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Monday

Tamolly’s Kids eat for 1.99 from the kids menu (nights only)

Tuesday

Pizza Hut Free kids buffet with adult buffet purchase Shorty Small’s Kids eat free after 5pm with purchase of adult meal Fazoli’s 5-8pm Kids 12 and under eat for .99 with adult meal Pizza Inn Free kids buffet with adult buffet purchase nights only

Wednesday

IHOP Wednesday- Kids eat free form 4-10pm with purchase of adult entrée

Thursday

Front Page Café 1 free kids meal with purchase of adult meal after 4pm Ryan’s Kids eat for .99 with purchase of adult meal from 5-8pm

Saturday

Dixie Café 11-4pm, kids eat for 1.99 plus get a free sundae with adult meal purchase

Sunday

Slim Chickens 1 free kids meal per adult entrée purchase Lenny’s Sub Shop 10% off entire ticket with church bulletin (Please call ahead to verify details)

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Bye Bye Summer, Hello Closed In Shoes!!!

It’s a tough time for Kids, going back to school, cooler weather, and having to say good bye to flip-flops and sandals, and hello to “sensible”, playground shoes.

As Parents though, we can help the transition by buying shoes that are comfortable, and FIT!!

Satisfying both comfort and fit, often needs the help of people who do this every day – kids often say the shoes are comfortable in the Store, but when they get home they refuse to wear them!!

Similarly, the variety in shoes styles and brands doesn’t always equate to a measured size fitting the child’s foot.

Pointers in achieving comfort and fit in your child’s shoes: • Most athletic brand shoes run short, you may need to buy ½ or a whole size bigger.

• Athletic brands also often run “narrow” so that for boys in particular, a Wide width might be more comfortable.

• NEVER send your children back to

school in their last years shoes – your child’s feet will have grown over Summer!

• Shoes that are too narrow, or too wide, shoes that slip on the heal, shoes that don’t flex across the ball of the foot, shoes that are too short, and don’t allow growing room (a thumb’s width, and another rule) or room for the foot to extend when walking or running, can result in a “bad buy”.

• A child’s feet will grow ½ a size every 3-4 months. So have their feet measured regularly.

These are just a few heads up points to help our kids get back in shoes for the cooler months to come. Also, try to avoid “sharing” shoes; children wearing another childs’ shoes as they have been worn in by the previous user, and not so comfortable for another use.

At Kiddly Toes, we specialize in Children’s shoes, so even if you are only after advice, come in and we’ll try and help – we also have a great range of hair bows, and clothing, for a complete look!

Phil Fletcher–Kiddly Toes - Shoes, Clothes & Bows

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October Calendar of Events October 12- 11:00am- Valley View Fall Festival www.ValleyViewPTA.org October 18- 10:00am-Abilities Unlimited 50th Anniversary Celebration www.aui.org October 4th- 5:00pm- St. Mary‛s Shrimp Fundraiser- St. Mary‛s in Paragould

October 19- 9:00-4:00- ACT Boot Camp ASU Education Building 870-972-3052

October 5- 8:00am- USRC‛s Caring for Kidney‛s 5k run- Paragould US Renal Care

October 19- 9:00am- Acrylic Painting for Beginners ASU continuing education 870-972-3052

October 5- 1:00-4:00pm- Halloween Trick or Treat for Young Chefs 3rd-6th grade ASU-870-972-3052

October 26- 5:00pm- St. Mark‛s Episcopal Church Shrimp Boil 870-932-2124

October 5- 7:00pm- Fall Fashion Extravaganza – Nettleton Performing Arts Center, contact 870-219-2133 October 10- 5:30-6:45pmHalloween Makeup for Kids ASU Continuing Education Building 870-972-3052 October 10-12- 7:00pm- “Noises Off” presented by the Valley View Thespians- Valley View Fine Arts Center

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October 31- 5:30pm- Children‛s Halloween Night TheArts@311 870-671-7972

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Healthy Decision Making?

Wouldn’t it be great if as a parent, you could hand down a formula that would teach your children how to make healthy decisions? Often times we expect kids to be able to know how to decide what is right for them but truly it can be a difficult process to teach!

Well I encourage parents to teach their kids to use a 3 step formula that helps kids to look at a situation from 3 totally different perspectives. I ask them to get their children to look at any situation and assess it using their head (the intellectual perspective), their heart (the emotional aspect), or from their gut (the intuitive knowing right from wrong)? Kids who make the best decisions typically operate from all three. Their mind, emotions, and intuition should all be cooperating and working together to formulate a reality-based plan from which they can operate.

When your child has a problem, you ask them 3 simple questions; What do you think you should do?

(Intellectual) How do you feel about the situation?

(Emotional) And what does your gut tell you is the right thing to do? (Conscience or Spiritual Side) Often times a child will need to be coached through the process to get used to figuring out what is the best choice for him.

Perhaps Tommy is doing poorly in spelling.

His mother asks him “If we are talking to your head or your brain, what do you think you can do about the situation?” Tommy might say, “Study harder, or use my Ipad to go over my words at night.” Then Mom asks him, “How do you feel about your poor grades?” Tommy says, “I feel stupid.” Then

Mom asks, “Tommy what do you think the right thing to do to correct the problem should be?” and he replies that he knows that he needs to practice spelling his words more but he hates spelling. Mom can Carol Juergensen Sheets help him brainstorm what he can do to make it more fun. This method allows Tommy a chance to look at the issue and make a decision that will address it.

Here is another example of how to use the process. Let’s say that Susie did not get invited to her neighbor’s birthday party.

You can tell that she is really bothered so you ask her to think about the problem using the 3 steps. You might say Susie, “What does your head or your brain want to do about being left out? She may say” I want to plan something fun to do that day so that I won’t be so sad.” You then reiterate...So you feel sad that you weren’t invited? She more than likely will say yes and then you ask, “What does your gut tell you to do? Susie may say, “I want to tell my best friend Maddie that I feel left out so that I don’t keep my feelings inside.” As you can see, the process is not intended to fix all the problems but it is a way for a child to feel better about it.

Parenting is tough and it is likely that no one taught you how to make healthy decisions.

You just had to wing it which can create a lot of self doubt. I would ask you to practice the process before you try it with your kids.

If you want to make smarter decisions, you need to be cognizant and use all three tools.

Carol Juergensen Sheets LCSW PCC is a psychotherapist and personal life coach. She does motivational speaking and empowerment trainings locally and nationally. To find out more about her services--contact her at www. carolthecoach.com or call her at 317 218-3479.

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