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DURHAM — Six months ago, bicyclists riding the American Tobacco Trail could go seven miles from downtown Durham to the north side of Interstate 40. But no farther.
Or they could pedal the 15 miles from the trails southern terminus near Apex almost to the south side of I-40. But no more.
What cut the rides short was the trails missing gap a bike and pedestrian bridge over I-40. Completion of the bridge was delayed eight months in part because of issues with safety fencing.
When the 270-foot-long bridge opened in February, the event evoked cheers from legions of cyclists, joggers and walkers who now could traverse the entire 22-mile trail in one trip.
Tim and Sarah Warren of Raleigh made their first trip across the bridge on a recent Sunday, riding about three miles toward downtown Durham before coming back. They had started at the White Oak Church Road parking area in Wake County; he on a road bike, she on a hybrid. Today it was well used, Sarah Warren said. There were a lot of people on it riding bikes, jogging. Some people use it for commuting.
That same day, bicyclist Becky Posada of Durham said shes seen a big increase in users since the I-40 bridge opened. She was wheeling her hybrid bike on a rural section in Wake County. I love this section because it tends to be less crowded, Posada said. I always see deer or snakes or turtles or rabbits. I love that it feels 10 degrees cooler in the summer.
The American Tobacco Trail ranks as North Carolinas longest rails-to-trails trail. Converting the abandoned railroad bed into a car-free pathway for walkers, joggers, cyclists and horse riders has spanned 15 years. The trail draws its name from the rail line that once carried tobacco leaf to the former American Tobacco Co. factory in Durham.
The trail forms part of the East Coast Greenway, a 2,900-mile corridor that links rails-to-trails, urban greenways and waterfront esplanades from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Fla.
If youre new to the trail, heres a guide to landmarks and parking areas from downtown Durham south through Wake County. Mileages are based on Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy maps and personal GPS readings.
• Start: The trail begins at the American Tobacco Historic District. The former American Tobacco factory holds restaurants, offices and apartments. Parking is available. The trail is paved for the first 13.5 miles.
• 0.5 miles: From the bridge over U.S. 15-501, northbound riders get their first glimpse of the Lucky Strike cigarette name on the water tower above the American Tobacco building. Continuing south, riders pass through a mostly wooded landscape interspersed with modest homes.
• 4.1 miles: Just beyond the Fayetteville Street crossing, on the right, is Solite Park. This begins an area with a thick tree canopy, providing welcome shade during summer.
• 6.3 miles: After Woodcroft Parkway, an American Tobacco Trail sign marks an abrupt turn to the right. Riders going north at this three-way intersection need to turn left. Turning right leads to parking off Fayetteville Road . Continuing south, the trail twists and turns through a warren of shops and apartments, then crosses N.C. 54 before turning left beside the Highgate Centre office park.
• 7.1 miles: The trails centerpiece, the twin-arch I-40 bridge, is only the second bicycle-pedestrian bridge of this type in the United States, according to the City of Durham. The cost of the bridge and 4.2 miles of paved trail on either side was $11 million. Downhill from the bridge is the The Streets at Southpoint mall.
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• 10 miles: The parking area off Fayetteville Road has a porta-potty but no water.
• 10.5 miles: The C. M. Herndon Park at Scott King Road has parking, restrooms and water open from April to late November. A mile away, the trail passes into Chatham County and Jordan Lake Game Lands. The first of five bridges south of I-40 crosses Northeast Creek.
• 12.3 miles: Pittard Sears Road, with parking and a seasonal water fountain, is just south of Old Chatham Golf Course on the left. A mixed pine-and-hardwood forest dominates the scenery.
• 13.5 miles: New Hope Church Road marks the end of pavement and beginning of compacted gravel screenings to the trails end. The 8.5-mile section is open to horse riders. Its one mile to the Wake County line.
• 16 miles: White Oak Church Road parking area has restrooms but no water. Three quarters of a mile south, on the left, a historic marker points to a standing tobacco barn. The sign says that during the peak of tobacco production in the mid-20th century, North Carolina had about 500,000 tobacco barns, a structure now disappearing.
• 18.5 miles: Wimberly Road parking area lies 1½ miles north of U.S. 64 where trail users pass under the highway through a tunnel. After U.S. 64, two bridges span Reedy Creek and Beaver Creek and, appropriately, beaver-created wetlands in the Jordan Lake Game Lands.
• 22 miles: The trail terminates at the New Hill Olive Chapel Road parking area. Restrooms are available but not water. From U.S. 64, take N.C. 751 south to the parking area.
The I-40 bridge completed the trail, said Curt Devereux of Durham, president of Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, an advocacy group for the trail. Extending the trail south toward New Hill has been discussed, he said, but there are no plans to do so.


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2:37pm Thursday 28th February 2013 in Winchester
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are hoping to buy a former pub and bulldoze it to make way for a new community centre, the Hampshire Chronicle can reveal.
The city council last week put in a bid for the New Queen's Head in Stanmore Lane which had a price tag of £1m.
