December 2017

Do you have a true friend with whom you can share your thoughts- good and bad? Happy and sad? Does your child? Is it you? -The Franz Center Team

Never mistake kindness for weakness. -The Franz Center

Our words have POWER. Use them wisely. Build up…don’t tear down. -The Franz Center

Make a success journal. Write 3 or more things that go well every day. On bad days it reminds us how often things go well. Builds self esteem and success. Do it with your child. -The Franz Center Team

Build the immune system with good food, play, and positive self talk. It is not a joke that Laughter is good medicine! -The Franz Center Team

Acupuncture can help a new mom eliminate the swollen ankles fast! -The Franz Center Team

Newborns whose mothers had prenatal care and a negative hepatitis screen do not need the hepatitis B vaccine. What is their risk? ZERO. -The Franz Center

A study on medical residents showed interrupted sleep (like up and down with a child all night or getting calls all night) impairs your brain and motor function more than staying up all night. -The Franz Center Team

English has so many confusing words…like bear/bare; tear/tear; resign/re-sign. Weird – can only know which by context it is used. -The Franz Center Team

New moms- after you deliver the baby- breastfeed often- every ½-1 hour for 1-2 minutes. Short frequent suckling brings your milk in faster. -The Franz Center Team