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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
Our Moment
“Hey, Johnny. Do you like applesauce?” Johnny was sitting right next to his dad, but his mind was almost 3,000 miles away. Johnny and his dad had gone on an “adventure” to Baja, California, and Johnny got no joy out of it. He would rather be back at home online gaming. He played super smash bros religiously as a Donkey Kong main (as they say in the smash community). Out of all his friends, Johnny was the best, and they all knew it. He would spend hours playing Super Smash Bros on his Nintendo Switch and studying all the game mechanics. Johnny would come home from school and play until the wee hours of the next day, and in the summer, it was almost a 24-hour affair. Sometimes he wouldn’t change clothes and even forgot to eat. He loved it.
By Kawan Glover4 years ago in Families
A Pond of Time
She woke up that morning and she could feel the chill in the air. Feeling the brisk air, she knew that meant a fresh layer or more of snow and she refused to open her eyes. Even in April, it was still basically winter up in the mountains. Not opening her eyes, helped make it less real. She could stay in that dreamful state and feel the sun on her skin on the beach looking at the ocean and that big ship, she wondered if it was a pirate ship. She wasn't entirely sure where she was but she loved it there, somehow it felt like home. She knew that her parents would be ice fishing on the pond, and she hated it there. Ever since her brother drowned in the pond three years ago, she despised going out there. Her parents said that they felt more connected to him there, she only felt anger.
By Trista Bergstrom4 years ago in Families
Flower of hope
Grincha tied her hair into a bun, flinging on her cap as she went. Earlier that morning, she had awoken to Liam moving around the small bedroom that they shared with her nine younger children. He had an early morning in the fields and was in a hurry to get out of the house. Liam was her oldest boy, of sixteen years. Grincha’s husband had died in a water wheel accident. That was six years ago. Liam had bumped into three-year-old Alica when he was leaving, waking her, and sending her into fits of tears, which, of course, had woken everyone else. Liam apologized, but had do leave directly after the traumatic event(in Alica’s line of view), and left Grincha with the task of feeding them. It wasn’t his fault. After all, he was the only one bringing real money in for this family. Raking rich neighbor Olga’s yard and being paid three guilders a day wasn’t near enough to keep them alive. Even Liam’s seventy a month was barely enough to buy food and a clean water source. They were still in debt for that well in the backyard.
By And I am Nightmare5 years ago in Families
The Chaos Of Toys
If you're like me in this day and age where you have a child, or two, you more than likely have a never ending hoard of toys everywhere. Stuffed in ever box, in the closet, under the bed toys everywhere. Having a child that has just celebrated a birthday you amass more to your growing hoard of cars, bubbles and dinosaurs and wonder "where the heck am I going to put this all?!".
By Crystal C.5 years ago in Families
A Small Piece Of Heaven
Persephone Simone Giles came into this world, mid-afternoon on July 4th.... in the year of our lord 2012. It was a perfectly beautiful day in every imaginable way. The sun was shining brightly, marigold flowers were in full bloom, birds were singing.... the moon, stars, and planets were all in perfect alignment, and all was right through out the known universe.
By Wayne Coolidge5 years ago in Families
There was a Time
Before I had children, I had no idea why people complained so much about Daylight Savings Time. Once a year, you’d get an extra hour of sleep, and, twice a year, the existential satisfaction of successfully resetting all your clocks. Many millennia have passed since those childless days*. I now know that all DST really does is make children into hellions and parents into zombies. Worse, due to the “helpfulness” of technology, I’m now largely deprived of the small comfort competent clock maintenance. Most clocks reset themselves and I fear that we humans will soon lose the skill all together. It’ll go the way of reading paper maps, cursive penmanship, checkbook balancing, and being able to tell a real conservative from a fake one. The future is grim, folks.
By Grace Ellis Barber5 years ago in Families
How To Help Children With Autism Transition Better
All of us transition from one activity to another over the course of our day. We freshen up when we get out of bed, eat breakfast, head to school or work, come back home, and so on. For people with Autism, however, transitioning from one activity to another can be hard. They tend to have a greater need for predictability, as well as an aversion to any one activity being disrupted, which means that they may either fail to transition or resist it aggressively. There are, however, several useful tools to help children with Autism handle transition at school, home, or anywhere else. Let’s take a closer look at this.
By Albertalice5 years ago in Families
How To Help Your Child With Autism Sleep Better
A good night’s sleep is essential for everyone to feel their best. However, for children with autism, it is often extremely hard to fall asleep and sleep soundly thereafter. In fact, a 2019 study demonstrated that as high as 80% of preschoolers with autism had trouble sleeping. Given that the lack of sleep can exacerbate disruptive behavior in children with autism, this is a major area of concern for parents. Here’s a quick guide on how to help your child sleep better so that they can make the most of their day.
By Albertalice5 years ago in Families
