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PARENTS: Spend the time and evergy on your children today and they will never disappoint you. Treat your child with the same respect and dignity as you would a honored guest in your home. Anyone can be a mother or father,but good parents will give love, time, energy, care, learning and a lifetime of understanding in raising their children. Parents are the glue that holds our society together. Raise your child to be a responsible adult. MY WORD: Happy New Year!

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PARENTS:A large number of toys is not as important as a balanced variety that touch upon numerous areas of development. A child may first play with blocks by holding them and feeling their shapes. The child tries them in different positions, building up, balancing out, knocking them over, and starting again. One of the social realities a child quickly discovers during play is how other children react to him. MY WORD: Merry Christmas

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PARENTS: When buying toys choose toys with care. Keep in mind the child's age, interests and skill level. Look for quality design and construction in all toys for all ages. Make sure that all directions or instructions are clear to you, and when appropriate, to the child. Plastic wrappings on toys should be discarded at once before thy become deadly play things. Be a label reader. "Not recommended for children under three.". Look for other safety labels including "Flame retardant/Flame resistant" on fabric products and Washable/hygienic materials" on stuffed toys and dolls. MY WORD: Be a safe santa clause.

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PARENTS: Planned in advanced, a visit to a local art center, gallery or museum can be rewarding, exciting and stimulating for both parent and child. A child is much more likely to carry out her/his own idea than one suggested or imposed by an adult. A child may first play, with blocks by holding them and feeling their shapes. They try them in different positions, building up, balancing out, knocking them over, and starting again. MY WORD: Let your children lead you into their world of discovery. It's exciting.

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PARENTS: In the barthroom keep medicines and cleaning products in containers with safety caps and locked away from children Always check bath water temperature with your wrist or elbow before putting your baby in to bathe. Never, ever, leave your child alone in the bathtub or near any water. MY WORD: Parents have to constantly consider the "what if" scenario. Children can suprise us.