Bargate Homes had twice been refused planning permission to demolish the pub and build houses as well as a convenience store.
Now the council wants to move the Carroll Centre, Community Centre and Scout Hut in Somers Close to a new building on the cleared plot.
Proposals for the new "community and leisure hub" include a five-court sports hall and 80-space car park.
If successful, it is proposed to build about 30 new homes on council land adjacent to the pub freed-up by relocating The Carroll Centre and two other buildings.
The hub will form a central part of a long-term regeneration scheme for Stanmore which is among the 30 per cent poorest neighbourhoods in the country.
The city council paid planning firm Broadway Malyan £20,000 to prepare a framework to guide development over the next 10-15 years.
Aims included improving life for locals, such as more affordable housing, better roads and community facilities.
The Chronicle obtained a copy of the consultants' planning framework or "emerging vision" presented to councillors behind closed doors two weeks ago. Cabinet has to approve a report before it goes out to public consultation in April.
The consultants identified potential sites for 413 homes in Stanmore, including 30 at Somers Close if the Carroll Centre, Community Centre and Scouts Hut move.
Other housing sites include Wavell Way (200), Kingsley Place/Princes Place (50), Wilberforce Close/Birch Drive (35), Selborne Place/Wykeham Place (33), Eversley Place/Vicarage (20), Kings Avenue/Cromwell Road (20), Fox Lane/Stanmore Lane (12).
But it would mean demolishing some 77 homes to make way for more council dwellings, loss of open space and some allotments.
Other proposals include revamped play areas, upgraded open space, improved sports pitches, new footpaths, a nature walk and extra parking.
Councillor Ian Tait, portfolio holder for new homes delivery, declined to say how much the council bid for the New Queens Head, owned by Enterprise Inns, but said it was "not vastly under" £1m. The funding will come from a pot of money for new council homes.
Cllr Tait stressed the proposals were still at "embryonic state" and he was aware Stanmore was already short of public open space, so housing numbers could be lower.
He said most of the proposed new dwellings would be council homes.
The Carroll Centre opened in 1993 after fundraising by the local community to provide more services for young people.
It was revamped last year to accommodate Stanmore Library which relocated from Wavell Way following county council cuts.
The Carroll Centre also houses a Sure Start children's centre, Jobs Club and afterschool club.
The Community Centre opened in 1978 and is also used by local groups, including a senior citizens' Rainbow Club although it is in need of refurbishment.
Cllr Jamie Scott, who represents St Luke ward, chaired a steering group for Stanmore Masterplan which also includes Rev Mark Gardner, vicar of St Luke's church and a trustee of the Carroll Centre.
Mr Scott said a new community centre in Stanmore Lane would be more visible and encourage greater use of facilities, including the library.
He described the proposals as "exciting" but said locals would have to weigh up the pros and cons.
Mr Scott said: "People don't like change and there is a lot of attachment to the Carroll Centre, Community Centre and Scout Hut. But a lot of families would like to see more council houses for their youngsters so they can stay in the area where they have grown up."
Rev Mike Gardner welcomed the proposed move to the former pub site. He said: "I think it is a very positive option for the whole community as there would be easier access, a better location and improved facilities."
Sheelagh Evans, executive secretary of the 8th Winchester Scout Group which uses the Scout Hut, sounded a note of caution. She said: "The 8th is a very active and growing group and has enjoyed much success in district and county competitions.
"However because of the nature of scouting activities traditionally scouts operate from their own premises. We will need to consider the implications carefully."
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wheresthemoneygone says...
More homes can be built elsewhere.While this might be good for the 'local community' and landlords for more student accommodation, I can't see how the council are going to support the increase this population increase by developing the infrastructure. To me it seems like simply more jobs and cheap cash for their builder chums promoted by careerist politicians - In reality disregarding actual sensible local requirements and needs.
What about some more building in the posher or more middle class parts of Winchester, like Oliver's Battery, where most of the politicians live and improve the communities there?
8:21pm Sun 3 Mar 13
Winchester73 says...
10:22pm Tue 5 Mar 13
angry girl says...
The loss of both estate pubs, didn't help either. The Stanmore Hotel was allowed to be sold and demolished and a Care Home built in its place. Although it is designed well, it was not really a suitable place to be built, near to the busy Romsey Road and if you come down onto the estate from the top of Stanmore Lane now, you will notice the amount of parked cars on the pavement opposite, making it awkward to travel both up and down the lane.
The plans are now to take the kids playing field away in Somers Close, where they can go and kick a ball around, play in the park, play table tennis for free, in the summer we have party in the park which attracts a lot of residents and visitors to the estate. On the TV daily we here that kids today aren't exercising enough, they are on their games consoles to much and will probably end up being obese, yet the council wants to build on the land. Nature walks may sound nice but kids want to kick a ball about. If you take this away from them, then the kids will have nothing to do, they will just hang around the streets, outside the shops. Although the plans are to relocate the Carroll Youth Centre to land where the New Queens Head is situated, and additional facilities added, these will cost money to attend and in todays current climate many families are struggling to pay bills, they need free facilities for their children.
