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#8 — Give Your Child the Gift of Words
This is what we want our children to know. And by talking, singing, and playing with words with our children we can help them learn the power of words and give them a GIFT THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.Read More »
#24 — What Dads Do?
For generations dads have played an important role in parenting. What are some of the things a dad brings to the family environment? Read more to find out.Read More »
#58 – Johan Michael Pace — Five Feet Tall, Lived To 101, Rode With General Washington, Liked “A Merry Glass of Rye.”
Step into the 1700s with me as I tell you about an ancestor who came from Germany to Philadelphia and helped settle our family as Americans.Read More »
#43–We are all storytellers.
It is the week of World Storytelling Day. As we honor the great tradition of oral storytelling, let us not forget that we are all storytellers. Younger people are listening and watching what we say and do. May we do that in a way that helps us live together in harmony in our communities and in our world.Read More »
#4 — Who Passed The Joy of Learning To You?
“Children are made readers in the laps of their parents,” said Emilie Buchwald and I definitely believe it. My mother read to me, my mother loved reading, and loved words, and loved the excitement of new ideas that were opened up to us in books.Read More »