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To Speak Or Not To Speak

on Jul 18, 2008: During my elementary years, I was a minority white in a mostly African-American school. We often were taught about black leaders and inventors throughout the year, not just in February. To this day, George Washington Carver still stands out in my mind as a great inventor, who happened to be blac…

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Snoozing Your Way to the Top

on Jul 18, 2008: When my daughter was young, she and I got in the habit of resting in the afternoon. We both needed it and welcomed it. When my son came along, he quit taking naps by about 2 years of age. No matter how much Mommy needed a nap, he would have none of it. Count your blessings if you do get an aft…

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Will the Pill Really Make it All Better

on Jul 11, 2008: A little bit of tough love through humor may be good way to take a child's mind off of a minor boo boo. Make sure you know the child well, and that the child knows that you have a sense of humor. This isn't meant to scare the child, but to make him/her laugh at the silliness of a suggestion to f…