Last day to ENTER our Contest!

Today is the last chance to enter into our contest! If you have a Well Child Exam schedule between Jan 1st and June 1st you may enter! Click HERE to enter or leave a comment on our blog! Thanks again for following our blog. We appreciate you all so much! Have a wonderful weekend! The winner will be announced on MONDAY, March 5th! GOOD LUCK!

Contest and 200th blog post!!!

Today marks the 200th post to our blog here at Willow Creek Pediatrics!!! We have had so much fun sharing information and even more we love our blog "followers" and our loyal patients! To celebrate and THANK YOU we are starting a NEW CONTEST! We are giving away a $50 gift card to Target! So how do you win?....Simple! You need to SCHEDULE a Well Child Exam in the next 30 days! That is it! Recently we told you the recommendations for a Well Child Exam and it is such a great time to get your child in before all the school sign ups, camps, sports etc.....

Just follow these simple rules
#1 The Well Child exam needs to be scheduled for an appointment between Jan 1, 2012 and June 1, 2012
#2 Every child that is scheduled for a Well Child exam gets one entry for that parent (so three children,...three entries)
#3 You must schedule the appointment before March 2nd! We will announce the winner on March 3rd!
#4 If your child has had a Well Child exam during the month of January you will also get to enter in the contest. Just enter the child's name, the date and which doctor they saw. (we don't want to leave you out since we just saw you!)
#5 You must leave a comment on our blog so we know it is booked. Leave a comment that says Dr Name, Date, Child First name only....... Example: Dr Jopling, 3/3, Sam (don't include last name) This is only for our blog readers so make sure you leave a comment.
#6 Winner will be announced on Saturday March 3rd!  So leave a comment before March 2nd
#7 If you don't want to leave a comment on the blog you can email us at willowcreekpediatrics@gmail.com and that will also enter you into our contest!

Let us know if you have any questions and GOOD LUCK!! We can't wait to see who wins!! Thanks again for visiting our blog and being a part of our family here at Willow Creek Pediatrics.

Fact Friday - And The Winner Is....

Congratulations to blogger "Kim" who left the following suggestion for our blog for the coming year:

"You guys are seriously the best! I would love to see some tips on dealing with the aches and pains and constant hunger that seems to come with growth spurts! Keep up the good work!"

Kim, your $50 Target gift card will be available after this monday 9/19. Please contact the office and let us know if you would like to pick it up or have it mailed to you!

Big thanks to everyone who entered the contest! We received so many awesome suggestions for post topics for the upcoming year! Hopefully we can fulfill all of the requests! We would also like to thank everyone who follows and contributes to our blog. You all give us a reason to continue doing what we do! We love our patients!

Willow Creek Contest Update! FUN!!

We love doing contest and even more when we get to see what our patients did with the Giveaway! Remember our FUN contest? We gave away Lagoon tickets?! We are so excited that they shared pictures with us. We thank you all for following our blog and be sure to enter our new contest for a $50 Target gift card by clicking here!

(Note from family that won the 4 tickets to Lagoon!)
We just wanted to say thank you for the Lagoon tickets and share some photos of our fun day!  We had a blast!  Our daughter, Rachel, LOVES the new Bombora ride and went on it 6 times!  Josh would ride the train all day if we let him, lol.  We love Willow Creek and wouldn't go anywhere else!  See you in September (for our baby's 1 yr. well check)!
Memmott)

Happy 1st Blog Birthday and A New Contest!

Can you believe it has been one year today since our very first blog post?!? Hopefully this blog has been as useful of a tool to many parents and families as it has been for us. We have learned so much from the many topics we have had the opportunity to post about! This is a reason to celebrate! So, to commemorate our one year anniversary in the "blogging world", we would like to announce our next contest! Leave a comment telling us what you would like to see on our blog over the next year. Anyone who comments will automatically be entered in the drawing to win a $50 Target gift card! Leave your comments by Thursday, September 16th....that gives you an entire month to think of something great! The winner will be announced on Friday, September 17th. Good luck to those who enter, and thank you to everyone for ONE YEAR of support!

And The Winner Is.....

We would like to thank everyone who participated in our summer blog contest! It has been so awesome reading the things that families are doing this summer to incorporate healthy habits into their family activities! The following is a message from Dr. Jopling:

"Before we announce the winner of our current contest , we want to thank everyone for trying a F.U.N. time with your family. Things have changed a lot since I first wrote about healthy lifestyles for families back almost 20 years ago. Now there are multiple resources from many organizations that are promoting these important concepts. The only constant is that the process starts at home.

