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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

UNICEF Flunks Britain In Child Well-being

by Playfuls Team Issuing ratings on the well-being of children in affluent nations, UNICEF faulted the United States and Britain Wednesday, ranking them bottom among 21 industrialized countries. Typical of poor scorers were children who did not trust their friends, rarely spent time with parents and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Children's Storybooks Online

http://www.magickeys.com/books/ Great site! Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Children Love Fairs!

Do you? The Florida State Fair Photo courtesy of: www.tampa.gov Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 15, 2007

A New Momma

My friend N is in the hospital on bedrest awaiting her daughter's birth. Doctors will induce her on Monday. Please keep her in your prayers. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 14, 2007

Is My Dream Dead?

What a discovery! I just found out the "Smurfs" theme song has actual lyrics. As a little girl, I loved that show. Like any self-respecting, effective parent would do, my Mom used my love of the Smurfs to bribe me into cooperating in physical therapy in elementary school. "Don't cry in PT, and we'll... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Christmas With Ms. Piggy

We are decorating our Christmas tree tonight and listening to the Muppets Christmas album. I love Miss Piggy! John Denver sounds terrific with those Muppets! When the guy I was seeing in 96 told me John Denver was killed, I cried. As a child, I loved this album and we listened to the vinyl record... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

A Fuzzy Friend!

"Bear In The Big Blue House." Photo courtesy of: Google Images Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Let's Play The Feud!

Richard Dawson was born in Gosport, England on the 20th of November, 1932. When he was 14, he joined the Merchant Marines and served for three years. During that time he made money boxing. He had to lie about his age, and remain tough so the older guys wouldn't hassle him. In the late 1950's,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 17, 2006

Michigan School Pulls 'Huck Finn' After Parental Complaint

Thursday, November 02, 2006 TAYLOR, Mich. — Mark Twain's classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been pulled from high school classes after a parent of a black student complained that a teacher had students read portions aloud. There is only one black child in the English class where the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2006

School Bus Safety Gets Unsatisfactory Marks

By Neil Osterweil, Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 6 -- School bus crashes and other mishaps account for many more non-fatal injuries to children than previously... Sign in to see full entry.

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