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An Open Letter to My Children and Grandchildren

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

To my Children and my Grandchildren, Following are some of life’s lessons – learned (sometimes poorly) by me along the road winding through my 65 years on earth. Read them and heed them if they make sense to you. Guard your health above all else. Care for your body, mind and spirit or you will not live the best life possible.

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Parenting Pointers: Speech Disorders and Friendships

Motherhood Moments

Identifying the relationships between persistent speech disorder and SEBD can ultimately inform education and health services to ensure that children at risk are identified and offered appropriate support. It has been following the health and development of the parents, their children and now their grandchildren in detail ever since.

Parenting 130
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Soul Sustenance - The Blessed Pomegranates: A Ramadan Story About Giving

Motherhood Moments

With ruby pomegranates picked from Grandma Essi's magnificent tree, the two grandchildren set off to visit their friends and neighbors, share their blessings, and discover, as Grandma Essi no doubt intended all along, to feel the spirit of the holiest month of the year. Fortunately, wise Grandma Essi knows just what to do.

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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We spoiled our children and we apparently are even more intent on doing so with our grandchildren! My parents were somewhat more interactive with their grandchildren (my kids). Why are we spending more on our grandchildren? We want some influence over how our grandchildren are raised. They tolerated our presence.

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Parenting Pointers - When Your Child Learns Differently

Motherhood Moments

” publishing February 7 by Roger Stark and Betsy Hill focuses on benefits of building cognitive learning skills and the long-lasting ramifications of improving these skills for higher education, the 21st century workplace, and more. What is cognitive literacy and why is this the answer to our education crisis?

Parenting 100
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Meet a Reader | Maria in Florida

The Frugal Girl

I learned to educate myself about all money matters before making a rash decision. True happiness for me personally stems from having a deep relationship with God, family, and nature, spending time with my grandchildren, and always having a little fun. Boy, did that hurt! What’s one thing you splurge on? I splurge on food!

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grown kids are also savers and I have high hopes that the grandchildren will follow their example. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. Using a student loan to get educated or re-educated in a new (presumably higher paying) field could also be a sure thing.

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