After Nayla’s second time meeting with her KHUSA mentor, Julie she was asked to draw her favorite thing about school in the Book About Me, she drew a picture of Julie.
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Have you heard of Pete the Cat? My guess is that the child you mentor has read one or two of Pete’s fun books. Each one has a groovy tune that will make it easy for your child to read along. When you’re out and about this summer, look for one of Pete’s books to
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For the online version of these tips, go to: http://www.coolkidschannel.com/e-tips/school_vs_home Parents and schools have the same goal: to help children grow, mature, and become citizens who contribute positively to our society. Each group expects much of the other. Parents expect schools to protect their children and teach them effectively. Schools expect parents to prepare their
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Before you throw out those old magazines, STOP and read this blog post… they could help your student learn to read! Purchase a simple notebook and label each page with a letter A-Z. As you look through magazines, let your child cut out pictures from the pages, determine what letter the word starts with, and then
Our final review looks at how the context of life circumstances can result in either increasing or decreasing the stress that can result from life’s challenges. Context is defined as the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation. Allow me a personal example of how that can affect one’s outlook. The
The model family in our ongoing study decided to share their approach with their friends. Their friends had been arguing for several months about how and when to remodel their house. I can relate as we just finished a remodel of our own. Our model couple taught their friends how to identify their core values which
They say the best laid plans can often go awry unless those making the plan are intentional and put their ideas in writing. Lencioni shares our sample family’s action plan. That family listed two key themes: 1. What makes our family unique? (faith-based, passionate about all we do, and we do it together) 2. What is most
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NEW GAME ALERT! We tried this game out at my house this weekend and we fell in love with it…I think you will, too! It’s called Bear Hunt and it’s a wooden game board created by the company Melissa and Doug. What makes it special? First, it’s wooden, so it’s durable! The pieces are all
I attended a press screening for the film The Avengers which opens Friday, May 4. The super heroes offer a unique opportunity to analyze personality and teamwork. Individually, they have their own idiosyncrasies and talents. Together, they must learn how to share the spotlight and put aside their competitiveness and quirks to work effectively together.
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Lencioni’s businesslike approach to enhancing families reaches its culmination this week by reciting the five standard objectives that should be key in every family; they are: 1. Finances 2. Health 3. Faith 4. Education 5. Marriage In order for his model family to reach its rallying cry of more “quality time” with the family, he suggests
