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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
How to Talk so Your Kids Will Listen;
The best method to get our kids attention is let them have our attention. Does that sound a little counter intuitive? This story was taken from the memoirs of two teachers who were instrumental in influencing change by enacting simple, small techniques with their teaching practices. In a rural town a certain grade of children was disruptive and disrespectful, and it wasn’t just one or two kids, it was the entire class. Their actions soon created a hostile environment not conducive to learning.
By Kristena Eden6 years ago in Families
Georges is a Good Pupil
Once upon a time in the city of Richmond in the state of Indiana, a couple lived with their daughter. Cindy Robinson was an intelligent and beautiful girl, but she had a fault. She was jealous of people who had better grades than she did. She lived in a big apartment with her parents. She was five years old.
By Sandra Bongjoh6 years ago in Families
A Great Deed
During the pandemic of 2020, I was essencial. I work as a notary, making house calls to sign documents and shipping them off. My schedule fluctuates so I'm pretty flexible to get extra time with my sons. My two boys, 8yr and 15yr were both ripped from their schools and confined to the prison we once called home. From ending 1st and 7th grade, to summer of noone, and onto 2nd and 8th grade. I made it clear thathat’s t they were to stay home but after 9 months of home, they were willing to do anything to get out. As a mama, I had to stay strong and hold my ground. My fiance stayed home with the boys, unable to get work and lend an extra helping hand to raising the puppy we welcomed in June.
By Cynthia Hendrickson6 years ago in Families
Building Trust with your Child Care Provider
When your new caregiver begins watching your children, you probably won’t know much about them. You won’t know their favorite color, their hopes and dreams or their bad habits. More importantly, you won’t know their parenting style. It is crucial that you choose a provider that is like you in parenting style. If you are a sixty’s style crunchy parent who uses cloth diapers and wants organic food for your child and your provider is a militant structure buff/ germ freak, the two of you will get along about as well as two male beta fish (you know, the pretty ones that live in little cups and look friendly but kill each other when put together?) in one tank. In other words, bad choice!
By Terri Mulhern6 years ago in Families
“I love you mommy!”
Children are so resilient. They are the best at giving completely unconditional love. The best thing I have ever done to date is to become a mom. I regret nothing about that. I had my first daughter at the age of 20. I was out of high school and in college. People don't talk about postpartum depression a whole lot. It is real though and more new moms suffer from it than we think. I suffered from it. As I said, I gave birth at the age of 20. Finding out I was pregnant made me grow up really quickly. The fact that another person was going to be depending on me for every aspect of their life terrified me. I was still kind of a child myself honestly. Too late to turn back now though. The baby was real and growing inside me. I immediately got to work and started making moves. I was a manger at Popeyes at the time. I was making $8.25 an hour. That wasn't enough to take care of a child in my mind. It was barely enough for just me and I was still living at home with my parents. I left traditional college and enrolled in a trade school. I walked across the stage at 5 months pregnant! I became a nationally registered certified medical assistant and phlebotomist. I was hired in a multi-specialty clinic a month later. My pay rate was now $13.50. Next on my list was a car. I bought my car in January, gave birth in February and signed the lease to my apartment when my baby was 11 days old. Phew! Mama was busy.
By Latoya Giles 6 years ago in Families
Fond Memories
“C’mon, Nancy, you can do it,” Nancy says to herself as she jabs at the keys on the keyboard. Obviously, the computer is not doing what Nancy wants it to do. She starts mumbling under her breath, feeling even more frustrated that she has not been able to accomplish what she needs to get done.
By Robyn Moss 6 years ago in Families