So now the Council wants to look as if they are doing us a favour with their plans of these new homes they are planning to build throughout Stanmore, even if it means demolishing 77 perfectly good homes, taking away peoples allotments and taking away free facilities at kids playing fields.
10:46am Thu 7 Mar 13
JoLovegrove says...
lly as so many were sold off by the Conservatives and are now occupied by Students who cause all sorts of disruption to the other residents...but 200 new homes in Wavell Way, please someone tell me where?!!!
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The Problem with Praise
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How could there be a problem with praise? We all seek it, love it, even crave it! In fact, we value it so highly that we give it to our children in copious quantities, both to inspire cooperation and to build their self esteem. The current parenting wisdom is that praise cannot be overdone. So, there is hardly a move our children can make without a parent exclaiming "GOOD JOB!!!". "Good job getting up this morning!", "Good job putting on your clothes!", "Good job brushing your teeth!", "Good job breathing!".
Another trend in praising children is to attempt to boost self confidence by giving them superlative praise. How could you possibly demean your child by saying something as lukewarm as "I really like your picture!" or "You really tried your best at soccer today!"? No, parents believe that their children are and deserve THE BEST! "You are the BEST artist in the world!" You are the MOST TERRIFIC athlete I've ever seen!".
But are we really accomplishing our goals with this constant and overblown praise? And, more significantly, are we doing harm? The answers are NO and YES.
In the case of constant praise, the result is that we take away its specialness. Children don't develop the ability to distinguish between commonplace expectations and exceptional efforts. They can come to believe that simple cooperation is optional. They then take this belief out into the real world and feel that their teachers, peers, and coaches should appreciate them simply going along with the program. Teaching them to expect positive feedback for behaving like a cooperative member of the community will both confuse and disappoint them. Those other people, who also have an impact on their self esteem, won't react so enthusiastically leading your child to believe they have fallen short. For parents, a more appropriate way of reinforcing cooperation is to say "I appreciate your getting ready without reminders this morning. It really helps me out." or "I see that you are being really responsible about your homework". Save praise for truly laudable behavior – "Wow! You got them all correct on your spelling test this week!" or "The way you organized your room is terrific!". Be careful, as well, to praise progress rather than perfection. Setting a standard of perfect outcomes is not what you should be striving for. Instead, use and teach your children to use the standard of personal bests and best efforts.
Some parents also believe that praising their children's accomplishments to the high heavens is a great way to build self esteem. They tell them they are THE BEST, THE MOST, THE GREATEST!!! Because children are literal and give great importance to your evaluations of them, you will end up creating an identity that won't stand up outside the family. There is always someone who is better than we are. When your child realizes that, they will either knock themselves out trying to surpass others or will find out that you deceived them in your evaluation.
The bottom line is to keep praise proportionate, authentic and reserved for that which is not just expected. Additionally, make sure that praise isn't given just for performances – whether this be remembering their backpack, doing their homework or helping out at home. Performance praise sets children up to think that only concrete acts are considered worthy of notice. Instead, be sure to praise children for positive intrinsic qualities they display. Comment on their displays of kindness, their sense of humor, their empathy, sense of fairness, loyalty, honesty and other characteristics you admire in them.
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Aug. 22 (pm) – Parents Education League – "Dealing with Separation Issues"
Sept. 9 (pm) – Westwood Presbyterian Preschool – Love and Limits
Sept. 17 (pm) – Valley Beth Shalom Early Childhood Center – "Dealing with Separation Issues"
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Oct. 17 (pm) – Christian Nursery School – "Love and Limits"
Oct. 31 (staff) – Beverly Glen Playgroup – "Talking to Children About Death and Dying"
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Nov. 7 (am) Temple Emanuel Preschool – "The Indulgence Trap"
Nov. 12 (am) Carpenter Ave, Elementary School – "Talking to Kids about Sex and Drugs" – lower grades
Nov. 13 (pm) Parents Education League – "The Indulgence Trap"
Nov. 14 (pm) St. James Preschool – "Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?"
Nov. 18 (am) University Synagogue Preschool – "Is My Child Normal?"
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Now that school has started, your children will be learning all kinds of things – how to read, do math, learn history and science. However, there are very important lessons that can only be taught at home. One of them is manners.
If you would like to give your child a very significant and lasting gift, consider giving them the information and practices they need to be considered mannerly. Now, I really don't mean which fork to use (though later in life this may be important! Who knows if they'll be invited to dine with the Queen?). Instead, the manners that matter are behaviors designed to take care of the feelings of others and to grease the wheels of sociability. Teaching good manners used to be a routine part of raising a child. However, beginning in the 60's with the rejection of formality and respect for authority, traditional manners were one of the casualties. Social expectations were relaxed and democratized. It became a mark of coolness to address everyone by their first name, regardless of status. Instead of greetings, it was much more hip to smile and mutter "peace". Speaking one's mind was considered preferable to discretion and caution. People were even "PRIMAL SCREAMING" (look this one up if you missed the craze.).
