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Holiday 2009 Volume 10, Issue 6 |
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Fall 2009 Volume 9, Issue 5 |
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Back to School 2009 Volume 9, Issue 4 |
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Summer 2009 Volume 9, Issue 3 |
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Spring 2009 Volume 9, Issue 2 A Parent You Know (PDF) • Amy DuPont on first-time motherhood Making Connections (PDF) • Short lives captured on film On Impact (PDF) • Family Resources true to its name Teen Times (PDF) • When dating turns violent By the Book (PDF) • "Labor of Love," by Cara Muhlhahn Baby's Umbilical Cord: Worth More Than You Know • High School Goes Hollywood: • Moms Who Can Help You Save Money: • Safe Kids USA: Preventing accidental injury. • A Parent You Know Making Connections • Word On The Street Teen Times Baby’s Umbilical Cord: The Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation website explains what cord blood banking is, describes the current uses and research on use of cord blood stem cells, and has comprehensive lists of private and public cord blood banks. More detailed information about how cord blood is used for specific disorders can be found at mayoclinic.com. Living Online Saving for College |
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Winter 2009 A Parent You Know (PDF) • Anne Steuer reflects on the Children's Museum's 10 years Special Needs, Special Blessings (PDF) Making Connections • Serving Up Four-Season Nutrition Teen Times (PDF) • OMG! What are they saying? On Impact (PDF) • Gertrude Salzer Gordon Children's Museum of La Crosse Special Needs Resources Michelle Byom, writer of Special Needs, Special Blessings in this issue, compiled this list of resources with help from the families she interviewed. OMG! What are teens saying? Writer Lisa Grant offers these websites that translate slang, text messages, and online lingo.
Valentine’s Day Specials!
Local hospitals encourage you to get "heart smart" this Valentine's Day Best Websites for Valentine’s Day Cards Want kids to eat healthy? Read Kim Seidel’s article, Serving Up Four-Season Nutrition, for the complete picture, but Caryn Willens, a naturopath quoted in the story, offers this fudge recipe. It puts a healthy spin on a fun treat, and kids love it, according to Willens. Recipe contributed by Caryn Willens, La Crosse naturopath Peanut Butter Fudge
Mix peanut butter and honey in a mixing bowl. Add milk powder, chocolate chips, and nuts. Refrigerate until firm. Enjoy! (Ingredients can vary according to your taste and substitutions can be made for dairy and peanut allergies.) Living Online Martha Miller offers tips for planning a birthday party online! Looking for a way to make a meaningful contribution • Consider our kid-friendly promotion with the Myrick Hixon EcoPark (PDF) • Visit the La Crosse Community Foundation’s website for a list of more than 100 agencies that work with various causes in our area. Search by agency, cause, or interest! On the cover: Our “Cover Kids” semi-finalist Tyanna Washa. Special thanks to Mary Luebke of First Expressions Photography. |
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Holiday 2008 A Parent You Know (PDF) • An interview with Santa R-E-S-P-E-C-T (PDF) • Asking kids for a little Where Germs Hide (PDF) • Know where viruses lurk to ensure a healthy winter Teen Times (PDF) • Enough is enough this holiday Try these tasty, healthy recipes from People’s Food Co-op Holiday gift jars as demonstrated on WKBT make wonderful gifts!
If you could ask your parents to give you anything that was not material (i.e. a car, computer, etc.), what would you ask them for? Below is a sampling of the responses she received. Granting holiday wishes for your teens could be easier than you think.
Living Online On the cover: Our “Cover Kids” semi-finalists, L to R: Zavier Lawrence, Allison Buege, Tore Washa & Kaia Johnson. Special thanks to Tad Meddaugh of The Studio. |
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Fall 2008 Volume 8, Issue 5 We reference several websites throughout the Fall 2008 issue of Coulee Parenting Connection. We’ve done the work and made it easy for you to link up to all of them right here, from this handy interactive version of the current issue! Go now! » A Parent You Know (PDF) • Jennifer Shilling, state representative Putting More Sense in Your Family Finances Saving Heather (PDF) • An ExtraordinaryAdoption Story Teen Times (PDF) • Should Teens Get a Job? Green Machines • Sorting Hybrid Factfrom Fiction Making Connections (PDF) • 10 Deals Around Town A Reader Writes (PDF) • Carol Kalmeson adult education Web exclusives There's a Monster in My Room! by Lissa Carlson Kids Eat Free! Area restaurants that offer free or reduced cost kids meals. Fuel-Saving Tips for Your Tank Thinking about trading in your gas guzzler for a gas sipper? Visit edmunds.com and use their online calculator to see if it’s really worth it. The calculator will show you how long it will take to pay off the balance of a vehicle purchase and really begin saving money. Living Online A new online column from Martha Miller, provided by Coulee Parenting Connection. This column explores money-making ideas for stay-at-home moms. This month's topic: Improving Rebate Success Online Get a Grip! Creating and Living With a Family Budget by Brette McWhorter Sember Stetch Your Food Dollars by Mary Hoeft-Leithold, Grocery shopping tips. Save money with these coupon websites: For online shoppers, RetailMeNot.com offers the very latest online discount codes. Add their “bookmarklet” to your browser and you can click on it whenever you’re shopping online. It will give you all the codes for that retailer instantly! Check out Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton’s “Guide for Penny Pinchers.” These sites are great for products and gift-giving at amazing prices! Our “Cover Kids” semi-finalists: Ava Blegen, Jordan Pochanayon, Emmett Burgos. Special thanks to Theresa Smerud, artist & photographer. |
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Back to School 2008 Volume 8, Issue 4 We reference several websites throughout the Back to School 2008 issue of Coulee Parenting Connection. We’ve done the work and made it easy for you to link up to all of them right here, from this handy interactive version of the current issue! Go now! » A Parent You Know (PDF) • Jac Lyga, school principal Strength Training for the Mind (PDF) • A new movement focuses on student strengths A Reader Writes (PDF) • Val Krage on sleep Teen Times (PDF) • A recent study reveals our community's areas for improvement The Right Stuff (PDF) • What's hot for school Making Connections (PDF) • Raising readers The Eyes Have It (PDF) • How vision can profoundly affect learning Web exclusives Learn what “assets” your child needs to succeed and the detailed results of the La Crosse School District’s recent survey (view PDF) New website opens conversations with your 8 to 12 year old about online safety Read article Living Online Our “Cover Kids” semi-finalists: Tia Miller, Jacob Ira, Taylor Treadway, and Melanie Earll.
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Staff member Lisa Grant posed the following question to hundreds of teens (through a variety of sources):