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Parent Express for 25-May-2006
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As we gear up for summer vacation, we usually think more about outdoor safety, family picnics, and making sure our children keep up with their reading while school's out. The article below has a few practical suggestions in these three categories that may be of help as you plan for summer activities with your children. You may even want to get started with some of the ideas this long weekend! And as full as your weekend may be, you won't want to miss Parent Appreciation Radio on Saturday at 11AM Pacific on 1150AM (live streaming on www.1150kknw.com). Lynn Faherty, PCI Certified Parent Coach™ and I will be talking with Bridgid Normand, parent educator, curriculum writer for Committee for Children and also a PCI Certified Parent Coach™. We’ll be talking about mindfulness in parenting and the importance of slowing down and really enjoying the time with our children. Another vital aspect of planning for a fulfilling summer! Gloria DeGaetano, Founder and CEO 
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Moms and Dads, tune in every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. on 1150 AM for true understanding, authentic affirmation, and real-world solutions to parenting challenges while sharing laughter and conversation. We want to hear your stories too! So call us on Saturday! In the Seattle area, call 425-373-5527. Out of town, call 888-298-5569. Listen to us on the web: www.1150kknw.com Upcoming topics and guests:
 Plan for a Safe and Fun Summer with These Resources by Gloria DeGaetano Safety First! You may want to consider posting important safety reminders on the refrigerator door for the activities your children will be participating in over the summer months. The Internet helps you make it easy to ensure your kids know how to play and swim safely this summer. Here are several great sites and what they have to offer: Bicycle Safety Features a reproducible that can promote children's chart-reading skills while stressing the importance of strapping on safety gear. Safety Out in the Sun You can print a colorful chart to add to your child's growing ability to read charts and to learn the symptoms of various heat disorders, along with the first aid that is in order for each! Amusement Park Safety Child Find provides many common sense rules for both adults and the children. For example: Adults: Have the child wear a bright shirt or something distinctive so he or she can be spotted in a crowd. Child: Pay attention to what your parent/caregiver is wearing, so if you are separated you can easily describe the adult you were with. General Summer Safety A fun site from Education World features a Food Safety Quiz for Kids ages, 11-15, and a Safety in the Woods Poster for children ages, 5-8. Creative Picnic Ideas for Family Fun You don't have to do anything fancy to celebrate summer with a family picnic. Since the summer goes by so quickly, you can take advantage of sunny weather for more fun family time together. Here are a few ideas to get started! Picnic on your own lawn/porch/ or right outside your door. Put down a blanket, grab the paper plates, and bring out sandwiches! One family started having a "lawn picnic" in mid week to "decompress." Nothing fancy…but the kids loved the novelty of it. Curious neighbors soon decided to have a picnic on their lawns, too—on the same night. The children played together; the adults talked till night fell. They discovered ways so the stay-at-home parents could take the other’s children to the beach or to a local park. The working parents returned favors with children’s sleep-overs on weekends. A neighborhood of parents and kids connected with each, divided labor, and enjoyed summer with their children in new ways! Pack a picnic basket and take it to a local park.
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June 23, 1-5PM, Reston, VA Workshop with Morris Berman, author of Twilight of American Culture and other books, will present a workshop for PCI coaches and friends on issues he discusses in his latest book, Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire. Berman, a controversial intellect with amazing academic breadth provides astute analysis to America’s growing challenges and will dialogue with workshop participants regarding his beliefs in the basic unsolvability of the downward trends and the emerging American empire. There are a few spaces left. Call 425-401-1519 to register today. Cost of workshop is $150.00. Please see this flyer for more information. July 7, 8:30 AM- 4PM, Bellevue, WA Your Vocation Identity:
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Drawing insights from Renaissance lives and the latest research in positive psychology, this workshop will help you affirm your vision, overcome obstacles, uncover hidden stepping stones to success, and create powerful new possibilities in this season of your life. Please call 425-401-1519 to register for this workshop. Cost: $129.95 (includes lunch) To engage Gloria DeGaetano for a keynote or workshop, contact her at 425-401-1519 or 1-888-599-4447.
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This issue of Parent Express was originally published May 25, 2006. Some content, contact information, and links may be out of date, and the conversion from the original email edition may introduce formatting inconsistencies.
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