http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366192104.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366192104.html The result of water aerobics can be an improvement in muscular strength and endurance, balance and posture, range of motion and respiratory and cardio function. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366193700.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366193700.html Being a new parent is an exciting and wonderful time in your life. It brings great joy and rewards … until that new baby gets sick for the first time, and then it brings absolute fear and a feeling of helplessness. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366194342.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366194342.html One of the big complications of this trend is that too often these photos end up gaining a greater audience than intended. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366193949.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_366193949.html A prenatal class and an autism support group will be offered by Freeman Health System. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_007191307.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_007191307.html A bone-density screening will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. today in Conference Room 3 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center, 2727 McClelland Blvd. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_007190953.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_007190953.html It is important to consider the other information that young people are posting about themselves online and the consequences of that now and in the future. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_007190733.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_007190733.html At Parents as Teachers, we know that good language and communication skills take work and practice. I turned to Dan McCool who owns Ozark Therapy for some of his best suggestions and strategies for encouraging language skills. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_359160100.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_359160100.html Blood donations will be collected this week by the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks. Current blood inventories include at least a three-day supply of most blood types. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:58:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_359155720.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_359155720.html So are the machines controlling our lives? Well, I wouldn’t say that, but I would suggest that as we unwrap presents and welcome more electronic devices into our families this Christmas, we should be cautious about the role that we allow these possessions to play in our lives. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_359155429.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_359155429.html I am so glad they make movies like that so I can smile, laugh, enjoy and get over the fact that this year … again … I have gotten dozens of letters from far-away friends describing their perfecto lives. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352183444.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352183444.html I’m hearing a familiar ring to what a lot of kids are asking for this year for Christmas! I hear it every year from lots of the families I see in Parents as Teachers. Kids want a pet. I say proceed with EXTREME caution. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352183817.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352183817.html This year, many families will be unable or unwilling to buy a lot of unnecessary presents, and as a result, parents will have a chance to teach their teens and tweens a valuable lesson about materialism. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352182931.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352182931.html The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is continuing its holiday “Miracle of Giving” blood drive until Jan. 5. All participants will receive a holiday T-shirt. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352182527.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_352182527.html When cats or dogs gets rabies vaccinations, their owners think they are protecting their pets from the incurable disease. That’s true, but they also are protecting themselves, family members and anyone who comes into contact with their pet. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_345211755.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/healthandfamily/local_story_345211755.html Turn old Christmas cards into a cherished Christmas ornament.