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This kid crashed the car...in
This kid made it to the cover...in
These kids are budding writers...in
These kids know that “all play and no
work” gets you a scold....in
the
And these know that “all work and no play
make Jack a dull boy”..
worldwide
Here are kids who play safe...in the U.S.A.
...and kids who
learn to fight for safety...in
a boot camp, U.S.A.
This is something for us to think about...
about grandparents everywhere
] ..and something
for us to read...about animals
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http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7242299%255E13762,00.html
This
kid crashed the car
Boy, 2, crashes family car
NEWS.com.au
The child, Rex Davis, was not injured and no-one else was
hurt in the accident yesterday morning.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's office said Rex's mother, Ginna Hopkins, was taking a shower when the boy got out.
"It's almost unbelievable that a two-year-old could
have done that," Lieutenant Rod Reder said.
One detective dubbed him "Little Houdini."
Hopkins had left the unlocked car in first gear, and it
lurched forward about 2.5 metres when Rex started the
vehicle, crashing through a door and window at the Red Roof Inn and causing
about $US2000 ($3000) in damage, Reder said.
Even as one deputy investigated, Rex left the locked room
again and climbed back into the car.
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.asp?datetime=13+Sep+2003+12%3A01&tbrand=ENOnline&tCategory=NEWS&category=News&brand=ENOnline&itemid=NOED13+Sep+2003+12%3A10%3A12%3A163
This
kid made it to the cover
Ellie's a cover girl at seven
Evening
Ellie Carpenter from Taverham
has been chosen to front the cover of the children's publication, Angelina
Ballerina's Fairy Tales.
She plays Odette, the main character in the
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=41976
These kids are
budding writers
Card Company Pens Script For Young Writers
Saikat Neogi
India,Sep 13-IN
order to promote creative writing skills among the country’s youth, ITC
Greeting Cards is currently organising a nationwide
Classmate Young Author Contest in more than 1,500 schools across the cities of
Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Cochin, Pune and Mumbai. The competition is open to
students from Class IX to XII and it is expected to see participation of more
than 20,000 children.
For participating students, the project has been thrilling
and encouraging. “We were very excited and prepared well. Such events will
definitely encourage us to pursue our creative writing, which we otherwise do
very rarely,” says a participating student in Chennai.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0914edhomework14family.html
These
kids know about all play and no work....
Getting kids to hit books
Karina Bland, The
Breana, 14, is
the procrastinator. If it's due Friday and she has time before school on Friday
morning, she figures she can get it done then.
Skyler, 11,
doesn't need prodding, enjoying the challenge of tackling homework on his own.
Bryce, 6, is new to homework and eager to get it done just
to please his teacher.
Homework is important,
The kids roll their eyes. 
But both Breana and Skyler get A's and B's, and Bryce is doing well.
Breana does
her homework after swim team practice. She does it at the kitchen table or in
her bedroom, sometimes trying to sneak in the TV without her mom noticing.
Her mom had to prod Breana, now
a freshman at
Homework is easier with Skyler,
for whom academics seem to come easy. He likes big projects and reports.
Skyler, who
attends
Unlike Breana who jumped to work
when
Bryce doesn't get much homework, but
Just the same,
"You do not want mom yelling at you, like she yelled
at me," she whispered to him.
"Just sit down, Brycie, and
get your work done."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-09/14/content_1080252.htm
And
these know that all work and no play make us dull
BANGKOK, Thailand, Sept 14- Pranee
Satayaprakorb, Director sports division of the BMA
[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration], was quoted Sunday by Thai News Agency as
saying that at the International Children Games this year held last month in
Greece, sports people from Bangkok competing in the event had proposed that
Bangkok host the 40th Games in 2006.
The games served to boost good relations among cities
around the world, with the games last month attended by young sports people
from 145 countries and regions.
Read more about the Games at http://www.internationalgames.net/index.html
http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2003/09/14/news/news5.txt
Here
are kids who play safe
Safe Kids--Event draws thousands, educates more
By DIONNE GLEATON--T&D Staff Writer
The shriek of laughter could be heard amid the flailing
arms of children, who eagerly converged on the hillside for a breezy slide down
the grassy slope.
The fun and games were intertwined with the much larger
message of keeping safety first to reduce the risk of unintentional injury
among children, particularly in the tri-county area.
The goal of educating children and their parents and guardians
on how to keep safety first was indeed met during the eighth annual Safe Kids
Super Saturday event at the fairgrounds.
"God has been kind. This has been an extremely
successful event," O-B-C Safe Kids Director Kathy Funderburk
said.
With her hair drenched in sweat, she was helping a young
parent and her baby with the proper installation of a child safety seat. She
said approximately 70 already had filed through as part of teaching parents on
how to properly restrain their children to reduce injury.
