By Dana Gunders
Amidst groans of being more stuffed than the bird itself, Americans will toss a whopping $282 million of uneaten turkey into the trash this Thanksgiving, contributing to the $165 billion in uneaten food Americans waste every year.
Presented by AT&T Performing Arts Center
To celebrate his 50th birthday, Clifford the Big Red Dog from PBS KIDS® is galloping across America in his brand new musical adventure! See him on Sunday, November 18 at 3:30pm at the Winspear Opera House.
Come along as Clifford and Emily Elizabeth journey to Birdwell Island with their friends Cleo, T-Bone, Charley, Jetta and Mac. Emily Elizabeth wants to put on a musical revue—but everybody has ideas of their own!
Guest post by Michael Levin
The Internet affords children endless opportunities to get into serious trouble, downloading what they shouldn’t download, looking at what they shouldn’t be looking at, and getting ideas about what they shouldn’t be getting ideas about.
But the good news is that if your kids are like mine, they may be doing some or all of those things…but there’s another use for the Internet that’s attracting their time and attention.
It’s called teaching.
by Maisie Knowles
My husband and I are avid snowboarders. We met on the hills and never wanted to stop snowboarding. Then came the kids. Since daycare on the slopes can cost upwards of $95, it was almost impossible to get to the mountains without dipping into our rainy day fund.
Though our kids are old enough now to join us on the slopes, it still makes for a costly adventure. My love for the sport drives me to save as much as I can when we hit the mountain. Hopefully the following tips for saving on lift tickets, equipment and extras will help you enjoy some good powder without freezing your bank account when you plan for your next family ski vacation!
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month, Studio Movie Grill features Girls Night Out. It’s a chance to take a break and catch up with your friends for cocktails and then enjoy an encore presentation of memorable “chick flicks”. Tickets are just a buck!
There’s a different movie shown each month: for November, laugh out loud at the crazy antics of Steve Carell in CRAZY STUPID LOVE. Movie starts at 7:30pm.
When our children are young, we get many opportunities to stand firm over things like candy before dinner, screen time limits and their begging for stuff. Even though these are simple things, it can be rough on us to remain firm. After all, it’s painful to endure the ensuing responses whether they be disappointed looks or all out melt-downs. But deep within our souls we realize we must remain strong. We may not always act on that knowledge, but there is long term payoff each time we do stand firm.
When my children were young, I had shortsighted vision about standing firm. I guess when I stayed strong it was because I felt it was best for my child not to have whatever it was they were begging for at the time. I don’t think I was giving lots of thought to the practice I was getting for when they were older. I now have the hind sight to share with others what holding firm is really all about, long-term.
Saying ‘no’ when you know you should tells your child that she has a strong parent, you love her enough to set and enforce limits and helps her to learn delayed gratification as well as resilience. Another great thing about standing firm is that you are modeling inner strength for your child. When you do not cave to her pressure, she is less likely to cave to peer pressure later on.
