Most Vermonters do not know that a 7-year-old riding in a car should be in a booster seat.
That finding was among results revealed in a state survey conducted by Macro International for the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP). The study, conducted in June, polled 400 Vermonters about their awareness and understanding of Vermont’s child passenger [...]

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Babies, bring your grownups to exercise class at Shelburne Health & Fitness! Each Weds at 10:30am starting Oct. 1, nonwalkers and their caregivers can exercise together for fitness and fun. “‘Baby Steps’ class will stimulate our bodies and minds, help our caregivers get fit and introduce us to other babies in town,” says Zac Franz, [...]

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Zutano, the Cabot-based designer of children’s clothing, has embarked upon its largest aid effort to date with the donation of 5% of revenue from its entire Fall/Winter 2008 Collectibles clothing line to Global Action for Children, a nonpartisan coalition dedicated to advocating for orphans and highly vulnerable children in the developing world. The line is  [...]

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“Why does my nose run? What are taste buds? Where do tears come from?” Parents know that kids have many questions about their bodies. To help kids - and parents - uncover the mysteries of the human body, KidsHealth.org has launched a new version of its #1 feature for kids, “How the Body Works.” Since [...]

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Saturday morning on August 23rd in Battery Park in Burlington was the perfect summer day backdrop for the final Prevent Child Abuse Vermont’s  WALK FOR CHILDREN TO END CHILD ABUSE.  Governor Jim Douglas, and House Speaker Gaye Symington were introduced by PCAV’s Board President, Walter Bruska. Also joining in the family-focused festivities were  Champ, Mr. [...]

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There’s nothing young children like more than music. Except maybe hearing their own name. Name Your Tune has combined these two favorites in a personalized CD that mentions your child’s name more than 80 times in 14 songs. And it’s digital! You simply order the CD from their website. A CD costs $20 and there’s [...]

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The kids have settled back in at school. But that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! There’s a new handheld electronic game based on the TV Quiz Show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”. Completely portable, the game features 13 subjects with more than 2,500 questions. Kids can brush up on their knowledge [...]

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Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) kicked off its annual observance of September as College Savings Month with a gubernatorial proclamation touting the benefits of Vermont’s 529 plan, the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan (VHEIP). VSAC uses College Savings Month as a springboard for publicizing the benefits of VHEIP, which it administers in partnership with TIAA-CREF, [...]

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