Funderburk said
this year's event brought a much larger crowd than in past years, citing that
she was glad so many parents came out to have fun and learn safety procedures
with their children.
Rep. Jerry Govan, who was being
led around by his 4-year-old daughter, Gabrielle, was one of those parents. His
older daughters, Jeri-Nicole, 16, and Lawanda, 14, were volunteering their time
at the snowcone and soda machines as part of the
Helen Sheffield Federated Girls Club.
"Gabrielle seems to have enjoyed herself. She's
gotten a few snowcones and played some games. It's a
great event that combines safety awareness when it comes to children, but it
also brings community awareness about other things that impact the lives of our
children," Govan said, citing the Orangeburg
County Health Department's exhibit on child immunizations.
"This event draws upon volunteer support from all
across the community. It's a great community event because it draws families
together in the process. I've been coming off and on for years, but this is the
largest that I've seen in terms of the number of events and exhibits. I think
this is perhaps one of the largest ever," Govan
said.
Orangeburg resident Rhonda Harvey was joined by her two
young sons, Jesse and Justice. As she strolled Justice
around, Jesse impatiently stood in line for the Moonwalk Bounce.
"It's a learning experience. I always heard about
Safe Kids Super Saturday, and every year I always missed it," said Harvey,
who said she hoped her sons would both learn and enjoy it at the same time.
Juanita Rivers said she, too, wanted her 8-year-old son, Shamelle, a student at
"We just got out here, so we haven't really seen
anything that caught my eye yet, but I just wanted to come out to learn things
that will help him and me to be more safe,"
Rivers said.
She said the safety instruction from the city of
"One day one of these children might want to become a
fireman or an airplane pilot," she said.
North resident Vivian Thomas brought her grandson,
"He wanted to go up in the air. I'm glad they're not
letting the children crank them up because he could get on and go," Thomas
said. She said the proper child restraint laws and the dissemination of free
helmets were especially important as parents learn how to keep their children
from unnecessary injury.
"It's a lot of things that we need to know in order
to be safe," said Thomas, who was also accompanied by her sister, Marjorie
Rivers, and Rivers' granddaughters, Brittany and Frances.
"There's a lot of stuff that you may not know. I
didn't even know how dangerous it was in not wearing a helmet. I ride on a bike
without a helmet all the time. I just see people getting in a lot of accidents,
though, because of not wearing helmets and kneepads and stuff," the
13-year-old said.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0914marines14.html
...and kids who learn to fight for safety...in a boot camp,
Young Marines teach kids discipline and self-esteem
Lindsey Collom, The
The kind of physical endurance Cassandra Ismé needed as a cheerleader was a cakewalk compared with
her first day of "Boot Camp."
"Push-ups, jumping jacks. By the
time I was done, I was wiped out," Cassandra said. "My first day, I
wanted to quit."
Cassandra, 11, was referring to her first day of training
as a Young Marine, the national youth program of the U.S. Marine Corps.The orientation introduced recruits to close-order
drill, physical fitness, customs and courtesies, military history and rank
structure. Cadets will go on to participate in service projects and outdoor
activities. They also learn self-esteem, discipline and confidence.
Children ages 8 through high
school graduation are eligible for the Young Marines. Many of
the graduates said they want to join the military when they're old enough.
"Oh, yeah, I'm gonna be a
Marine," said Shaun Dean, 12, dressed in crisp fatigues and shiny black
shoes. Shaun's sister, Amber, 10, is also a Young Marine.
The program is not a military recruitment tool, said
Joseph E. Bles, inspector general at the Young
Marines' national headquarters in
"All we want to do is help these children become good
citizens," Bles said. "What we do is very
similar to what the gangs do. The difference is in the end product."
Shannon Gouweloos of
"He now takes pride in his homework and his
bedroom," she added.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=180578
This
is something for us to think about
Grandparents Day lost for old age inmates
YUDHVIR RANA, TIMES NEWS NETWORK
TARN TARAN, India,Sep
13: No one could better realise the feeling of being
discarded by their very own families than the elderly people residing in the
old age homes who despite being well off both in terms of money and natural
blessings by way of having children are forced to spend the dusk of their life
in the old age homes.
The occasions like Grandparents Day sounds much of a
misnomer to these hapless senior citizens who at very first instance reject to
accept the new culture of breaking families and old age homes in India.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030914/APN/309140659
] ..and something for us to read
Lithgow promotes new children's book on manatees
The Associated Press
In his new book, which has an accompanying CD, a boy
dreams he's a manatee.
While Lithgow hopes children fall in love with the story
and song, he said the book also includes a message: "Love the manatee and
save the manatee."
Until next week!
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