Families

Best apps to entertain children on road trips

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Thursday, September 1st, 2011, 3:06pm

Best apps to entertain children on road trips

You're all packed up and ready for your road trip, but what do you have in your arsenal to keep the kids entertained for hours?

Apps for your smart phone are easy, inexpensive ways to keep children occupied while you keep your eyes on the road. Here's a list of ten apps that provide hours of fun for children and for adults!

1. 123 Color: Talking Coloring Book - Download this app for your toddler. It's much less messy than traditional coloring books and crayons. 99¢; available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

2. Weet Woo!: Afraid your child will find inappropriate videos on Youtube? Use Weet Woo! and your kids can watch age-appropriate videos for hours. $3.99; available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

3. Dr. Seuss's ABC: Read Dr. Seuss books on a smart phone or tablet.

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Splash Pad Party

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Monday, August 29th, 2011, 5:28pm

There will be a splash pad party for 3rd and 4th grades on Saturday, September 10th from 6 - 7:30 p.m.

The cost is $5 per child, and the price covers drink and 1 slice pizza!

The rain out date is Sept. 17th.

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Industry Appreciation Day activities

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Monday, August 22nd, 2011, 6:09pm

Registration is underway for the 18th Annual Industry Appreciation Day, including a golf tournament and barbecue dinner, to be held at Goose Pond Colony on Thursday, September 15th at 12 p.m.

Co-sponsored by the Jackson County Economic Development Authority and the Greater Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the activities offer an opportunity for representatives of industry and businesses throughout the county to join with elected officials and community leaders for an afternoon of fun, fellowship, and good-natured competition. The golf tournament will be a best ball scramble format between four-man teams.

Industry teams will be competing against consistently strong contenders from Beaulieu, Maples, Rock-Ten, Polyamide, and others. To be included in the Industry Division, all four team players must be employed by the industry they are representing. An open division winner will be named as well.

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Reach Out and Read continues “Summer of a Million Books” campaign

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011, 6:12pm

Reach Out and Read continues “Summer of a Million Books” campaign

Reach Out and Read, the nationwide school readiness program, has launched its second-annual summer campaign to give a brand-new, age-appropriate book to children in need with Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Through this best-selling book by Eric Carle, families will be encouraged to read together, eat healthy and grow strong as they learn strategies to combat childhood obesity.

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We want your back-to-school photos!

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Friday, August 5th, 2011, 2:40pm

It’s that time of the year again, when parents are preparing for the upcoming school year.

We all know that being a parent is a tough job, especially when it comes to school shopping.

WAFF 48 “Your Community” website wants to show off your hard work.

Send us your “Back to School” photos of your kids and don’t forget to include their names, grade, what school they attend and what community you live in to pix@waff.com.

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ACJIC releases "Special Report" on family violence

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011, 3:35pm

ACJIC releases "Special Report" on family violence

The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) released a "Special Report" regarding family violence, which states that family violence was indicated in 12 percent of the all violent offenses and 30 percent of all simple assaults reported in Alabama from 2006 to 2010.

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Parents must be vigilant about pool safety

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, July 25th, 9:39 am

Young children can drown in as little as 2 inches of water, so parents should be especially vigilant monitoring their kids around backyard swimming pools, experts say.

Doctors from The Trauma Centre of The Montreal Children's Hospital also warned that toddlers and pre-schoolers, in particular, are very curious, impulsive and unable to recognize potential dangers at a pool.

Mandatory fencing around pools is a great step in the right direction, Trauma Director Debbie Friedman said in a hospital news release. She added that pool fencing should be at least 4 feet high, have no gaps between the fence and the ground, and should lock automatically.

"There must be no direct access to the pool from the house, balcony or patio," she added.

The Trauma Centre also offered the following pool safety guidelines for parents:

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