
This month’s Positively Speaking column focuses on the transition to school. To learn ways to help your child experience a good start to school this fall, please visit 5 Minutes for Mom.
I’m also pleased to announce that Pass the Torch has been named a 2010 Top Blog by BloggingAwards.com, in the homeschooling category. See all the winners here.
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This month’s Positively Speaking column focuses on volunteer service, as I recap my daughter’s amazing visit to Washington DC for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. To learn ways of getting you kids involved in service, please visit 5 Minutes for Mom.
Prudential Spirit of Community Series:
Washington DC Landmarks
Smithsonian Awards Dinner and Program
Prudential Honorees at Montgomery Elementary
Meeting US Senator Feingold
Positively Speaking – Service Opportunities Abound
Washington DC series (2008):
Washington DC Dos and Don’ts
View from Washington Monument
Mount Vernon
National Air and Space Museum
Washington DC Outdoor Art
National Archives – Declaration of Independence
Sculpture Gardens
Arlington Cemetery – Unknown Soldier
Washington DC Subway – Metro
National Mall and Reflecting Pond
Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
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Today is Lemonade Stand Day, a nation-wide event that supports young entrepreneurs in learning the ways of business. To read more about it, and other ways you can encourage your child’s entrepreneurial spirit, please read my Positively Speaking column at 5 Minutes for Mom.
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Looking forward to Earth Day? Want some ideas to do with your kids? For a few tips, please read my Positively Speaking column at 5 Minutes for Mom.
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Worried about the impending teenage years? Wondering how to get more than a one-word response from your kids? We can all benefit by brushing up on our active listening skills. For a few tips, please read my Positively Speaking column at 5 Minutes for Mom.
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