Uplifting Families Parenting Conference

The First Lady of Utah, Jeanette Herbert, is bringing her annual conference to Utah County this month!  The “Uplift Families Parenting Conference” will be held on Saturday, October 26^th at the Utah Valley Convention Center from 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm.  This will be a fantastic evening for those who are single, married, a parent or a grandparent! 

The conference will include international dinner and dessert stations among booths and exhibits, addresses by Governor and First Lady Herbert, inspirational presentations by Richard and Linda Eyre, Chad Lewis, Stephanie Nielsen, Carmen Rasmussen Herbert and other renowned experts on issues that families face.  The cost is $25.00 per couple of $15.00 for a single ticket.  Seating will be limited to 500.  The folks from Deseret Digital Media will be filming the presentations to go on the Uplift Families YouTube channel in 2014, so the attendees will literally become a studio audience.

 Leading up to this conference there will be a an Uplift Families Press Event at the Governor’s Mansion this Thursday October 10^th at 3:00pm. Utah’s First Lady Jeanette Herbert will announce new “Uplift Families” title, mission and vision and talk about the Uplift Families Parenting Conference, upcoming YouTube Channel and new website features.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to learn valuable parenting information! Click here to purchase your tickets for the conference now!

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Resources Spotlight: KBYUTV and Women in Philanthropy

A Royal Hello from Prince Wednesday and a BIG THANK YOU to Women in Philanthropy of Utah County!

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Thank You to Women in Philanthropy of Utah County for their generous support at an "In Her Shoes" luncheon they sponsored Wednesday at the KBYU Broadcasting Building.  All proceeds will go to buy books for our Ready to Learn class!   We partner with KBYU’s Ready to Learn class once a month at the UCHD for the Ready to Learn Class. Anyone can access the Ready to Learn Curriculum here.  

Diena Simmons shared with us how screen time- can be leveraged to help children learn to read.  She explained that when parents and caregivers are active participants in their child’s screen time, they can teach their children some great skills!  Diena also shared many of the great programs on the KBYU Eleven channel that promotes Every Day Learning in young children. 

Parents who are engaged in their children's activities make all the difference in children's learning!

Prince Wednesday is featured on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, a PBS Kids Show that airs weekdays and Sundays that airs on KBYU Eleven.   Check out the website for some fun interactive play for young kids!

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Book Review: Grandfather and I by Helen E. Buckley & Jan Ormerod

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This is a charming and poetic book about the time a grandfather spends with his grandson.  Written in the child's point of view, the book talks about the busy and fast paced world that he lives in.  However, with his grandfather the boy can take all the time he wants and spend quality time with him.  This book suggests the importance of spending time with family and letting children be children by learning and going on adventures.

Activity:  In the book the boy and and his grandfather go on walks to explore the earth.  Take your little one on a walk and let them play and explore.  Talk to them about what they are seeing and how things work (how trees grow, look at cloud shapes, etc.)  Let them experience the world first hand and let them take the time to learn for themselves about the things they are seeing.

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Resource Spotlight: Care About Childcare

Are you looking for the best preschool for your child? Are you interested in starting your own preschool? Where do you turn for materials?  Here is a really great resource that will help you answer all of your questions!  

The former Childcare Resource and Referral Mountainland Region at Utah Valley University has changed it's name...

It's now called Care About Childcare! Here are some details on Care About Childcare Utah from a previous post. 

"Care About Childcare at Utah Valley University assists parents, providers, and community partners by providing referrals, collaboration, and early childhood education and resources."

For Parents:

Connect to the best preschool 

Find materials to start your own preschool

Contact info: 

Phone: 801-863-8589

Email: childcare@uvu.edu

See website for more information. 

For Providers and Community Partners:

Resource Night

Training Classes and Programs

CAC Resource Nights are a child-free night to come and add to your curriculum ideas and materials. You will be able to make copies, laminate materials, use the die cut machine, and check out items from the Lending Library. Offered once a month on a week night or once a quarter on a Saturday morning. Registration is required.  Call Joanne with questions: 801-863-7453

Upcoming Resource Nights:
Wednesday, October 16th 4:30-7:30pm
Wednesday, November 20th 4:30-7:30pm

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Baby Bargains and Free Stuff

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Who doesn't love a good deal? Or better yet, a free deal? I know I do, and when it comes to babies and infants, the costs really start to add up. Here is a list of 10 of my favorite links to coupons, deals, and even free samples of some really great and frequently used products. 

1. Brad's Deals: From baby products, to toys and clothing. this website has some of the best deals around. 

2. I Crave Freebies: This website has tons of free items that you can both pick up at stores and send away for. 

3. Enfamil, Similac, and Gerber all offer free starter kits when you sign up for their programs.

4. Amazon Mom has a free 3 month trial, which offer 20% off diapers, family products and free two-day shipping.

5. Huggies, and Pampers offer coupons and rewards programs for purchasing their brands.

6. Johnson & Johnson and Luvs have great coupons available all the time.  

7. Here's a link for a free Avent bottle.

8. Everyday Family is a great website that has many resources, deals, and coupons available for all kinds of baby products. 

9. Magic Freebies has tons and tons of free product offers and coupons. 

10. Freeflys has not only links to free childcare products, but food, beauty and miscellaneous products as well.

You may look at this list and think "this looks like a lot of junk mail" but as you start to see the saving pile up and coupons rolling in, your "junk mail" may just start to look like dollar signs. 

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