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keep it up!

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How Do We Teach Children Empathy?

By Cyndi June 25, 2008 1:29pm 3 Comments

CSR

Most people would agree that empathy is an important trait for an individual to posses. The Random House dictionary defines empathy as the "identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings or thoughts of another person." An individual's inherent personality will dictate, to some extent, the ways we exemplify empathy. But it is in fact …

But Please Don't Start Supersizing

By Dr. Jeremy May 30, 2008 10:07am 5 Comments

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As I am sure many of you are already aware, the results from an impressive epidemiological study were just released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) which highlight a possible turning point in the fight against childhood obesity.

Dr. Cynthia Ogden and colleagues found no significant change in the prevalence of …

Spare the Responsibility, Coddle the Child

By Cyndi May 23, 2008 4:01pm 9 Comments

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My daughter just turned 6 years old last week, which seems to my husband and me like a really big number! It dawned on me that the summer after I turned 6 I was preparing to head off to sleep-away camp for the first time in my life.

I had a wonderful experience there and returned every summer for the next several years. I'm not sure much …

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The good/flip side of our...

Ok, so Im tender hearted, trusting, generous, sens...

Sarahsma Jul 06, 2008

The good/flip side of our personality is always better!

Sunday, July 6, 2008 | A Positive story

Ok, so Im tender hearted, trusting, generous, sensitive, easily moved, and a deep feeler, these are all good things but bad people can make you feel stupid about being this way...for a moment..but I am happy with who God made me to be, although I am overly opinionated and give unsolicited advice, its only because I care. Im not going to change who I am or how I feel because some MORE people have ...

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another day at the holmes...

well today was another day of drama at the holmes ...

aleshamon... Jul 06, 2008

another day at the holmes house

Sunday, July 6, 2008

well today was another day of drama at the holmes house. I swear people like to put me in the middle of things just to see how much i take before I snap. Problem is I dont snap I get sicker.
Today my son asked if he could go to his girlfriends tomorrow. I said yes. I was going to drive him to her house about 3:30 and they would bring him home.
A few hours go by when my daughter comes in my room to ...

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bipolar. What flavor is y...

This is crap. I feel like crap. The crap you drown...

Searching... Jul 06, 2008

bipolar. What flavor is your crap?

Sunday, July 6, 2008

This is crap. I feel like crap. The crap you drown in. I used to feel like crap all the time. Then it was lemon crap and strawberry crap and crap with hot sauce. Underneath, it's still crap. And that, I think, is bipolar.
I don't know which is worse. Flying in a dozen different directions of moods, or settling into heart stopping depression?
I could step off ...
Cataplexy attack

I had a cataplexy attack in front of all the...

anjr Jul 05, 2008

Cataplexy attack

Saturday, July 5, 2008

I had a cataplexy attack in front of all the relatives today at a picnic, and my hubby had to help me hit the floor without banging my head. The relatives were shocked. I have told them about this for years, but they evidently never saw me do it before. My hubby and kids acted like nothing was out of the ordinary, so everyone settled down quickly. I was on my f...
Wii therapy working

Ok, so I created this character to box against tha...

Sarahsma Jul 05, 2008

Wii therapy working

Saturday, July 5, 2008 | A Funny story

Ok, so I created this character to box against that looked like my tenant who I sympathized with and took advantage of my generosity, and they screwed us, I got no deposit. I beat him up KO, but I am not violent so weird me, I felt sad for him after I beat him up. God gave me such an empathetic heart, people use me...Im stupid like that....well its aint changing...

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Direct your anger at the ...

We are creating characters that look like our tena...

Sarahsma Jul 05, 2008

Direct your anger at the source THERAPY

Saturday, July 5, 2008 | An Educational story

We are creating characters that look like our tenants, we are going to play Wii and box against them and knock them out. I feel so frustrated that I cant take my anger on the source. Our tenant was an exmarine and very intimidating, I am upset, I got totally taken advantage of being a nice person to them. I feel pissed and stupid, so I need to release it, Matt doesnt want to hear it you'all d...