If you are raising children now, you are part of the first generation to be brought up on these more informal practices. For example, you are most likely accustomed to children addressing teachers and other parents by their first names – it's just your norm. I use this particular example because it goes to the heart of manners – which is respect for other people and their feelings. Now, using a first name instead of Mr. or Mrs. does not necessarily imply disrespect, but it became the top of the slippery slope of treating each other more casually. This casualness has crept into many of our social interactions and even become rudeness. You might be noticing that more and more people don't RSVP to invitations, whether it's for a 3- year- old's birthday party or for a wedding. When was the last time you wrote or received a thank you note for a present? When have someone called you to thank you for having them to dinner? When was the last time someone ahead of you allowed a door to close in your face instead of holding it? How many formal or religious events have you attended and seen people dressed as if they've just stopped in from a jog? And…DOES ALL THIS REALLY MATTER?
YES – actually, manners now make more of an impact on someone's impression of your child than ever before. When everyone was mannerly, it was taken for granted. Now when a child engages in considerate behavior, people notice and the child is seen as special! This specialness can translate into being more sought after for playdates, being viewed as a more active participant in the classroom, making the cut for a play or a team, enlisting extra consideration for special accommodations at school, making a good impression at an interview, etc., etc. It not only reflects well on your child, but on you as well as a good parent! You have the opportunity to take an unformed human being who is only aware of his/her needs and turn them out, 18 years later, as a civilized member of society who has the heart to relate to others and the skills to enlist these others in pleasant, cooperative and even loving relationships.
If not the difference between a fish fork and a soup spoon, what should you be focusing your efforts on? With young children, making eye contact and saying "please", "thank you" and "no, thank you" is a good start. Teaching children to respect authority by having them follow your rules and boundaries will serve them well in all sorts of settings. Teach them how to be social – how to start a conversation with a peer, how to stay on topic in that conversation, how to take turns speaking and not to interrupt the conversations others are having.
Teach them how to greet someone new by shaking hands and saying "nice to meet you". Let them know that some adults prefer to be called Mr. and Mrs. and that the adult is the one to give them permission to use their first name. Teach them telephone manners. Teach them to share, compromise, be inclusive and take turns. Teach them how good winners and good losers act. Use their own experiences to help them realize that making rude remarks or stating negative observations about others is hurtful and unacceptable. As children get older, holding the door for others, letting their elders pass through first and standing up to greet an adult guest are sure to make a big impression.
Show them that you respond to all invitations in a timely way and don't retract your acceptances because a "better offer" comes along. As casual as we've become in our dress, having them dress appropriately for special occasions is another way to convey respect for others. Make sure they know how to thank someone for having them over for a party or playdate and don't say it for them! Practice with them what to say when opening a present so that they take care of the feelings of the giver even if they hate the present or already have 27 of the same toy! Have them write thank you notes even if they can only sign their name. Let them experience the excitement of giving, as well as receiving, holiday or birthday gifts with others, especially within the family.
This may seem like a long list or an incomplete one. (I refer you to "Miss Manner's Guide to Rearing Perfect Children" by Judith Martin for more suggestions.) Feel free to add your own personal and cultural practices and, remember, your behavior is their most potent guide. Even though you have 18 years to get the job done, it's not too early to start giving your child the tools to be special!
Susan C. Stone is a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Los Angeles for 33 years.She speaks widely to the parents and teachers of children of all ages. Ms. Stone appears regularly on both radio and television as a parenting expert and is the author of THE INDULGENCE TRAP – When too much is not Enough!
The Importance of Traditions
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With Easter and Passover around the corner, it seems like a good time to talk about the importance of tradition to children and to family life. If you ask an adult – or yourself – what positive memories you have from childhood, the answer will often be about things that the family did together on a regular basis – RITUALS and TRADITIONS. These might be ways of celebrating birthdays, vacations, the specific rituals followed on a holiday, Sunday dinners and much more. There are several reasons people remember traditions and rituals as such an important and memorable part of their childhood:
1. Children find security and comfort in repetition. It gives them something to count on in otherwise unpredictable world ( that's why we've all read Good Night Moon hundreds and hundreds of times!). Your traditions give children touchstones that the family returns to despite the continuing changes in your child's physical, social, emotional and cognitive world. Recreating a family activity over and over gives life a rhythm and markers on which children can rely. This creates a sense of stability.
2. A very basic need of children – and, indeed, even adults – is a sense of belonging. Doing things as a family, that are unique to your family, builds this sense in children. Children need the sense of security that no matter what issues they have to confront in the world, they have a family to which to turn.
3. Rituals and traditions are an important way of passing culture and values to the next generation. When parents do this, they often experience the richness of repeating their family's history. Realistically, there are parents who would rather forget how their parents did things! In this case, establishing new traditions with your own children is a way to break a best-forgotten chain and write your own family history.
4. Family traditions and rituals are important in helping children with the task of building an identity. They help create for your child a sense of who they are and who their family is. They become able to say, "We are a family that…". They also experience the roles and responsibilities of family members and are given their own role in that mosaic. This inclusion helps to establish their identity and a sense of purpose or usefulness in the family.
