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Alert: These toys and baby products were recalled in 2019, sometimes for deadly reasons
This list of 2019 recalls includes some of the more important ones, including one recall associated with infant deaths and another with a house fire. Read more
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Is my child safe from the measles? Everything parents should know
As measles spreads and New York takes the tactic of immunizing or fining unvaccinated people in certain ZIP codes, parents wonder: Is my child safe? Read more
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Childbirth complication rates revealed in Southwest Florida
USA Today, with the help of Southwest Florida journalists, delved into childbirth complication rates across the country. See what they found at our local hospitals and how they compare nationally. Read more
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Birth control pills recalled due to misplaced placebo
Florida-based Apotex Corp. is recalling four lots of its birth control pills due to a packaging error that could result in a woman taking a placebo pill instead of an active pill. Read more
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How to avoid work-at-home burnout
When you work from home, the balance of work and life can be in a fray. Here are some tips I’ve come up with to help myself get my work done on time but have the balance I need for family time. Read more
Heart health is important for kids, too
Eating healthy and being active now can help your kids live a longer, higher quality life later. Read more
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Easy peasy: Tools to help you keep that fitness resolution
Keep that New Year's fitness resolution fun and fashionable with these great finds. Read more
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How to get kids moving
Girls on the Run director discusses her nonprofit group and offers tips for motivating kids to be more active. Read more
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Flu is on the rise
Lee Health reports a sharp increase in flu cases — jumping from fewer than 90 cases during the week of December 8 to more than 310 cases during the week of December 23. Read more
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Help us improve mental health services for kids
Southwest Florida Parent & Child and The News-Press are working on a series about mental health services for kids. We’d like to hear from parents. We want to know what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what you think Southwest Florida needs to do better. Read more
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Lee Health ending baby deliveries at Gulf Coast Medical Center, expanding at HealthPark
Lee Health will end baby deliveries at Gulf Coast Medical Center in March and expand such services on the HealthPark Medical Center campus in south Fort Myers, home to the region's only children's hospital. Read more
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Special to SW FL Parent & Child
Autism: Taking a different path
For the first time ever, I was looking at families walking alongside ours thinking how lucky and fortunate they were. My youngest son, Matias had been diagnosed with the Autism Spectrum Disorder, just three days before. Read more
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Most popular baby names of 2019 (so far) are surprisingly different
Every now and then, way down at the bottom of the list, a new name will pop up from one year to the next. But rarely do you see two, refreshingly distinct names, like Posie for a girl, and Milo for a boy, take the No. 1, spot. Read more
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Art matters
It’s why we look at one thing and not another. It’s often why we buy one product over its competitors. It not only entertains, art communicates to us and guides us. Read more
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'My brother has autism'
How one Southwest Florida family adjusts to an autism diagnosis. Read more
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New poll says parents are killing kids' life skills
Bribing SAT proctors, paying off college officials and lying about kids' athletic credentials is illegal, but a new poll show it's also part of a pattern of today's parents taking control so their children succeed and avoid disappointment and failure Read more
Inside the Homes Tours
This tour offers an opportunity to take a sneak peek inside normally closed areas of Thomas Edison’s and Henry Ford’s winter estate homes. Tour is about 90 minutes; however, visitors should allow additional time to see the museum, lab and gardens. Read more
Apr 26, 2019
Family Night at IMAG
Explore the IMAG History and Science Center after dark with extended hours until 8 p.m. All exhibits remain open, including the Sea-to-See Touch Tank and Virtual Fort Myers, and there will be a special evening showing of "Meet the Keeper." Read more
Apr 26, 2019
Smoke on the Water Barbecue Competition and Music Festival
Enjoy barbecue, music and fun for the whole family. Read more
Apr 26, 2019
Dancing Classroom Block Party
Between Ford’s Garage and Naples Flatbread. Live entertainment, dancing, drinks and appetizers. Proceeds benefit the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools Dancing Classrooms program for fifth-graders. Read more
Apr 26, 2019