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Issue #75 - January 1, 2004

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Welcome All Newcomers!

Happy New Year everyone ... it's 2004. I was just getting used to writing 2003 on my checks. Time to ignite the brain cells and learn a new trick. ;-) Hope your holidays were extraordinary and that you had the very best of the season showered upon you. You all deserve it.

Take advantage of my compulsion to save links ... my parent link's page is filled with categorized links for all aspects of parenting: Rexanne's Parent Links - And categorized kid links, from academic sites to online fun & games: Rexanne's Kid Links - Bookmark them!

And if you want a leg up on the next holiday, here's a link to my all-purpose Valentine's site: Rexanne's Valentine - "Spreading a Little Love on the Toast of Life"

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Reader's Comments:

Terri wrote about Liz's reader comment in the last issue of RWR:

"She is harming those kids by sending such troubling mixed messages. First, hurtful 'touches' and loving ones? It sends the needed message about not hitting kids better than any argument. We can hope at least."

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Sheri wrote this about my Christmas site:

"With your Christmas page in my mail, I don't need any others! You rock."

Love that, Sheri! :-)

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OK, here's the scoop:

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Quote of the Month: The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have. - Leonard Nimoy

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Parenting & Family Topic of the Month: Making a Child Feel Special

From the book: Little Things Long Remembered: Making Your Children
Feel Special Every Day - By Susan Newman, Ph.D.

Here are realistic ways for overextended parents to connect with their children quickly and effectively ... and to stay connected.

1) Ask caring questions each day: How was your spelling test? The book fair? The game?

2) Tell your child you love him a minimum of once a day.

3) Wear whatever "jewels" your child makes or buys for you. Display his artwork; use his clay vases and bowls.

4) Get excited when your child tells you about his day or latest accomplishment. Nodding your head is not enough.

5) Request a "kid fix" (a hefty hug and kiss) whenever you feel the need and let your child know it makes you feel better.

6) If you're out for the evening, call in a goodnight kiss and promise an in-person one as soon as you return.

7) Sing while she plays; play while she sings or dances. Duets are very supportive, often memorable and usually hilarious.

8) Use the mail to surprise your child with a comic book, a sports player's card, or fancy pencil. Send an email card if he has his own email address.

9) Ask your child what was the best and worst part of his day - every day.

10) Put a note in her lunch box that says, "I love you."

11) Keep a chair next to your desk so your child can visit or chat.

12) Ask about your child's friends regularly.

13) Prepare the grocery list together; ask your child for dinner suggestions.

14) Compliment your child and let her overhear you complimenting her to someone else - a relative or friend.

15) Do something ridiculous: chase your child through the house, start a pillow fight.

You never know what silliness or gesture will become a "little thing long remembered" - embedded warmly and happily in a child's mind forever. Simple acts, more than expensive gifts, have a way of becoming treasured remembrances of growing up and of you. Little things do mean a lot, especially to children.

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Parenting expert and best-selling parenting author, Susan Newman, Ph.D., specializes in issues impacting your children and family life. Dr. Newman teaches at Rutgers University in New Jersey and is an authority on family relationships, family traditions and values, parenting skills, and only children. Visit Dr. Newman here:
Susanne Newman

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Know of a good parenting or family site your fellow readers might enjoy? Please send it for possible publication in an upcoming issue. Click here: Parenting Site

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Food & Cooking Site of the Month: EasyPeasyMeals

"Fed up of take-aways and eating out of a jar? Let Maria and Steve teach you simple recipes for cheap and easy meals."

Not only will you find more than 70 delicious yet simple-to-prepare recipes here, this site also serves up humorous food-related stories and anecdotes, tips, links and a list of pantry essentials every kitchen should have to make whipping up an easy meal ... easy.

Bon Appetit!

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Kid's Site of the Month: HaveFun Kid's Zone

At Have Fun Kid's Zone, children can enter contests, answer quizzes, play games and learn while they have a good time. There's video game clues and entertainment news, too. Lots of various departments make this a really cool site for kids of all ages.

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Freebie of the Month: Daily Duty Sheets for Kids

These are very cute chore charts to print from your computer. The charts are age-appropriate and you can add your own duties to the chart or use them as they are if you have no clue what age-appropriate chores should be. Don't feel bad if you don't. I'm clueless when it comes to chores and duties. ;-)

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Tip or Trick of the Month: Buying the Freshest Bread Possible

I received this tip from more than one reader. You know who you are. Thank you!

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Bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie. They are: Monday blue - Tuesday green - Thursday red - Friday white and Saturday yellow. So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie - not white which is Fridays (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color: blue - green - red - white - yellow, Monday through Saturday.

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Speaking of bread tips, I always freeze bread as soon as I bring it home. When making sandwiches or toast, I remove the needed amount and return the rest to the freezer. If the bread is to be used right away, I zap it in the microwave for a few seconds to thaw. We always have fresh, soft bread this way. Also, if the loaf of bread has defrosted, it refreezes perfectly.

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Have a tip or trick your fellow readers would enjoy or could use? Please send it here for possible publication in one of the next issues: Tips

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Time Waster of the Month: Personality Disorder Test
Because life is supposed to be fun!

OK, ready to judge yourself honestly and without defense? Try the Personality Disorder Test. It's easy, fast and frighteningly accurate. It's fun, too. :-)

Feed the kids first ...

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Featured Site of the Month: Any Soldier

Want to send a care package to a soldier in Iraq but don't know where to send it or what to include? This site, created by a military mom, lists all the information you'll need to fill your heart with the good feelings you'll have from sharing with our boys overseas.

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