5. Traditions also bind children to you and to the family. Even during the adolescent years when their task is to establish their independence and claim in individual identity, children crave the traditions they have grown up with. The same teen who doesn't want to be seen in public with you will all of a sudden demand that "traditional" foods you prepare for holidays or expect that grandpa will tell his story about celebrating the holiday when he was a child. It 's been demonstrated that teens who are connected to their families are less likely to engage in dangerous behaviors.
6. Don't think that you have to create elaborate celebrations, birthday parties, outings or vacations in order to have traditions. This misses the point entirely! The activity you select to make a tradition isn't important – choose what you value and like:
- It can be a family dinner every Friday or Sunday night.
- You can choose to ride bikes together every weekend.
- It can be going to the mountains every summer or planting a garden in the spring.
- Have a game or movie night with popcorn or pizza
- Have a traditional way that you celebrate the particular achievements of anyone in the family
- Donate your time or items to needy families every Thanksgiving
- Have family dinners as often as possible where you take turns sharing something from your day and receive attention and support from the family
- Establish a special family tradition for saying good night or goodbye which your children can help to devise
Clearly, I could go on and on! What's important is that through RITUAL and TRADITION you and your children will reap the benefits of stability, security and closeness to the family.
What your child should be ready for at any age is a concern that worries and confuses parents of children of all ages.
- When should my child be walking?
- When should my child be using a bottle, binky diapers
- When should my child start preschool, kindergarten?
- When should my child go on a sleepover?
- When should my child go to the movies alone with a friend?
- When should my child have a cell phone?
- When should my child learn to drive?
As you can see, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of turning points parents need to consider, and most parents don't really know what to expect or decide. They operate from hopes, fears, and a lack of knowledge about development. Some parents worry too much about such issues and some not enough. Can I give you definite ages and expectations for readiness? NO! Much depends on who your child is and what you are comfortable with. However, I can give you ways to think about these issues.
In the early years and, again, as adolescence begins, children are developing quickly in all ways. There are norms that are predictable and sequential, and the best reading you can do to inform yourself about these are the books by Ilg and Ames -"Your One Year Old", "Your Two Year Old", etc. They describe, in every area of development – social, emotional, cognitive and behavioral – what is "normal". However, the books only provide a broad outline. You have to remember that your kids haven't read the books and may be a bit ahead or behind in any area of development. Also know that the areas develop independently of each other. So, a child may be cognitively advanced while being socially underdeveloped. This unevenness is confusing for parents who are always trying to assess whether their child is "normal".
To add to parental confusion, children develop or mature at very different rates. While development is predictable, it is also unique to each child. They can't be taught or pushed or, in the case of puberty, held back! Many of the answers to your questions about readiness are determined by "nature's timetable". When a child is going to walk, talk, enter puberty, etc. is pre-programmed by birth, and there can be as much as a two year difference in readiness – even between children in the same family There really are "late bloomers! Now, while the environment you create may help children shift from their natural pace and inclinations, you are not a bad parent if the shift is slight or not at all. Therefore, it's useless to compare your children to each other or to children outside the family. Doing so can only harm the self-esteem of the child unfavorably compared.
If you do try to hurry a child who is developmentally unready for a new step, you run the risk of sending them the message that they are failures and, thus, damage their self-esteem, giving them a sense of inferiority. This can happen to the most well-intentioned parent when you unintentionally – or deliberately – manifest frustration or disappointment with one of your children regarding their progress. You may not express this directly but may do so through your facial expression, tone of voice, or body language. Respecting developmental difference will prevent you from unwittingly doing this. It's also important to remember that rate of development is not a predictor of ultimate success!
Some children who are pushed too hard when they aren't ready for a task get frustrated and can "act out". Then they are at risk of being perceived as behavior problems or as having attentional issues which add extra layers to their feelings of inadequacy. This can, in turn, can become a permanent part of their identity. Other children react to overly high expectations by developing debilitating stress which is manifested physically, emotionally or behaviorally. The main consideration is that you be aware of who each of your children is and do your best to recognize and respect his/her readiness to take on new challenges.
On the other hand, if you allow a child to lag too far behind his/her peers in age-appropriate behavior, if you set your expectations too low, there is also a danger to their self-esteem. Children are usually observant of what their peers are doing – whether that's giving up diapers, going to sleepovers, or joining sports teams – and can feel bad about themselves for lagging behind even as they are reluctant to take the next step or to overcome their fears. In these instances, it's up to you to make a parental decision to become more insistent that you child move onto the next step in development. This may involve taking away diapers, cheer-leading firmly that your child learn to swim, or discussing with them why they are unwilling to learn to drive. Sometimes this will require some assistance from an outside resource such as a parenting coach or therapist.
