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This may come as a surprise.
But despite all the advances in education, many kids still struggle in the math class.
Math is an important subject, yet many kids just don't "get it".
Teachers can only devote a limited amount of personal attention to each student.
And parents are so busy with ... Views: 770
One Saturday, I left the shop a little early so that I could change clothes and make it across town in time to officiate a wedding. It was for a very sweet, young couple we know.
I was reminded of the time not long ago when Sherry and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. Though we've ... Views: 943
Halloween is an exciting night for children and a busy time for their parents. With such excitement, it’s easy for children to forget basic safety rules.
When emotions are running high, it’s a good time to remember to “use your head.” Plan ahead and plan to have a safe Halloween. Raise ... Views: 1080
I grew up with the Edwards boys, Eddie, Freddie and Paulie, I’ll call them. Paulie was the youngest and his face and hands were terribly scarred. Eddie and Freddie had found some matches and gone out back and set a fire, bringing Paulie along to watch. Somehow Paulie was the one who ended up ... Views: 1157
Jay, my 19 year old son, is baaaaaaaaack. He spent two months up in northern Ontario, Canada, planting trees for a reforestation company ... the best and worst of times ... tears, laughter, learning to make hemp and bead jewellery, playing guitar, BIG food, and best of all, living in a tent in ... Views: 1180
A customer recently told me of a fellow whose wife told him she was leaving him for another man. The fellow’s response was, “Is there anything I can do?” The wife replied, “Sure, you can give me a couple of weeks to find the right guy?”
I laughed, as possibly you did, at an obvious joke and ... Views: 933
There's just something about a daddy.
If mom is sustained, lasting light, dad is a spark. It's certainly
true in my family, where the men simply produce a different kind of
energy. Dads and Grandpas are wonderfully familiar but, at the same time,
exotic.
Some of my most vivid memories from ... Views: 1249
We read so much about family estrangement, about mothers and fathers and their grown children who simply enter a cold war of ceased communication. Eminen and his mother, Jennifer Anniston, Kim Bassinger, Jenna Malone, and their mothers, Gerard Depardieu and his son, the Reagans, whose ... Views: 1128
We read so much about family estrangement, about mothers and fathers and their grown children who simply enter a cold war of ceased communication. Eminen and his mother, Jennifer Anniston, Kim Bassinger, Jenna Malone, and their mothers, Gerard Depardieu and his son, the Reagans, whose ... Views: 43095
We read so much about family estrangement, about mothers and fathers and their grown children who simply enter a cold war of ceased communication. Eminen and his mother, Jennifer Anniston, Kim Bassinger, Jenna Malone, and their mothers, Gerard Depardieu and his son, the Reagans, whose ... Views: 694
Just the word, mother-in-law, fills the heart with trepidation and self-doubt. This woman has assumed mythic proportions wielding criticism, guilt and coldness. When she visits, you feel like the inspector general has marched into your home. When she interacts with the children, she is ... Views: 6499
A power of attorney is a legal document that allows you to dictate who you would like to make decisions on your behalf. While there are many useful purposes for a power of attorney, they are especially important to unmarried couples, which live together, when a partner becomes incapacitated and ... Views: 859
It's the beginning of spring break, and we're heading south. That's all we know.
Our family is greatly anticipating what may be our last road trip for a long, long time. There's a lot of excitement in our house right now as we are shifting into a whole new phase for each of us.
My husband is ... Views: 1040
A divorce case is contested if the parties cannot agree on every one of the issues involved in their particular situation. Common areas of disagreement include, but are not limited to: grounds for divorce, custody of the children, visitation rights, division of the assets of the marriage, child ... Views: 1059
A Living Will is a legal document addressing only deathbed considerations; a client unilaterally declares his/her desire that life-prolonging measures be discontinued when there is no hope of ultimate recovery.
On the other hand, people use a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care to ... Views: 976
Till death do us part, or unless we decide to call it quits! Welcome to the new disposable marriages. Today we can expect to have more marriages than children; isnÕt it unbelievable?
This is the story of a lovely couple, Ron and Rachel, who were married to each other when they were 25 years ... Views: 881
The days of dining by plucking fruit from trees and roasting small animals over the fire, eating with fingers, and perhaps fighting with others over the scraps are long gone. Or are they?
More and more we swing our car through the drive-in, grab our food from the window, and proceed to eat ... Views: 997
Introduction
Each day, in the news, we read about the merging of companies, banks and multinational corporations into ever bigger entities. As they grew bigger, they gain more leverage, more control, and greater monopoly of the markets, thus assuring the slow but steady demise of small ... Views: 1316
Introduction
Each day, in the news, we read about the merging of companies, banks and multinational corporations into ever bigger entities. As they grew bigger, they gain more leverage, more control, and greater monopoly of the markets, thus assuring the slow but steady demise of small ... Views: 2399
More than ever before it has become absolutely crucial for people to pay attention to their surroundings and the people they meet. There are now hundreds of organizations and websites dedicated to the safety and welfare of young children and yet, children are being abducted every single ... Views: 1000
My years in public relations taught me a lot about setting
up successful events – and that’s what you family
reunion can be. Here are some tips.
1. You take the lead.
Maybe your family’s never had a family reunion. Probably
they’d all like it, but someone has to get the ball rolling. It ... Views: 1065
Summertime is supposed to be an easy time, evoking images of happy children with dirt necklaces, of lounging on the front porch with ice tea, of evenings soothed with fireflies and the lullabies of crickets and cicadas. In our society, this is about as close to reality as Brahms is to Ice T. Our ... Views: 1331
Having someone you love deployed, whether child, partner, relative or close friend, is extremely stressful. As on military spouse told me, “Why am I acting like this?
STRESS
When we must separate from a loved one we have reactions that are physiological and emotional that are beyond our ... Views: 1958
Most children love to clean up along with you. In fact, much of the Montessori Method of early childhood education makes use of this fact. If you notice their "work", praise it, and take it seriously, you'll keep them interested and you might also instill some good future work habits. Don't tune ... Views: 1288
We strive to create balance and peace in our families. We strive
to live each day in the knowledge that our family is a gracious
gift; a gift to be treasured and celebrated in the every day.
We strive to simplify our lives, but our family's competing
demands are anything but simple. ... Views: 1307
Today we are experiencing an ever-growing communication gap between parents, teachers and the children whom they are responsible for. Only through honest and sincere communication can we help our children to become honest, healthy and happy individuals. Some of the basic concepts of ... Views: 3964
Christmas has a knob. Use It!
What does this mean? It means you have choices. It's your holiday and you can have it just the way you like it.
Turn it on, turn it off. Turn it up, turn it down. Adjust the dial. Get rid of the static.
It means you're free to celebrate or not, in exactly the ... Views: 1404
When it came to increasing the size of everyday molehills into large mountains, I’d indeed secured the coveted titles of champion and grand prize- winner. This was not an easy victory with lackadaisical requirements. Practice demands were challenging but I took advantage of every opportunity. ... Views: 1740