Entries by Charlene

Cooperative Extension with Jean Bell 05/10/18

Screen-Free Kids   Kids spend too much time on screens! Screen time includes television, videos, computers and computer games and smartphones. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the White House Taskforce on Childhood Obesity recommend no screen time for kids under age two and less than two hours a day of educational programming for older […]

Cooperative Extension with Jean Bell 05/03/18

  Tobacco and e-cigarettes Tobacco and tobacco products have played an important role in the history of NC.  Many parents and grandparents in our area grew up in the tobacco industry and used tobacco products. However, everyone now knows the risks of using tobacco products.  Parents want to make sure that their children grow up […]