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Raise money for NTYC

the easy way!

Order your custom NTYC logo merchandise HERE - all profits directly benefit our organization! 

Shop your favorite online stores and automatically raise money for NTYC!  Join now by clicking here.

Take this form and have it scanned one time at Kroger with your Kroger Shopping Card, and every time after when you shop, you automatically raise money for NTYC!

When you shop at Albertsons, have them scan our fundraising card and you automatically raise money for NTYC!  The small plastic cards easily fit in your wallet or on your keychain!

Help is just one search away!  Earn $$ for NTYC simply by using GoodSearch as your search engine!  Click here and enter "North Texas Youth Connection" as your charity of choice in the "I'm Supporting" box.  Set www.goodsearch.com as your home page!

 

 

Parenting Resources

5-Minute Parenting Tips | Community Meetings | Texoma Family Matters

| Staff's Favorite Websites |

Five-minute parenting tips

Check our our blog on WordPress.  The tips take about five minutes to read and hopefully make your life just a bit easier!

Latest topics:

          Mom, I'm hungry!

          Fool 'em with veggie burritos

Let them draw on the walls!

Time-Out with Toddlers - how to use time-out to effectively discipline your child

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Community Meetings

Through the use of community meetings, educational materials, referrals, counseling and groups, we offer a support system to the community at large to increase knowledge and awareness of child abuse and to promote positive parenting.  Each of our community meetings is open and the public is encouraged to attend.  Reservations are not required.

Check back soon for our new list of community meeting dates.

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Texoma Family Matters

Texoma Family Matters will give the community strategies to strengthen their family.  Information on resources available in the community will also be provided.  Episodes are now available through our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/ntxyouthconnection

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Some of our staff’s favorite web resources:

http://www.parentkidsright.com  - website of Dr. Marilyn Hein.  Every week Dr. Hein selects one question from those she answers individually to share with all her readers. This question, and her answer, will be posted here every Thursday.

http://www.supernanny.com  - official website of the Super Nanny show.  She has some great advice and tips.

http://www.myparentingsource.com - has a section called “My Parenting Compass” which is a wonderful tool to chart your vision for each of your children.

http://www.flylady.net - not a parenting website, but FlyLady has a good method of coordinating your household chores, and fun ways to get your kids involved, that makes keeping your house straight a breeze!

http://www.savingdinner.com - The original Menu Planning Website.  With weekly subscriptions, freezer dinner kits and much more, we've got all your mealtimes covered, including holidays.  (Referenced in "Mom, I'm hungry! blog).

http://www.parentfurther.com/resources/enewsletter/archive - Search Institute's newsletter archives - filled with great parenting info.

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Texoma Family Matters

Our show for parents and youth that now airs on YouTube ... keep an update on our channel for new episodes coming soon!

January 2007

Susan Vardell, The Rehabilitation Center

visit www.therehabcenter.net

Linda Bryant, Grayson Volunteer Health Clinic

visit www.graysonvhc.org

 

December 2006

Roylyn Selvy, R.D. with TMC - Diabetes Life Center

Healthy holiday eating!  The main points:  REDUCE the amount of sugar and fat and portion size; and REPLACE bad fats and excessive sugar with healthier alternatives.  Visit the following websites for more information:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3041996 http://www.kraft.com/foodfun_120403.html
http://www.equal.com/ http://www.splenda.com/
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/ http://www.mypyramid.gov/
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/Leisure/fitness.html http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/spotlights/holiday_tips.htm
http://www.family.samhsa.gov/be/holidayeat.aspx http://www.dining.ucla.edu/housing_site/dining/SNAC_pdf/GiftOfGoodHealth.pdf
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3016281 http://www.snac.ucla.edu/pages/Resources/Handouts/HO.Holiday%20eating.htm
http://www.accessexcellence.org/HHQ/qow/qow06/qow061113.html  

Debra Gray, Grayson County Homeless Shelter

visit http://www.gcshelter.org

August, 2006

Angela Magers, Montessori Academy

How to make homework a positive experience.  Read Angela's homework tips here.

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Updated July 27, 2010

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Residents attended the JOLT camp during Spring Break, learning teamwork and leadership.  Click here for pictures.

 

 

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Runaway Love Music Video
Award winning entertainer Ludacris, with Mary J. Blige, promotes runaway prevention through his hit single off his Release Therapy album.

Click here to watch a video about runaway children,  courtesy of the National Runaway Switchboard

 

Grayson County Juvenile Alternatives, Inc., dba North Texas Youth Connection

                (903) 893-4717             P. O. Box 1625, Sherman, TX  75091-1625               

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