Remember, it is as simple as turn off the "screen" and turn on your child's "imagination"; get outside and run, laughing and screaming, with a game of tag or take a "nature hike" in your back yard or neighborhood park; give each of your children an opportunity to be "chef for the day" as you help them plan, shop, prepare and finally clean up for "their" family meal. Please let us know what things you found particularly successful for your family and keep up the good work. It is always well worth the effort."

Congratulations to blogger "Melissa", who left the following comment telling us what she is doing to incorporate F.U.N. into her family's summer activities:

"This summer we plan to go swimming and biking a lot! My kids LOVE being outside. Of course we will have lots of sunscreen on. We also like to grill chicken, veggies, and fruit in the summer! My kids are already great eaters so it's fun to make all of it for dinner and know they are eating healthy."

Melissa, keep your eyes out for an email from us letting you know how to get your 4 day passes to Lagoon!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this summer's contest! Watch in the coming months for another great contest with more awesome prizes!

Healthy Habits Checklist - #3 Food and Drink

The 3rd item on our F.U.N. checklist is food and drink. Children develop their eating habits at an early age, so it is important to teach them to appreciate healthy foods. Some ideas to encourage healthy eating include letting your child participate in food preparation and do not use food as a reward or a punishment. You can click here to find more tips and ideas to help promote healthy eating habits with your children.

Healthy beverages are also important in your child's healthy development. It is recommended to avoid sugary drinks and make room for milk and lots of water. Click here for more tips and ideas on how to incorporate healthy drinks into your children's diet.

Also, don't forget, you only have 4 days left to enter our summer blog contest for a chance to win 4 day passes to Lagoon Amusement Park!

*Information provided by http://healthykidshealthyfuture.org/

Healthy Habits Checklist - #2 Screen Time

It's time for another way to incorporate F.U.N. into your daily lives with your family!

This weeks healthy habits checklist item involves screen time. While the television and video games may be an easy way for mom or dad to keep the kids busy so they can get things done around the house, it is only recommended for young children to get no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of screen time at home. It is also recommended for babies and toddlers under 2 years old to have no screen time at all, as it may interfere with learning, as well as healthy social and physical development.

A few tips for when kids do spend time in front of the television or video games:

• Avoid watching while eating


• Make it "quality programming"


• Communicate with other parents to find and share ideas about quality educational shows and DVD's.

You can read more on this here.

Also, don't forget to read up on F.U.N. and enter our summer contest for a chance to win 4 day passes to Lagoon Amusement Park! Entry deadline is July 4th and the winner will be announces on Tuesday July 5th! Happy Summer!

*Information provided by http://healthykidshealthyfuture.org/

Healthy Habits Checklist - #1 Physical Activity

Are you having a hard time coming up with ideas on how to incorporate FUN (Fitness, Unity, Nutrition) into your families summer activities? Over the next few weeks, we will give you some pointers, or a "checklist" of important healthy habits for kids and adults too!

The first item on the checklist is physical activity. It is recommended for children to have 1-2 hours of physical activity throughout the day, including playing outside whenever possible. Click here for a great resource for ideas on how to keep your kids active.

Also don't forget to read this article, written by Dr. Jopling, then post a comment on our blog telling us what you are doing to implement F.U.N. in your families activities this summer! Anyone who leaves a comment on the blog will automatically be entered to win 4 day passes to Lagoon Amusement Park!

**Information provided by http://healthykidshealthyfuture.org
***Employees of Willow Creek Pediatrics are not eligible for the contest.

Fact Friday - Summer Blog Contest!

Time for yet another awesome contest! For our Summer contest, read Dr. Jopling's F.U.N. article from Wednesday, June 8th. Then, tell us what you are doing, or what you plan to do this Summer to implement F.U.N. in your family! You must leave a comment on the blog to get your name entered in the drawing!

The winner of this contest will receive four day passes to Lagoon Amusement Park! Winners will be announced on Tuesday July 5th. Hopefully this will give you plenty of time to come up with some creative ideas for some F.U.N. in your household this Summer! Good luck!

AND THE WINNER IS......

Jennifer Baldassano! Big congrats to Jennifer, the winner of our Spring Facebook/Blog contest! She will be the proud new owner of an Ultra Flip HD Video Camera! Jennifer...you can pick this up at the office any time! We would like to thank everyone who participated and made this our biggest contest yet and you got your well visits scheduled to boot! Keep your eyes out for our next BIG giveaway, coming this summer!