On the third hand, there are times when children believe they're ready for a new challenge BUT YOU DON'T! As children edge towards adolescence, they may start to lobby for greater autonomy. It is within your rights, and also your responsibility, to decide if your child has the skills and maturity to move on. Just because other parents allow certain freedoms, such as going out alone with a friend, doesn't mean that your child is sufficiently mature to handle this situation. Just because a child turns sixteen doesn't mean you feel they are responsible or developed enough to get behind the wheel of a car. You are still responsible for their health and safety and your assessment has to prevail. However, if your child is going off to college and you still aren't comfortable with them going out without you, you may have to look at who has the problem!
Finally, a word about significant delays. Respecting readiness does not mean turning a blind eye or deaf ear to your own observations as well as the feedback you get from your child's school about your child's progress. Such input can allow you to pick up on an area that needs special attention. Then proactive parents can provide appropriate intervention which can make all the difference in children reaching their full potential.
Susan C. Stone is a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Los Angeles for 33 years.She speaks widely to the parents and teachers of children of all ages. Ms. Stone appears regularly on both radio and television as a parenting expert and is the author of THE INDULGENCE TRAP – When too much is not Enough!
The relationship siblings have is an important one – it can impact on people's lives and identities as much as their relationships with their parents do. This can be a positive impact and enhance one's life or it can be negative and the source of continuing problems in other relationships – even into adulthood! Because of this, it's important for parents to help make their children's relationships as good as possible. By your behavior you have the ability to stoke the fire of the rivalry or to lessen it.The one thing you can't do is eliminate it! But that's not necessarily bad news. Children learn a lot from their relationships with their siblings – how to win, how to lose, how to negotiate, compromise and share, how to be angry with someone and still love them. Your job as a parent is to make sure that the sibling interaction isn't harmful – either psychologically, physically or emotionally.
One important step towards minimizing sibling rivalry and keeping it from being harmful is to NOT COMPARE your children – either out loud to them or even in your mind. No two children are alike – they have different strengths and weaknesses. Good parents respect this and teach their children to respect it. This should lead to having unique expectations and measures of success for each child. Comparisons are also often used to try to motivate desirable behavior by pointing out to a child how their sibling is doing a better job (at being mannerly, cleaning up their room, doing their homework, etc.). Now honestly, did it ever spur you on to greater heights when your parents said, "Why can't you keep your room neat the way your sister does?"?! All it did was make you angry – at your parent and at your sister! The rule of thumb is to speak to each of your children as if they were ONLY children. No comparisons allowed. However, even if you do follow this advice, you'll find your children comparing themselves – "I'm smarter than you are". This is an opportunity to have a discussion about respecting individual differences and your expectations for personal bests and best efforts.
Another way parents worsen sibling relationships is by, consciously or unconsciously, casting children in fixed roles. For example, the oldest child is treated as the caretaker, the youngest has less expected from them, a good listener becomes a confidante for the parent. Similarly, parents also stamp children with labels – "This is my athlete." " This is my scholar." "This is my wild one". These assigned labels and role – even positive ones – put limits on who a child might have the potential to become. Instead, try to think about who you would like the child to become and praise behaviors which manifest those possibilities. Also, be alert to negative roles that children may choose for themselves – the clown, the helpless one, the dictator – as a way to be unique within the family. In such cases, encourage them to get attention and rewards for more desirable roles and behaviors.
Having said all this, let's talk about the secret that many parents carry around and about which they feel guilty – favorites. Is it terrible or unnatural to have a favorite child? NO! Sometimes your personality or needs just mesh better with one child than another. You're human and can't deny these responses. However, what you can control is the expression of favoritism which feeds sibling rivalry more than any other parental behavior. Now I know you don't say things like "Susie is my favorite". Favoritism is expressed subtly – smiling more at one child, being more lenient, using more terms of endearment, etc. The cure for showing favoritism is to be aware of it and to look for the specialness to appreciate in your less favored child.
While you may not show favoritism, a common manifestation of sibling rivalry is children vying to occupy the top spot, or at least tie for it. When children try to make everything equal, this is what you're witnessing.. Does this sound familiar? "Johnny has 12 grapes on his plate and I only have 11!" Most parents rush to equalize the situation with the goal of not showing favoritism, often driving themselves crazy in the diplomacy of it all. I'll let you off the hook! It's not your job to make everything equal – time, love, items. It's your job to meet the unique needs of each child and to let them know that is your goal. DO NOT engage in arguments about giving or loving equally. And when asked the immortal question – "Who do you love the most?" – answer by listing the special things you love about that particular child.
Despite your following all this advice, your children are going to bug each other – about territory, property, because they are jealous of a sibling's birthday, because they had a disagreement at school with a friend, even because it's fun!. A sibling is a convenient place to dump negative feelings about many things. While this is inevitable, you need to set limits on how this is expressed. What is disallowed is emotional, psychological or physical harm. You can prevent some of this by not modeling name-calling, cruel remarks or physical reactions of your own in handling your anger. Other preventive measures which lessen negative sibling interaction: 1. Allow children to express their anger towards their siblings to you without judging or discounting it. Getting it off their chest lets them feel better about the sibling.
2.Don't reward tattling by acting on it.
3.Make sure to give children adequate time and space of their own.
