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  • Kids’ Christmas Gifts for Pets

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    Do your youngsters give gifts to their pets at Christmas? This was a tradition in my family, when I was growing up, which my daughter also enjoyed with her dog and cat.  The grandchildren find something for whatever pets they have…a rabbit, two hamsters and a dog. The dog even has [...]

    Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:00am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Attitude Building With Children

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    “He’s always so upbeat.  Such a happy kid,” one of my grandson’s high school teachers remarked to me.

    This made me realize that we are building attitudes at home.  It’s too easy to be grumpy at home, to air our gripes and disappointments rather than looking for the sunshine.  In our [...]

    Posted: December 06, 2009, 11:01pm EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Kids & Grandparents’ Holiday Memories

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    Grandparents have wonderful holiday memories to share with grandchildren if the middle generation (the children) will encourage this rather than considering it simply, “Grandma’s ramblings.“  Even those with Alzheimer’s can contribute to the memory lore.  Sometimes we might say, “especially those with Alzheimer’s”, because those memories become very vivid for them [...]

    Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:59am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Kids & Grandparents’ Holiday Memories

    Career and Kids

    Grandparents have wonderful holiday memories to share with grandchildren if the middle generation (the children) will encourage this rather than considering it simply, “Grandma’s ramblings.“  Even those with Alzheimer’s can contribute to the memory lore.  Sometimes we might say, “especially those with Alzheimer’s”, because those memories become very vivid for them [...]

    Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:59am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • The Importance of Names

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    Youngsters can be inconsiderate when it comes to one another’s names. 

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    If it’s an unusual name, they might make fun of it.  If an an adult mispronounces it, they may laugh and hurt a tot’s feelings.

    I heard one principal handle this very well when youngsters were [...]

    Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:00am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • The Importance of Names

    Career and Kids

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    Youngsters can be inconsiderate when it comes to one another’s names. 

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    If it’s an unusual name, they might make fun of it.  If an an adult mispronounces it, they may laugh and hurt a tot’s feelings.

    I heard one principal handle this very well when youngsters were [...]

    Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:00am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Holiday Memory Project for Tots

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    With Christmas and other holidays coming up, creating memory projects could be a fun project for your youngsters.  There are several ways they could do this.

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    Keep a journal and record the various holidays activities that are occurring in the family and at school. Take pictures of [...]
    Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:34pm EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Thanksgiving Surprises Create Memories

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    This year’s Thanksgiving surprise will remain in our memories for a long time.

    We’d adjusted to the idea that our granddaughter, who attends college 500 miles away, wouldn’t be home for Thanksgiving.  Imagine our surprise with her arrival Tuesday evening.  She’d been able to arrange a ride with a classmate and his parents to their home [...]

    Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:36pm EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Thanksgiving Surprises Create Memories

    Career and Kids

    This year’s Thanksgiving surprise will remain in our memories for a long time.

    We’d adjusted to the idea that our granddaughter, who attends college 500 miles away, wouldn’t be home for Thanksgiving.  Imagine our surprise with her arrival Tuesday evening.  She’d been able to arrange a ride with a classmate and his parents to their home [...]

    Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:36pm EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Thanksgiving Becomes a National Holiday

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    Are your children aware that a New Hampshire woman, Sarah Josepha Hale, was responsible for Thanksgiving becoming a national holiday? 

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    Yes, the first Thanksgiving, from which this  holiday of thankfulness originated, took place in Plymouth, MA.

    However, it wasn’t celebrated nationally until Sarah Josepha Hale, the editor [...]

    Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:00am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Saving Kids’ Cooking Memories

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    My niece recently told us about her two teen sons preparing supper.

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    The kitchen filled with smoke and the meal wasn’t gourmet by any means. However, as my daughter (her cousin) responded, “At least they tried! That was something.”

    Perhaps the boys will give another try if [...]

    Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:04pm EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • The Power of a Smile

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    The old saying, “Smile and the whole world smiles with you,” does have some truth to it. 

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    Do you ever notice how children respond to a smile?  Even a baby who, you think, is too young to really notice people.  Smile, and so often the child will [...]

    Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:19pm EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Do Families Become Closer in Tough Times?

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    Today’s economic times have put stress on many families financially and emotionally.  Does struggling and solving problems together bring families closer together? 

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     Are there activities they can do that don’t cost a great deal of money?

    My husband and I grew up in homes where [...]

    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:10pm EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Do You Text & Drive?

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    A friend described how his granddaughter was injured…in an auto accident because the faulty driver was texting on her cell phone. 

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     His granddaughter and her brother, who was driving, had stopped in a line of traffic at a red light.

    They were rear ended and the granddaughter was [...]

    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:00am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Do You Text & Drive?

    Career and Kids

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    A friend described how his granddaughter was injured…in an auto accident because the faulty driver was texting on her cell phone. 

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     His granddaughter and her brother, who was driving, had stopped in a line of traffic at a red light.

    They were rear ended and the granddaughter was [...]

    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:00am EST
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Picture Books That Children Enjoy

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    During my substitute teaching activities, I recently discovered two books that second graders enjoyed.  The teacher had left these for me to read if I had time.

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    I selected The Scarecrow’s Dance by Jane Yolen and Crow Call by Lois Lowry.

    They liked the rhyming in The Scarecrow’s Dance.  Also, [...]

    Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • If You Don’t Celebrate Holidays…

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    During the course of my substitute teaching, I’ve encountered situations where some students and their families don’t celebrate specific holidays or occasions that the majority do.  Or they might have holidays that are new to the other students.

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    What do parents do?

    Simply bring this to the attention [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • If You Don’t Celebrate Holidays…

    Career and Kids

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    During the course of my substitute teaching, I’ve encountered situations where some students and their families don’t celebrate specific holidays or occasions that the majority do.  Or they might have holidays that are new to the other students.

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    What do parents do?

    Simply bring this to the attention [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Global Warming – What Are Kids Learning?

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    As I listened to youngsters learning a new song about global warming and the greenhouse effect, I thought, “Propagandizing in high gear!” 

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    It’s being forced on young minds with a catchy tune and repetitive chorus.  Some of the lines of the song contained distorted or outdated information. 

    The chanting of [...]

    Posted: October 25, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Writing Poems with Children

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    With Halloween coming up, many children are involved in activities in preparation for this day. 

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    I worked with a class of second graders who wrote a poem on a Halloween topic…witches, bats, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, etc.

    Even though I teach poetry workshops for children and adults, this format was new [...]

    Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Writing Poems with Children

    Career and Kids

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    With Halloween coming up, many children are involved in activities in preparation for this day. 

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    I worked with a class of second graders who wrote a poem on a Halloween topic…witches, bats, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, etc.

    Even though I teach poetry workshops for children and adults, this format was new [...]

    Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Photos of Youngsters with Pumpkins

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    Some of my memorable and colorful photos have centered around children and pumpkins in the fall. 

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    Sometimes these involved Halloween costumes, perhaps midst colorful leaves.  Other times the photos simply consisted of my daughter, grandchildren or nieces with pumpkins they carved or have ready to decorate.

    My nieces sold [...]

    Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:59pm EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Photos of Youngsters with Pumpkins

    Career and Kids

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    Some of my memorable and colorful photos have centered around children and pumpkins in the fall. 

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    Sometimes these involved Halloween costumes, perhaps midst colorful leaves.  Other times the photos simply consisted of my daughter, grandchildren or nieces with pumpkins they carved or have ready to decorate.

    My nieces sold [...]

    Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:59pm EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Skype for College Students

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    When young people go off to college nowadays, there are so many ways to keep in touch – cell phone, text messaging, Facebook, instant messaging, e-mail and Skype (or a similar type of communication).

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    One of the enjoyable ways we keep in contact with our granddaughter is [...]

    Posted: September 10, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Back-to-School Theme Week

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    For most students, it’s back to school, whether they’re attending classrooms or being home schooled.  At our household, our granddaughter has entered college in another state and grandson entered high school.  Big changes in their lives and ours.

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    In your home, there must be excited youngsters who [...]

    Posted: August 31, 2009, 11:20am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Back-to-School Theme Week

    Career and Kids

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    For most students, it’s back to school, whether they’re attending classrooms or being home schooled.  At our household, our granddaughter has entered college in another state and grandson entered high school.  Big changes in their lives and ours.

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    In your home, there must be excited youngsters who [...]

    Posted: August 31, 2009, 11:20am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Pinning Your Trips on a Map

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    When our daughter was young, we followed our trips on a United States map as we traveled.  (There were no GPS maps at that time!)  At home, we pinned the places we visited.  It was fun to see all the states and areas we visited, hiked, camped, explored, and climbed [...]

    Posted: July 25, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Favorite Colors for Kids

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    Do any of your children select colors for their clothes that simply give you the willies?  Do you select colors for them they simply hate and refuse to wear?

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    That’s because all of us have certain colors that look well on us, due to our skin tones, [...]

    Posted: July 23, 2009, 9:29am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Favorite Colors for Kids

    Career and Kids

    Number of comments: 2
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    Do any of your children select colors for their clothes that simply give you the willies?  Do you select colors for them they simply hate and refuse to wear?

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    That’s because all of us have certain colors that look well on us, due to our skin tones, [...]

    Posted: July 23, 2009, 9:29am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Travel Theme Week for Families

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     This week our theme is Travel, and that can take on many aspects.  You might travel locally, as we discussed in Week 1 of the Summer Theme Weeks.  Or you may be undertaking a longer venture.

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    If your summer involves traveling, do you need activities to keep [...]

    Posted: July 19, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Safety for the Young and Old

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    While we, as parents, take it for granted that we must make safety for our children a priority, we sometimes resent the changes to our homes when a parent comes to live with us.  Perhaps they’re ill, have arthritis, have failing eyesight, are developing Alzheimer’s as my mom did, or [...]

    Posted: July 17, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Safety for the Young and Old

    Career and Kids

    While we, as parents, take it for granted that we must make safety for our children a priority, we sometimes resent the changes to our homes when a parent comes to live with us.  Perhaps they’re ill, have arthritis, have failing eyesight, are developing Alzheimer’s as my mom did, or [...]

    Posted: July 17, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen
  • Decision Points in Parenting

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    Throughout our lives, we’ll encounter different types of parenting that mark eras. 

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    Our parents caring for us Caring for our children Involvement with our grandchildren Overseeing our parents’ care or needs Caring for other family members, of various ages,  who have become our responsibility.

    Throughout all of these eras will come various [...]

    Posted: July 15, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by Mary Emma Allen

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