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Archive for February, 2008

A few weeks ago, I attended a teacher’s training as I work with special needs children. They covered an interesting parenting and classroom management technique called 1-2-3 Magic by Dr. Phelan.

The principle from what I understood: When children misbehave they do it to push our buttons on purpose. They are testing us and they [...]

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Foamies have become very popular during the past couple of years. You can find them in all shapes and sizes and for almost every holiday. They are great for children’s craft projects, but anyone can use them to make easy, creative greeting cards. I found a big tub of Valentine’s Day foamies at Walmart for [...]

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In the Buddhist class I teach to children, I decided to read one of my son’s favorite stories called “The Big Orange Splot” written by Daniel Manus Pinkwater. This book is a bright and cheerful story about a man, inspired by a seagull spilling orange paint on his house, decided to be different then the [...]

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