Don't forget to read!

 

Reading is an important skill that needs to be developed in children.

Not only is it necessary for survival in the world of schools and (later on) universities, but in adult life as well. The more children read, the better they become at reading. It's as simple as that!

The more enjoyable the things they read are, the more they'll stick with them and develop reading skills.

Even when they don't understand every new word, they absorb something from the context that may deepen their understanding of it the next time the word is encountered. Stories can free up imaginations and open up exciting new worlds of fantasy or reality.

Inspire your children to read! Give them access to plenty of reading material that they'll enjoy and discuss it with them.

There are different programs to improve literacy in children, but I really loved this one:

The mission of the R.E.A.D. program is to improve the literacy skills of children through the assistance of registered therapy teams as literacy mentors.

The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program improves children's reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children.

What does your purse say about you?

“Fashion is about which purse you carry, but life is about what you carry in your purse!” says award-winning filmmaker Coleen Hubbard. *

On this rainy weekend, I decided it was time to organize my closet. In a corner I found a big bag with many of my “old” purses. Old, not necessarily because I have had them for a long time or because they are in bad shape, old because they are the ones I used before my daughter was born.  Being able to match, follow trends and keep up with fashion are definitely not the priority now. What does matters is you need everything to fit.

Tell me what is in your purse and I will tell you who you are….hmmmm

I checked my purse (which actually is a red backpack) and this is what I found in it:

-          My wallet

-          My phone

-          My keys

-          Lottery tickets

-          Hand sanitizer

-          2 diapers

-          Baby wipes

-          1 emergency squished cookie

-          Zip lock bag with cheerios

-          Pacifier

-          Extra onesie (you never know)

-          2 mega blocks

-          Many many crumbs of I don’t know what

I came to the conclusion, the days of bags with just a wallet, phone, and makeup are gone.

So, what’s in your purse?


* Coleen Hubbard made a movie about purses and created a unique, fun and funny event for women—celebrating our handbags and all that they mean to us.
“The Contents of Her Purse” is an intimate and hilarious exploration of the depths of women’s handbags—and all that their contents reveal about vanity, necessity, and identity. From a five-year-old girl with her very first “toy” purse, to a 95-year-old senior whose purse holds a handicap parking sticker and denture cream, Hubbard’s film features interviews with women from every point on the female life cycle.