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Kid Reading Activity – Books and Puppets -
Nancy Johnson (5,376)  
A fun kid reading activity includes acting out your story as it’s read. Puppets are a wonderful way for kids to learn to enjoy books and reading. Just about every story and book can be used with puppets.
Books such as If You Gave a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Little Red Hen by... ( added 3 years 85 days ago.) |
How to Teach Children about the Events that Shape Our Lives -
Scott Brown (282)  
Scott Brown
During dinner with an old high school buddy today, the topic moved, as it so often does, to the dangers that face our society today. We were noting that many of these dangers will have more impact on our children, and yet our children seem someone apathetic to the events of the world. These... ( added 3 years 215 days ago.) |
Why I Believe In Character Education in Schools -
Fran Larson (2,158)   
Fran Larson  
I was just thinking... If only character education had been available for me when I was in school. I wonder if my life would have turned our differently? I wonder if my life would have been easier?
Yes, my parents loved me and provided for me, but somewhere along the line I missed the boat. My... ( added 21 days 17 hours ago.) |
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My Children Are Leaving Home and There Is Nothing I Can Do About It -
Jon Searles (2,104) 
Jon Searles
Our second son just yesterday moved into his dorm room in college. He will be a freshman and start an adventure in meeting new people and working to find and define himself as a man.
For weeks I had planned on loading up all he needs and driving him to his new room. I was looking forward to... ( added 70 days 17 hours ago.) |
Gay Teens Coming Out -
Ronyae (4,519) 
Homosexuality among our youth hit home for me when my 16-year old neighbor shared a story of how his best friend told him, and the rest of their friends that he was 'gay'. After drilling in reporter-style to find the source of why his friend 'came out' to them, my neighbor finally gave in, and... ( added 81 days 5 hours ago.) |
Young Love Series III -
 - Marijo Phelps (2,734) 
Marijo Phelps
So Long Ago, the Summer
Can they be captured? Those child-like dreams Held by both But admitted by neither That summer Which now seems to long ago. Those shattered dreams Every piece of which Seems so important now Or are the fragments too small And the summer Too long ago?
Parting
We... ( added 82 days 16 hours ago.) |
Young Love II -
- Marijo Phelps (2,734)
Marijo Phelps
Discovery
Pen works. Brain doesn't. Can't conceal my thoughts, About you. Only wish you were here now. Don't know what it is, But it's there Like two would-be children Tripping through A picture book together, Comfortable, close, curious, About to discover What's on the next page.
... ( added 82 days 16 hours ago.) |
Frightened Freshman -
- Marijo Phelps (2,734)
Marijo Phelps
Silent, wide-eyed and frightened Afraid to look left Afraid to look right Afraid they are laughing At me. Hide under hair! Hair in my eyes Protecting me The wind blows it aside And I'm bare for the world to see Scared and afraid, with eyes watching EVERYWHERE! Hide, Hide, HIDE!!! Where? WHERE can... ( added 88 days 15 hours ago.) |
Fostering Foibles -
- Jay Hopson (907)  
Jay Hopson
So, how do you handle it when two foster daughters come back from town with numerous little trinkets you know they had no money to buy? Well... here is how we handled it. Whether right or wrong,I think you will find humor in the situation. I've had the pleasure of sharing in the raising of... ( added 94 days 13 hours ago.) |
Teenagers Deal With Hormones, Parenting and Trying To Be Someone; Its Tough--Find Out How To Help -
Steve Kovacs (4,388) 
Steve Kovacs
Teens have such a hard time. Their bodies are changing towards adulthood and their minds are now probing in different areas. Hormones are also changing but in many cases, they are out and out raging like a locomotive barreling down a hill. Teenagers are trying to make a stand in their lives. They... ( added 98 days ago.) |
Are The Sacrifices Made For Children Worth It? -
Ronyae (4,519)
I want to share a personal story with my readers, supporters and friends as a submission of a collection in reference to the sacrifices we make for the youth. Oftentimes, we make sacrifices to help them out, when they don't want the help; where do we go from there? Should we feel something more... ( added 109 days 7 hours ago.) |
Raising Resilient Teenagers -
Tracy Tresidder (1,093) 
Tracy Tresidder
Webster's dictionary defines resilience as "an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change". Teenagers learn to understand the depths of their resourcefulness and resilience through adverse conditions such as failure, disappointment, loneliness, grief and sadness. Our job as... ( added 114 days 18 hours ago.) |
10 Tips For Car Trips You'll Love With Children -
- Marilyn Bohn (1,427) 
Marilyn Bohn
Vacationing with kids in a car is no vacation. Or another way of saying this is "being cooped up with the kids in the car is the pits". If you don't plan on popping in a DVD and letting the kids watch endless movies here are sanity saving ideas for your car trip.
