Category Archives: AMD Local (Seattle)

From Anti-Mask to Mask-Wearer: One Man’s Story
This blog post is sponsored by Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Masks have been shown to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but mask-wearing remains controversial. This was the case for Stan, a man...
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Dec 21, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock / peterschreiber.media

Local Restaurants Offering a Take-Out Christmas Dinner (2020)
Your Christmas season is probably looking a little different this year. Whether you don't want to cook a whole holiday feast for a small crew or you want to use your dollars to support your local rest...
Kristina Slaney Dec 15, 2020 photo credit: iStock/gkrphoto

Tips for Cloth Masks or Face Coverings
The state of Washington requires people to wear face coverings in public spaces. Masks show compassion. Wearing a face covering shows you care about the people around you. Face coverings limit the tra...
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Dec 14, 2020

Tongue Tie in Babies: Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options
Did you know that nearly 5% of children are born with tongue ties? Typically present at birth, atongue tiecan impair your newborn's ability to latch when breastfeeding. The expert dental team at Stell...
Sponsored Dec 11, 2020

How To Take Time to Listen to Young Adult & Teen Kids + Questions to Get The Conversation Started
Stopping and paying attention to what our kids are REALLY saying is vital. As parents, during these difficult times of uncertainty, we need to be in touch with how they are doing. The Behind the Badge...
Rebecca Joy Dec 10, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock /kali9

Helping Your Child Cope With Stress
Stress can affect anyone, even a child who feels overwhelmed. Stress comes from the demands placed on a person and his or her ability (or perceived ability) to meet them. Childhood stress can come fro...
Sponsored Dec 07, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock / fizkes

Healthy Habits that Fight the Flu and COVID-19
This blog post is sponsored by Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Good news, there are simple things we can all do this winter season to protect ourselves against both the flu and COVID-19! Start...
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Dec 04, 2020

5 People in Your Life that Need a Woods Coffee Subscription for Christmas
You know it. I know it. 2020 is a hot mess. Coffee makes it better. As you get that shopping done on your list, don't miss adding the Woods Coffee Subscription! Supporting a local business. Check. The...
Rebecca Joy Dec 03, 2020

Choosing Exhilaration Over Exhaustion
by Blake DeYoung, the Associate Head of School at Bellevue Christian School Let's talk about these past ten months. A global pandemic with unimaginable upheaval to daily life. A(nother) Black death th...
Sponsored Dec 01, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock / Halfpoint

Food Safety & Healthy Holiday Gathering Tips
This blog post is sponsored by Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. The holidays of 2020 are unlike any other in our history. COVID-19 has changed so much. As we think about the holidays this year,...
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Nov 30, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock /ArtistGNDphotography




