Recently, Shawn Young, the founder

of the Bootstraps Asset Building course,

shared some interesting information

with TLC staff:

According to the American

Psychological Association, 75% or

Americans say that money is their

biggest stressor.

The Center for Disease Control

estimates that 80% of all medical

expenditures are due to stress related

illnesses.

Harvard University found that health

related debt is the #1 cause of

bankruptcy in the US.

It is a never-ending circle! Is there any

wonder why many of our families share

that they are on an endless merry-go-

round and cannot seem to get ahead?

TLC wants to help! Several of our

staff have taken the training to be

Bootstraps Asset Building educators and

now teach the classes. The classes are

free, dinner will be provided and we will

be providing child care stipends to pay

for child care for children ages 11 and

under. Classes will be held Wednesdays

from 6:00 - 7:30 PM on:

January 23

January 30

February 6

February 13.

These sessions are specially designed

to help TLC families who have limited

income and sizable debt learn how to

better manage their resources.

All TLC families are welcome to

register. However, space is limited.

Please RSVP with Rosie (435) 673-5353

x144.

Winter Party 2012 Tonaquint Intermediate School

Ask you Learning Consultant for copies of your pics

New research from the University of Missouri suggests that reciting numbers is not enough to prepare children for math success in elementary school. The research indicates that counting, which requires assigning numerical values to objects in chronological order, is more important for helping preschoolers acquire math skills. “'Reciting means saying the numbers from memory in chronological order, whereas counting involves understanding that each item in the set is counted once and that the last number stated is the amount for the entire set,' said Louis Manfra, an assistant professor in Missouri University's Department of Human Development and Family Studies. 'When children are just reciting, they’re basically repeating what seems like a memorized sentence. When they’re counting, they’re performing a more cognitive activity in which they’re associating a one-to-one correspondence with the object and the number to represent a quantity.'” - Contributed by Zvia Dover from Exchange Everyday

All Early Head Start parents are members of one of our 5 EHS Parent Committees. They recently held elections at each of their sites to select members to represent them on the TLC Policy Council. The results are as follows:

Beaver Dam Parent Committee Chair- Maria Villegas de Guerrero Vice Chair- Vacant Secretary- Vacant Colorado City Parent Committee Chair- Sandra LeBaron Vice Chair- Vacant Secretary- Vacant Hildale Parent Committee LaVerkin Parent Committee

Chair- Cecilia Romero Vice-Yudith Carrillo Secretary- Maria Witrago St George Parent Committee Chair- Doris Woodlee Vice Chair- Brenda Perez Secretary- Ayneth Marquez Congratulations to all our new parent leaders. If you are participating in Early Head Start and would like to find out more about Parent Committees and Policy Council, call

Stacey (435) 673-5353 x123. If you are a TLC parent enrolled in Early Intervention or Healthy Families America and would like to be more involved with operations at TLC, call Debbie (435) 673-5353 x101.

All National Parks will have a fee-free day:

Monday January 21, 2013

This means that Zion, Angels Point, the South Rim and all other national parks will

let you in at no cost. Can’t make the fee-free day? For our families of children or

other individuals with disabilities, you can apply for a Golden Passport which allows

the disabled individual, and all those accompanying him/her in the same vehicle,

free entry to any national park every day. To apply for a Golden Passport, stop at

any National Park entrance and show proof of a medically determined disability and

eligibility for benefits such as Social Security Disability. You will be given your

lifetime pass on the spot! Active duty military members and their dependents are

eligible for a free annual pass. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

See you on the trail!

Wednesday – Jan 9th, 2013 @ 5:30 PM

Wednesday – Feb 13th, 2013 @ 5:30 PM

Wednesday – Mar 13th, 2013 @ 5:30 PM

Wednesday – Apr 10th, 2013 @ 5:30 PM

Wednesday – May 8th, 2013 @ 5:30 PM

Wednesday – Jun 12th, 2013 @ 5:30 PM

Car seats are available to those who attend the class for the

following prices:

Convertible Car Seat (5 - 50 lbs) - $30

Combination High-back Booster (20 - 100 lbs) - $30

No-back Booster (40 - 100 lbs)- $10

Preregistration Required Shalyce Oman

Phone: 435-986-2563 soman@swuhealth.org

If there is one thing we can be sure of, the kids are going to keep growing! And as they grow, many will need

a new car seat. If you take the car seat safety class, you can purchase a car seat at a much reduced price.

The classes this year will be at Southwest Utah Public Health Department on the following dates for the com-

ing year:

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

SG Play Strategies

10:00-12:00

BD Play Group 1:00 –2:30

CC Play Group

5:00 - 7:00

SG Play Strategies

10:00-12:00

TLC Closed

Bootstraps Financial Literacy

6:00 - 7:30 TLC SG

Car Seat Safety

SWUPHD 5:30 PM

St. George & La Verkin Jan. 8th - Apple sauce crackers and milk Beaver Dam Jan. 10th - Apple sauce, crackers & milk

Jan. 22nd - Fruit cups & string cheese Jan. 24th - Fruit cups & string cheese

Colorado City Jan. 10th - Bean and Cheese Burritos, Spanish Rice, Steamed Broccoli & Milk

Jan. 24th - Chicken Divan (Broccoli, white rice and chicken), Garden Salad, Applesauce & Milk Meals

and S

nack

s

LV Play Group 9:30-11:30

SG Play Group 10:00-12:00

SG Play Group 4:00-6:00 Hearing & Blood Lead

Testing Tuesday @ SG TLC

LV Play Group 9:30-11:30

SG Play Group 10:00-12:00

SG Play Group 4:00-6:00

BD Play Group 1:00 –2:30

CC Play Group

5:00 - 7:00

Many thanks to the following who adopted our Christmas Families: Quilters of New Promise Lutheran

Church Padre Lakes Residents Southwest Community Credit Union Carol Golichnick Lynne and William Cobb Anne and Alan Wong Carol Lungrin Alicia Wyler Kimberly Poulton Alexandra Dean Cathy Hill And one anonymous donor who took 20

families!

We had lots of help for our Winter Graduation Party tooH -Karla Pimental Snow Canyon High School Students Tonaquint Intermediate School Scott Alder Doug Candland Johnathan D. Beltsr Happy Toy Factory 8th Branch Relief Society Padre Lakes Residents Quilters of New Promise Lutheran

Church Judy Chaston Debbie Justice Blue Bunny