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Keep daredevils safe

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From Focus on the Family Living with a daredevil can sure keep you on your toes. Especially when they’re just a toddler. Some children seem to thrive on taking risks. One minute they’re hanging from the bunk bed and the next they’re leaping from the couch to a chair. They seem to have no fear and no regard for their safety . They have no idea how easily they could hurt themselves. So how do keep your little thrill-seeker safe without squelching his natural energy ? Begin by explaining to them why you don’t want them using the house as a play gym. It’s not only dangerous, it’s destructive. Then make sure they have a safe alternative. When their juices get flowing, take them to the park where they can run and climb to their heart’s content. And keep a close eye on them. Daredevils tend to take risks wherever they are. Who knows … with a little diligence and planning, you might even keep them alive until Primary 1! How to read a man? From TODAY, Voices - Tuesday, 24-Aug-201...

Spare time

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Image via Wikipedia By Dr James Dobson Have you had any spare time lately? I really doubt it. Our lives are jammed to the point that there’s no room for anything extra or surplus. That reminds me of a wonderful story about Frank Lloyd Wright , the famous architect . When he was just nine years old, he went walking one winter day across a snow-covered field with his reserved no-nonsense uncle. As the two of them reached the far end of the field, his uncle stopped him. He pointed out his own tracks in the snow. They were straight and true as an arrow’s flight. And then he pointed out young Frank’s tracks meandering here and there all across the field. “Notice how your tracks wander aimlessly from the fence to the cattle to the woods and back again,” his uncle said. “And see how my tracks aim directly to my goal. There’s an important lesson in that.” Well, to his dying day, Frank Lloyd Wright remembered that lesson, but not the way his uncle intended. He used to say with a twinkl...