech & Language Facts!

                                      Did You Know Not All Living Creatures Hear with Ears? Learn More Speech & Language Facts!

                                      By the first grade, roughly five percent of children have noticeable speech disorders. Research has found ...

                                      By the first grade, roughly five percent of children have noticeable speech disorders. Research has found that 20 o 40 percent of children with a family history of speech and language impairment have ...

                                      May 10, 2018
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                                    • Keeping our Community Healthier, One Vaccine at a Time

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: May 03, 2017
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                                      Keeping our Community Healthier, One Vaccine at a Time

                                      Keeping our Community Healthier, One Vaccine at a Time

                                      Valley Family Medicine Achieves WA State Gold Level 2017 Immunize Washington Award     Valley F ...

                                      Valley Family Medicine Achieves WA State Gold Level 2017 Immunize Washington Award     Valley Family Medicine has been named a recipient of the 2017 Immunize Washington award by the Washingt ...

                                      May 03, 2017
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                                    • 6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

                                      6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

                                      Most people don't worry about high cholesterol until they become adults, but the truth is that cholestero ...

                                      Most people don't worry about high cholesterol until they become adults, but the truth is that cholesterol can be a problem in childhood. Encourage your child to eat at least five (or more!) daily ser ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • 7 Ways to Poison-proof Your Bathroom

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      7 Ways to Poison-proof Your Bathroom

                                      7 Ways to Poison-proof Your Bathroom

                                      Many drugs and household products kept in the bathroom can be dangerous to children. You’ll keep children ...

                                      Many drugs and household products kept in the bathroom can be dangerous to children. You’ll keep children safer when you: Store medications in containers with sealed caps inside a locked cabinet. Safe ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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