4.Spend time alone with each of your child so they feel they "have" you for a time.
5.Set rules for sharing and encourage a sharing attitude between everyone in the family.
6.Teach conflict resolution skills.
7.Foresee trouble and act to avoid it – for example, ban high conflict games, arrange seating to lessen opportunities for conflict at meals, etc.
8.Hold family meetings in which the whole family addresses a grievance of each child and seeks a solution together.
9.Utilize "team" reward charts with which children can earn special activities if the team gets along for a period of time.
10.Plan fun family activities that promote goodwill among siblings.
11. Teach family loyalty as a value.
Finally, when the arguing and bickering start, give children a chance to solve it themselves, which they often will. If they try to drag you into it, NEVER choose a winner and a loser (since you don't now the full story and will never know "who started it"). If the incident escalates into a damaging emotional, psychological or physical interaction, separate your children for a cool down period., then let them try to be together again ( which they usually want). If this doesn't work, it may be a day they need to spend doing separate activities.
All of these measures will reduce sibling rivalry. However, be prepared for your children not to be compatible. Your goal should be mutual respect and some peace. The good news is that as siblings become older, they generally have a better relationship if the bad feelings haven't been cemented while they were growing up.
Susan C. Stone is a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Los Angeles for 33 years.She speaks widely to the parents and teachers of children of all ages. Ms. Stone appears regularly on both radio and television as a parenting expert and is the author of THE INDULGENCE TRAP – When too much is not Enough!


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SP - I thought the same thing. Patch has reported on it & The Merc. Slow news day + chief of EPA PD chasing publicity as usual. The real story, IMO: Who owns those scummy apts where the guy lived and why has it always had more thugs than a flophouse has bedbugs???
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This is Mia Jane Rodeheaver's first publication! The Scary Vine is a story based on a bad dream Mia had. In her own words, she shares her fear of a toothed vine that reach across a bridge she and her friends happened upon walking home from school one day.
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Hi. I'm Lori Rodeheaver, and I love to write. I find myself finding God in everyday situations and I always seem to glean a little wisdom and get a glimpse of Him in the middle of the chaos of life. A lot of my stories involve running or physical activity just because it seems that my workouts are the only time I get alone to think! Somehow I'd like to attempt to share my experiences with my readers and cause them to run (spiritually) right into the voice of the Creator as I so often do (physically). I have three daughters and a husband of 11 years. Mia is 6, Addie is 4, Maylee is 2 and Timmy is a hotrod! (Rodeheaver's Hot Rod and Auto Repair) What I write is ordinary life converted into the extrodinary realm. My ambition is to get others to think biblically and recognize the small miracles that take place everyday. As Psalm 50:1 says, 'The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.'
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By ASHLEIGH LIVINGSTON
---- — CHAMPLAIN — Northeastern Clinton Central High School has welcomed a visitor from the Far East.
Jing Kao Li, principal of Hebei Xinji High School in the province of Hebei, China, recently made the long journey to Champlain as part of the China Exchange Initiative's U.S.-China Administrator Shadowing Project.
Through the project, Li has been staying with Northeastern Clinton High School Principal Stephen Gratto since Oct. 27 and observing the teaching and learning practices in place at NCCS.
In turn, Gratto will visit China for two weeks this coming April. He will spend one week in Beijing attending conferences on education and a second week in Hebei at Li's high school.
The China Exchange Initiative, based in Newton, Mass., is an organization conceived by philanthropist Houghton Freeman that strives to build relationships and increase exchange opportunities between pre-college-level schools in the United States and China.
In an interview with the Press-Republican, Li said through a translator that he chose to participate in the exchange, in part, because he is interested in learning about the advantages of the American education system.
"The education system in America is very famous in China," Li said, adding that he is particularly interested in the level of creativity that American students seem to posses.
"Compared to the American students, the Chinese students lack imagination," he said. "They are less creative."
While both the Chinese and American education systems show great concern for bettering the lives of their students, according to Li, American schools place more emphasis on extracurricular activities, which he believes to be beneficial to students.
In China, for example, schools generally require that students receive far less exposure to music and art. And though some Chinese students participate in sports for fun, many schools do not have organized sports teams.
"The parents and the schools' teachers (in China) are more concerned about the students' basic knowledge about their textbook, but not many people care about how they're doing in activities," Li said.
Chinese students, however, do spend more time in school than American students.
At Li's high school, which is considered to be of medium size with its 3,000 students, kids attend classes six days a week for 10 hours each day.
"The parents and teachers expect a lot from every single (child)," Li said.
In addition to NCCS, where his itinerary includes meeting with the High School's Student Council, guidance counselors and special-education staff, Li's trip, which is his first to the United States, has comprised stops in Boston, Lake Placid and Burlington, as well as a visit to CV-TEC in Plattsburgh.
"We have a population of students who wouldn't make it out of High School without CV-TEC, so that's hugely important that he sees that," Gratto said.
"And I really want him to see the art classes and music classes because those are so important, and he needs to see that that's part of our education that maybe does make our students unique."
