Tag: children

A Christmas time story

December 18, 2009 | 4 comments

LITTLE PICCOLA Celia Thaxter In the sunny land of France there lived many years ago a sweet little maid named Piccola. Her father had died when she was a baby, and her mother was very poor and had to work

Kids are quick

December 3, 2009 | 1 comment

Teacher’s jokes…just for fun… TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ? CLASS: Maria. ____________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the

Lessons from Balloon Boy

October 23, 2009 | 3 comments

There has been a large outcry of disgust against the hoax contrived by the Henne family of Colorado last week is what has been dubbed “The Balloon Boy,” drama. If you’re unaware, millions of viewers sat glued to their screens

Children overmedicated

April 7, 2009 | 5 comments

A thought-provoking article I just read in “The Washington Post National Weekly Edition,” states that the debate over the effectiveness of long-term drug treatment of children with hyperactivity or attention-deficit disorder has been reignited. For years, millions of parents have