When grandparents fill vital role as caregivers for children
When grandparents fill vital role as caregivers for children
Across the country, grandparents are stepping in to care for children of parents that are drug addicts, in prison, working as a single parent, or simply need help caring for their kids.Operating out of a van, a special program in Hawaii called Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool visits community centers, schools and churches, bringing grandparents, caregivers and kids together for two hours of science, reading, history, Hawaiian traditions and even gardening. ("Tutu" means grandparent in Hawaiian.) Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the program has received high praises as a model solution to a growing problem.
Listen and learn as Carrie Kowolski describes how the Tutu and Me organizers pack a van full of garden supplies to teach the how-to's and importance of gardening, Hawaii style. To listen to this inspirational interview (only 2-minutes long), subscribe to my podcast feed (so you can open the attachment below) or simply download/listen here to the mp3. Who do you know who might benefit from a program like this?
Lindsay Knight, a Valentine, and Lagniappe
On Tuesday, the radio-alarm goes off at 5 AM. The BBC news keeps me company as I slip into my clothes and bumble into the dimly lit kitchen. Today is early morning circuit training at the gym, a short 5-minute drive away. My husband and I usually go together, but he's still in Seattle. I eat part of an orange, grab my water bottle and duffel bag and head to the car, carefully shuffling across the icy driveway.At the gym, or should I say, the Kodiak Athletic Club, I pull my black, fingerless gloves and strap the velcro around ...
What are you doing for the next 4 minutes? Breathing, I hope.
We can live four weeks without food, four days without water, four minutes without air. For sure, air tops the list as the most essential requirement to our physical health. Yet air can be rather unhealthy this time of the year. With doors and windows closed, indoor air pollution levels can rise to dangerous levels. While air fresheners cover up the smell of stale air, this does little to improve the indoor air quality. However, there is an effective solution to this problem, plants.[Special: If you'd like to listen to this article (a 2-minute audion clip) subscribe to my podcast feed (so you can open the attachment below) or simply click here to listen to the mp3 file]. Otherwise, just keep reading...
Why I'm Gonna Watch the Super Bowl
I'm not a football fan. Never was, never will be. This weekend, however, I will be parked on the couch like millions of other people. It's my way of supporting Travis Britt, my nephew who, thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation and others, will be in the stands cheering for the Seahawks.USA Today columnist Jon Saraceno describes Travis' situation beautifully. Grab a tissue and when you're done reading, pass this on to a friend...
If Seahawks need inspiration, they can look to courageous fan
DETROIT--His thick, auburn curls are gone. So is every other hair on Travis Britt's 18-year-old body, the one ravaged first by a sinister disease, later by a potent chemical cocktail his doctors call "the sledgehammer."