Li noted that he has observed a "high level of civilization" in America since his arrival and has enjoyed making friends at NCCS, including Gratto.
"The American people have an enthusiastic welcome of foreign people," he said. "They are friendly."
Emily Wysko, a freshman at Northeastern Clinton High School, took it upon herself to create a book of photos of the school and its staff to welcome Li to NCCS.
"She made a very nice book for him to take home and show people what happens in the school," Gratto said.
While this first leg of the exchange serves as an opportunity for Gratto to introduce Li to the way of American schools, Gratto anticipates his journey to China in April will yield valuable information, as well.
"I figure that my top priority is preparing my students to compete in a global marketplace ... the Chinese economy is on course to surpass the U.S. economy in production within a few years," he said.
"If our students can't play on the same playing field as the Chinese, we will be in trouble, so the more information I can bring to them about what they're up against and how other people are doing it, is a good thing."
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I liked Woods as a backup. Not necessarily because I thought he was great (he looked good late in preseason games) but because he knew the system. Sure I'd have loved to keep him around but he left and signed with another team. That being said, I don't see how ANYONE on this board can look at this objectively and say he's better than Cam Thomas.
I don't know tons about Cam Thomas. He might come here and be totally worthless, but let's not kid ourselves thinking Al Woods was some irreplaceable All-Pro in waiting.
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When do you think the decline started? A lot of people have said around the time he fought Clottey, others say around the time he fought Margarito. Personally am not quite sure, whether it was the decline of Pac or more the exposure around the time of the Mosley fight.
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I think it is important to find out where you guys that think Manny is overrated feel he deserves to be ranked among this era of fighters. Mayweather is better and I don't think many people will argue. Some people will say Marquez is better. That is a legitimate claim. I still give Manny a solid edge b/c I don't think Marquez would be able to move up and fight the guys Manny fought and have the same success. After those 2, it depends on how far you want to stretch this "era" to. You can include Roy Jones or Bernard Hopkins. If you move it up another 10 or so years then you can include Ward. Manny is still a Top-10 fighter over a 20 or 30 year stretch. That is amazing and that makes him legendary. You can also put him in the Top-5 with no real problem.
I look at Manny as light-weight fighter who fought and beat amazing opposition at the smaller weights....just about cleaning that opposition out. He then moved up to fight a bunch of name p4p guys and whipped them all. That is how I will remember him. He had an amazing run and made a bunch of amazing and exciting fights. He is absolutely one of the best of his era.
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April 8 is on the short list for best sports days of the year.
The men's NCAA championship game between Louisville and Michigan, two fantastic and dynamic teams, will bring a wild, unpredictable and fabulous college basketball season to a close. Plus, the Seattle Mariners play their home opener (with Joe Saunders on the mound for the M's. Joe Saunders! Feel the excitement).
But do you know what else happens tomorrow (who knew Mondays could be this exciting)? NCAA Division III week begins.
Did you know NCAA Division III week existed before I just told you now? I did not know about it until I received an invite via Facebook to attend. It turns out that this is the first Division III week in history.
According to Jeff Copeland from NCAA.org, "Division III week is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of student-athletes."
More than 30 percent of Linfield students are student athletes so it is no secret that athletics are important to this school. If the school is to follow Copeland's advice, the amount of celebration should be substantial all week long.
But at first glance, I felt that Division III week was not fair to the students at the school who do not play sports. After all, the majority of students, in fact, do not play sports here at Linfield. How come student-athletes should be celebrated while student-musicians, for example, should not?
Well, no specific week has been created for student-musicians or any other group. That is the simple answer. But the other answer is because of how deeply ingrained athletics are in our culture.
Although there are many things in life that are more important to survival than athletics, athletics give people an outlet for energy, passion and competitive spirit. Athletics can uplift a massive population, while inspiring an individual at the same time.
Athletics are also one of the only effective ways to connect different generations. Although athletes are bigger and stronger now, the games are played in the same manner. Time travel is begrudgingly impossible at the moment, but you could go to a baseball game in 1913 and the basic on-field rules would be the same as what you see today.
Athletics can be an engine for social change and political discussion. Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947, and the black power salute on the medal podium by Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics, come immediately to mind.
Athletics also give opportunities to people to have fun and build relationships and have experiences they never thought possible.
Copeland says that the NCAA national office will be focusing on its partnership with the Special Olympics during the week. Linfield will be exhibiting this partnership at 1 p.m. April 13 in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium. A Special Olympics basketball tournament will be held in the gym, and it costs just $3 to attend.
If you can, go and spend that $3. The people participating will be enjoying themselves through the power of athletics.
Although we should appreciate every student at Linfield at all times, NCAA Division III week makes more sense than I thought. It's no wonder it is starting on one of the best sports days of the year.
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Yes you can use both the 'class selector' the one with period (.), e.g. .hello so it can occur many times in a HTML page;
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The CSS 'ID selector' contains a '#' immediately followed by the ID value, which must be an identifier, e.g. #hello although ID name values within (x)html must be unique and only occur once;
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