children Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/children/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 23:09:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 A Right, Fair Mandate https://smthingscount.com/2020/09/03/a-right-fair-mandate/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:17:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9502 In today’s Thursday Thought quote, John Lewis reminds us of our obligation to our children.

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]]> Lego Braille Bricks https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/14/lego-braille-bricks/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 16:52:18 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9565 What an interesting idea. Leg has created a set of their bricks with Braille dots on them for visually impaired and blind children. The kids

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]]> Let a Dog Teach Reading https://smthingscount.com/2020/07/28/let-a-dog-teach-reading/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:29:48 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9510 Have you heard about “Listening Dogs”?  It’s a simple, yet effective, concept.  Back in 1999, R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) came to be. They train

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]]> For a Healthy Marriage https://smthingscount.com/2020/06/09/for-a-healthy-marriage/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:31:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9288 “AFTER the kids are grown and we retire, THEN we’ll have time for us!” Too many couples put their relationship last.  Wouldn’t it be better

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]]> Pets & Your Health https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/20/pets-your-health/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:50:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8910 If you don’t own a pet, maybe you should get one. A pet offers a whole bunch of health benefits to you: Buffer stress Lower

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]]> Take a Bite Out of Poverty https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/31/take-a-bite-out-of-poverty/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:48:51 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8771 Think about it: over 37 million people of all ages in our country are suffering from the ravages of poverty.  These are men, women, and

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]]> Teaching Charity https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/17/teaching-charity/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:53:30 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8803 A fellow parishioner decided when her kids were very young that they needed to learn charity.  She taught them to give something to every person

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]]> Love, Criticism, & Kids https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/09/love-criticism-kids/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:05:20 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8723 Parenting is hard! We want our kids to grow up right. But, because we’re human, we get tired of repeating the same things again and

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]]> Child Health–a Good Day https://smthingscount.com/2019/10/07/child-health-a-good-day/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:43:53 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8469 It’s the First Monday in October, meaning it’s National Child Health Day.  It’s a day established in 1928 to promote our children’s physical health, but

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]]> For Our Kids–Arm Everyone https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/23/for-our-kids-arm-everyone/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 17:26:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8443 I’m all for having armed guards in every school.  In fact, they should be anywhere children gather.  That includes churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques; Scout

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