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It was a non smoking cont...

Unfrickin believable, I cleaned and cleaned and ca...

Sarahsma Jul 05, 2008

It was a non smoking contract!

Saturday, July 5, 2008 | A Venting story

Unfrickin believable, I cleaned and cleaned and can't get rid of the smell or the brown ceilings or smell in 3 bedrooms. I am pissed. They are going to pay. I will find their forwarding address and file a claim against them. That is ridiculous! I feel so taken advantage of. We hauled a trailer full of their trash away today. I took before pictures and after, so screw them!!!!

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What to do

I know last time I wrote I was very positive, I st...

freakyfest Jul 05, 2008

What to do

Saturday, July 5, 2008 | A Rambling story

I know last time I wrote I was very positive, I still am a little. It is almost four pm on saturday. Iam waiting for my daughter to get home from work and waiting for my hubby to wake up. I laid down and took a nap. I think I slept for two hours, I know I slept for an hour. Josh is and has been doing some computer work for a client of his. That is a client outside of his normal job. I need him to...

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Looking forward

I am a workout nerd. I look at Cathe Friedri...

AlishaB Jul 05, 2008

Looking forward

Saturday, July 5, 2008

I am a workout nerd. I look at Cathe Friedrich's website everyday. I check the forums. Lol. I look at the workout rotations with lust in my heart for dvds that I don't have yet.
Next week:
Business: Same stuff:
1. Study legal terms
2. Cold calls
3. brochure (my artist was not available last week)
4. Networking
Personal:
1. Exercise MWF Walk/Run 60 min. T/TH/Sa Step. ...

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The past week

Last week was good in terms of home care. We...

AlishaB Jul 05, 2008

The past week

Saturday, July 5, 2008 | A General Update story

Last week was good in terms of home care. We have a room that we call the store room. We call it that because thats where everything that has no home is stored. Including pantry items because this house does not have a pantry. Whoever designed this house was an idiot.
Still. We make the best of it. And this past week I purchased and added four sterilite p...

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Getting over my cold stil...

I have been fighting a cold since last Thursday wi...

sambam Jul 04, 2008

Getting over my cold still went to the gym

Friday, July 4, 2008 | A General Update story

I have been fighting a cold since last Thursday with a sore throat, coughing and now headaches etc.. Have been going to the gym have not weighed though, made twice this week and am going tomorrow. The weather is rain rain rain here. I do have an appt. next week with a school for my daughter that I am considering for the fall. I took a few minutes the other day and st...

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Journal Entry for July 4,...

well its's 2:30 a.m. on the 4th of July and wh...

aleshamon... Jul 04, 2008

Journal Entry for July 4, 2008

Friday, July 4, 2008 | A General Update story

well its's 2:30 a.m. on the 4th of July and what a year it has been. Last year my daughter was just recovering from brain surgery, my son still lived at home, step son was decieding if he wanted to move in with us and I was running a buisness. Most improtanly my sister was still around to talk to.
This year I feel like my life is crashing around me. No one believes I am sane to be letting my d...

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The good/flip side of our personality is always better!

Sunday, July 6, 2008 | A Positive story

Ok, so Im tender hearted, trusting, generous, sensitive, easily moved, and a deep feeler, these are all good things but bad people can make you feel ...

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The Homeschooling Community is an open forum for parents, home educators, and home students to voice their concerns, communicate about the challenges they face, and give and receive advice, ideas and support.

Homeschooling ? also called home education or home school ? is the education of children at home, typically by parents or guardians, rather than in a public or private school.

Prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws in the 19th century, most childhood education in America occurred within the family or community, with only a small portion of the population attending schools or employing tutors. Currently, the majority of children in developed nations receive their formal education at a public institution.

Homeschooling is an option for parents who wish to provide their children with a different learning environment than exists in public schools. It is also an alternative for those families who are unable, for practical or personal reasons, to comply with the regulations of a public school.

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