Honoring Pride Month with Love, Learning, and Inclusion

Every June, the world comes together to celebrate Pride Month—a time to recognize the achievements, history, and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community. At TLC Family Care, we’re proud to stand in support of love, diversity, and inclusion for all. Pride Month is more than just parades and rainbow flags (though we love those too!). It’s…

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Helping your Preschooler with Separation Anxiety

It is common for kids, especially preschoolers, to suffer from separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is  hard on both the child and the parents. Trust me I know, I have lived through it.  Whether it was taking my children to school, a birthday party or a leaving them with a babysitter they cried. Leaving them was…

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Is Make-Believe Healthy?

Young children take life literally. They view all situations as “good” or “bad.” Water is either “hot” or “cold.” Young children do not assign “degrees” to any situation, and in the young child’s world, everything is real. The three-year-old has absolutely no doubt that Sponge Bob or Dora the Explorer really exists. These characters are…

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Tips for a Traveling Nanny: 5 Things You Need to Know

To some, it seems like the ultimate gig. You get to travel to tropical islands and exotic foreign destinations with all of your expenses included — plus your regular salary. But while outsiders may hear “all-inclusive trip to the Jamaica,” a nanny hears “a long flight, a new location, no toys and strange food.”  Though…

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