Long trips can be boring for... ( added 123 days 13 hours ago.) |
A Letter From An Eating Disorder -
- Casey Starkweather (185) 
Congratulations, you skipped two meals today. Feels good right? Already you feel lighter. But tomorrow it will not be enough. Tomorrow will you eat at all? No, you won't. Tomorrow you will not eat. You will exercise and move and jitter. Never stay still, you gain weight sitting still.
Today... ( added 145 days 11 hours ago.) |
Fisher-Price/Mattel To Pay $2.3 Million Penalty For Lead Paint Scare -
Abigail Richards (10,263) 
Abigail Richards
Remember
when we searching through kids toys box by box as endless toys were
being recalled because of lead paint being used in the products.
All
of our made in China toys were facing scrutiny as word was released
that the Chinese factories were using paint with lead to decorate... ( added 151 days 11 hours ago.) |
Alcohol and the Teenage Brain:Top 10 Tips -
Tracy Tresidder (1,093)
Tracy Tresidder
What the latest research is saying!
The Teenage brain is still under construction and with new modern imaging technology scientists can actually view the human brain while it is alive and functioning. Neuroscience can help parents understand the importance of delaying their teens' alcohol... ( added 159 days 2 hours ago.) |
Activities To Keep Your Kids Busy All Summer Long -
Stephany Springer (43,066)  
Stephany Springer
It is
that time of the year again when all we hear is, "I'm bored!" It
was always funny to me that kids look so forward to being out of
school counting down the days until that final bell. Then once they
made it, they had the nerve to say they were bored.
Here are
some activities... ( added 167 days 14 hours ago.) |
The Wonderful World of Children's Minds -
Sandra E. Graham (8,072)  
Sandra E. Graham
Yesterday, May 13, 2009 , I was invited to my granddaughter's forth-grade class to discuss my books and writings, and getting published in general. Having never talked with such a young group before, I must admit that I was a bit nervous and concerned about what I could and could not discuss... ( added 179 days 5 hours ago.) |
Cell Phones, Children And Surgery! -
Michelle Mackin (3,279) 
Michelle Mackin
Can someone help me? I don't know why I'm surprised as I have been through this scenario before with one of my twins. I have had to go to the school to talk to the teachers and pick up their phones. My son needs cell phone surgery as his cell phone is attached to his ear. It won't come off no... ( added 189 days 14 hours ago.) |
Does the Expectation of Chastity Place Undue Stress on Teens? -
Avis Ward (11,418)  
Avis Ward
Don't answer a question with a question, we've been told. Here's another question for you, then. Does anyone expect teens to remain chaste? Is it a great expectation?
Of course I have my opinions about each of these questions and they are not popular. Having the audacity to hope my child... ( added 200 days 5 hours ago.) |
My Children Know Everything - Just Ask Them -
Michelle Mackin (3,279)
Michelle Mackin
Saturday was quite an interesting day as I reflected back to what my children often said to me and in return what I have said to my mom when I was young. I believe that at some point all of our children think we were born this old and never experienced a childhood of our own.
Not only was it... ( added 216 days 10 hours ago.) |
School Break, and the Kids are Back -
- Brianna Popsickle (1,620) 
Brianna Popsickle
We've been empty nesters for six months. Both our children went off to university last fall. Things changed drastically around our house. Dinner, which had always been my favourite time of day, grew suddenly quiet. Uncomfortable with the silence, my husband said, "I've got an idea, lets eat at TV... ( added 217 days 9 hours ago.) |
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I Was a School Bully and I'm Sorry -
- Ryan Stroud (3,713) 
Ryan Stroud
Recently, I began reading the self-help book Please Stop Laughing at Me , by Jodee Blanco. It's technically a biography about her life growing up and her struggles with bullying.
For me, I share some of her pain of being bullied, but at the same time, I was just like many of the children in... ( added 220 days 15 hours ago.) |
Lebron James, Shaq ONeal, Domestic Violence, and Hope -
Steve Kovacs (4,388)
Steve Kovacs
Recently I did an interview with the Executive Director of The Domestic Violence Center in Northeastern Ohio . We discussed the state of affairs regarding domestic violence in Northeastern Ohio and across the United States . This well versed and passionate expert stunned me with statistics of... ( added 225 days ago.) |
Teen Sex Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid Teaching Sex In School -
- Tracey Watson (1,291) 
Tracey Watson
Did your heart just start beating faster? Even the term "sex" or "family life education" brings panic, fear, and increases the heartbeat and sweat glands in most adults. However, once the panic subsides, the debate over whether to have sex education in American schools or not - is done. A new... ( added 241 days 9 hours ago.) |
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