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In this podcast Sue Kansteiner speaks to Pam Williams, The Community Relations Senior Specialist at Denver Water. She talked about the history of lead in water and why it is bad for our health. She talked about the Denver Water's lead reduction program, how people outside Denver Water's Service area can take action to reduce lead in their water and action that schools in Colorado have taken to reduce lead in water.   

Resources that are mentioned in the podcast:    

• Denver Water’s Lead Reduction Program website: www.denverwater.org/lead 
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: www.cdphe.colorado.gov 
• Learn about NSF Standard 53 water filters, certified to remove lead: www.nsf.org 

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In this podcast Jennifer Garcia Rosendo speaks to Liza Reyes a full-time instructor in the Dental Hygiene Department at Pueblo Community College, and Early Learning Ventures’ EHS dental screener in Pueblo through her LLC, Tiny Teeth.  In this conversation, we will chat about the importance of taking care of your child’s teeth since birth.   We also discuss the misconception that baby teeth aren’t important because they aren’t permanent!    

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Description: In this podcast, Colleen Roahrig speaks to Megan Duncan, Connected Kids Thrive, about how to use the kitchen as one of your most powerful parenting tools, It’s easier than you might think.

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Description: Parents as Teachers –Parent Educator Celicia (Pronounced: se lee sha) Coniff speaks about how to engage with your children to make play a fun interaction as well as a learning opportunity.

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Description: In this podcast Colleen Roahrig speaks to Megan Duncan, Connected Kids Thrive, about Busting Myths around Discipline.  

Join Megan’s community of parents interested in learning more about communicating effectively with their Littles!
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Description:  A conversation with Jennifer Sommer Sheppard with Aurora Mental Health on Grief and Loss in families with Young Children. Jennifer talks about how children experience grief and loss, what grief looks like, some misconceptions around grief and loss, how families can support their children and when families may want to seek professional guidance. 

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In this episode and in honor of Potty Training Awareness Month , Jennifer García Rosendo speaks with fellow podcast hosts Colleen Roahrig and Sue Kansteiner about tips and tricks to support children potty training.   As all children and families are individuals, some of these strategies might work for some and not others.   Take what works for your child and family and leave the others! 

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In this podcast Jennifer Garcia Rosendo speaks to Carmina Lass from Colorado’s Office of Financial Empowerment through the Attorney General’s office.  we will be learning more about a program called Bank On Colorado and how it supports safe and affordable banking. 

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Karen Clymer who is a Certified Car Seat Technician and Instructor from Hilltop’s Family Resource Center and she will be discussing car seat safety

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 Jennifer talks to Paul Soderstrom and Brigid Hunt, Cooking Matters facilitators, about how to feed your family healthy foods on a budget.   The conversation includes talk about comfort food and how we can embrace all ways of eating for balanced health.    

Mentioned in this conversation:    

SNAP/Double Up Food Bucks: 

If you are a SNAP user, then you are automatically enrolled in the Double Up Food Bucks program!   Swipe your EBT card at a participating location and you can double your money to spend on locally grown produce. 

This national program has different double up limits for different states so visit their site to find the details and participating locations near you: https://doubleupcolorado.org/where-its-at/ 

Cooking Matters for Childcare Professionals (CMCCP) Trainings: April, May & June 

From creating positive mealtime attitudes to safe cooking, we cover it all!  You can choose from 2-3 offered trainings per month this spring, attend 1 or all of them for free 😊  You can even earn continuing education credits! << Register through your Colorado Shines PDIS account! 

Open to all parents and caretakers of children 0-5 years old! << individuals without PDIS accounts can contact Brigid Hunt, [email protected], for CMCCP calendar and registration information.

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