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2 - EASTERN OREGON PARENT - March 2017
Eastern Oregon
EDITOR:
Greg Alexander
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Crystal Apple Awards
Contents
Babysitting basics: How to
set up your teen as a sitter ...... 3
Parks & Rec has spring
break activities covered .........11
What you should expect of
your new babysitter ....................5
Children’s bestsellers ............. 12
To gain your child’s cooperation
try offering choices ................... 7
Orofacial myofunctional
therapy keeps teeth in place .. 13
Kid-friendly Calendar ............. 8
Use discretion when asking
relatives for childcare help .... 15
ON THE COVER:
Babysitters need to know more than just
when parents will get back. Expectations
are higher than they once were.
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