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• Fall Festival Fills Kids Up!

  Wednesday, September 8, 2010

  The cottage residents recently participated in the annual Fall Festival on campus.  In the day s leading up to the festival, the kids earned tickets to “purchase” their choice of food items throughout the evening.  Each cottage selected a food item to sell to earn tickets.  The residents and staff purchased the ingredients, prepared the food, and were more»

• Mental Health Tip

  Friday, September 3, 2010

  Play is an important part in childhood development. Encourage children to use their imagination rather than playing video games are talking on their cell phones.

• Wellness Tip

  Friday, August 27, 2010

  To cut down on the fat in cakes, brownies, or other baked goods, try substituting applesauce or fruit pure (such as prune, banana, or pumpkin) for an equal amount of oil, margarine, or butter in the recipe.

• Financial Peace University Class Continues to "Give"

  Tuesday, August 24, 2010

  As part of the YOC Wellness initiative, a Financial Peace University class was recently offered to employees.  The following is feedback from a direct care staff that attended the 13 week course.  Please visit Dave Ramsey's website http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/home/ for more information about his course! Dear future FPU graduates, I started the class with more»

• Mental Health Tip

  Friday, August 20, 2010

  Sticker Charts do work! To extinguish a bad/annoying behavior, construct a sticker chart. The child should receive a sticker for the appropriate behavior. After a certain amount of stickers are achieved the child receives an award. Ignore the negative behaviors and only focus on the positives. When giving the stickers, be creative and have fun.  The more more»

• Wellness Tip

  Monday, August 16, 2010

  If you find that nonfat milk tastes watery, add a tablespoon or two of nonfat dried milk to each cup. This will help make the milk thicker and richer-tasting, and also boost the calcium and protein content.  

• 2010 Golf Outing Pictures

  Friday, July 2, 2010

                                              

• YOC Staff Picnic, Fun For All!

  Wednesday, June 30, 2010

  This month, the annual YOC picnic was held on campus and what a great day it was!  Great food started off the day, specifically, Mr. Johnson's barbeque ribs!  Many staff were able to join the festivities and brought yummy side dishes.  The weather was perfect for the many activities scheduled for the day; bounce house, Bingo, corn hole, water balloon toss, more»