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Back-to-School Issue * Beat Back-to-School Stress

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Aaliyah Survival and courage to make it to school

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Clevelanders Are Our Teachers It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that the back-to-school season is one of my favorite times of the year, second only to Halloween. To me, back-to-school represents new beginnings. This issue is special in that it provides articles full of inspiring and helpful tips the whole family can use as they enter into this time of fresh starts. When I was in school, a teacher once told my class, “You all start off the year with an ‘A’ as your grade. What you do to keep it is up to you.” I have lived by those words and applied that principle to many life situations. Every month we start Cleveland Living Magazine with an ‘A.’ We work hard to keep our grade, and Clevelanders are the teachers who grade us. We are happy to have your feedback so that with each issue we can continue to grow and make our teachers proud. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us at (216)535-8611 or at contact-us@cle-living.com. For even more Cleveland Living, you can visit our website or follow us on our social media channels listed below. As always, thank you to all the local businesses that support our efforts and have backed us on our journey so far. You are the glue that holds the city together. And thank you to our readers across Northeast Ohio and beyond. With your support Cleveland Living will remain committed to you and this wonderful place we call home. Sincerely,

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August is Back-to-School Month This issue is packed with articles of inspiration and tips to help you cope with the stress of going back to school.

Inside this Issue Lunch-Hour Vacations Edgewater Park - 5

New Research Shows Timing of Rewards Can Boost Student Performance on Standardized Tests - 11

She’s a Big Girl! Local Girl Survival Story - 6

Cleveland Living Social - 13

Reducing Back-to-School

The Joy of Honoring and Respecting

Stress for Children - 7

One Another - 14

Reader’s Recipe - 8

Horoscope - 16

It Comes From Within You

Cleveland Trivia - 18

The Potential in Us All - 9

Puzzle - 19

All articles reflect the views and perspective of the writer and their creative process, as such they are copyrighted material and should not be copied or used for any reason without the writer’s written consent. Cleveland Living Magazine is not responsible for the contents of each article. We are not responsible for errors and omissions.

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Lunch-Hour Vacations Edgewater Park

Last month we introduced you to the idea of the lunch-hour vacation, finding creative ways to unwind and refresh during your lunch break. Our destination this month is the picturesque Edgewater Park on Cleveland’s Westside. Just a short drive from downtown on Route 2, Edgewater has something for every type of lunch tourist, whether you enjoy picnicking, walks, taking advantage of the park’s variety of workout stations, or just sitting and basking in the beautiful landscaping.

During the last few days of August, Edgewater offers free front-row seats to America’s greatest flying spectacle.

With waterfront views and the jets zooming overhead, you’ll think you’re at a private air show designed just for you.

Edgewater Park 6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Cleveland, OH 44102

Held every year during the Labor Day weekend, the Cleveland National Air Show features flying performances by the Blue Angels and other aerial daredevils. The pilots practice their routines and stunts in the days leading up to the show, providing the entire city with a sneak peek at the show, and the views from Edgewater are spectacular. To get the most out of your lunch vacation at the park, brownbag it and pack a portable chair. Sitting on the grassy lakefront with the jets zooming

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overhead, you’ll think you’re at a private air show designed just for you. Enjoy!

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She’s a Big Girl! Survival & Courage on Her Road to School by Lory Rosa

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To watch children play is to see courage in action. Their resilience and fearlessness knows no bounds, and the bravery they show in the face of adversity is greater than that of any adult I’ve met.

sang “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Now she is learning to breathe through her nose, something she’s never done before and a must for a girl who loves to sing, as mouth-breathing is not acceptable for this song bird.

One of my biggest heroes is only five years This big girl is now on her way to school, old. This courageous little angel has overcome and I’m among the many people who are cheercountless obstacles on her way to becoming a ing for her. Congratulations, Aaliyah! kindergartener this August. Her name is Aaliyah, and she is a miracle girl. Aaliyah was born with multiple lifethreatening conditions, and was placed on life support immediately after birth. Doctors told her mom “she might not make it,” but Aaliyah had other plans. Even as a newborn, she displayed her resilience not only by making it out of the hospital with respiratory and nutritional aid, but by exceeding all the expectations her health-care team had for her.

Local mother is grateful to the Lord for the gift that is her daughter.

For five years Aaliyah has lived with a tracheotomy, a nutritional gastric feeding tube, and in-home nursing care. For her young parents this has presented nearly unbearable suffering. Aaliyah’s mom once told me, “I have to be strong for her and I get my strength from God.” After all the hospitalizations, procedures, sleepless nights, and never-ending financial problems that come with having a sick child, the family is thankful their little princess is better now. The break in the clouds came this past May when Aaliyah left the hospital after having her tracheostomy tube removed and went immediately to her pre-school graduation, where she T op rig h t p h ot o a n d a b ov e c ou rt es y of F el ic ia Lop ez .

Reducing Back-to-School Stress for Children Steps to help your family transition

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It’s an unwritten rule we learn well before our first day of kindergarten—with new situations come new stresses. Starting school is a major transition and can be a source of anxiety for everyone in the family. Meeting new people and being in a new environment far from Mom and Dad can bring on emotions children may need help dealing with, and parents often find this to be a stressful time, too. Especially if this is your family’s first separation, it is important to have open, attentive communication between you and your child so they have a realistic expectation of what this new step means for them. Pediatric and psychology experts agree that the beginning of the school year holds its own anxieties for families, but that communication and an active involvement in your child’s school life can help them feel at ease and understand how to manage stress when it occurs. By taking small steps, staying positive, and listening, the transition to school days may be easier than you think:

clothing. This is a great confidence builder for your young student and helps build self-esteem as well.  Keep things happy. This is a positive time for your family, even though it can be worrying, too. Try not to let your child see you distressed, as they might then associate school with negative emotions.  At the end of each school day, ask your child how things went, praising their achievements and noting any complaints. Always take all complaints as fact, and review them with the school’s faculty. Teachers and school administrators are there to help you deal with any problems—they are trained professionals who have seen it all. Always include your child’s physician in any situations that can’t be resolved right away. Your medical provider is a trusted, non-partisan person your child can talk to openly. Remember: Communication and keeping things fun are the keys to making your family’s transition to school days positive and memorable.

 Before your child’s first day, familiarize yourself with the school. The school district website may have information on social activities for new families, and the school can put you in touch with the parents of your child’s classmates.  Talk with your child about school, and listen to what he or she says. Now is an excellent time to clear up any misconceptions or apprehensions your child may have.  Involve your child in the decision-making process when selecting school supplies and

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Readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Recipe Spam & Cheese Sandwich

For those impromptu gettogether events, here is a quick and easy treat that is no further than the pantry.

Directions In a blender, mix Spam and milk to soften up the meat. Add the cheese and Pimientos and blend until they all incorporate and Spam has many uses and form a paste-like consistency. can be prepared in a variety of ways. From Hawaiian cuisine to Spread over bread and cut in breakfast meat, Spam is an triangles. You can add some American staple food. garnish to give it a better presentation. Here is yet another way to make Spam a party food. Prep time 5 minutes Ingredients 1 small can of Spam 3 tbs of Cheez Whiz 1/4 cup of milk 1/2 of a pimiento

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“It Comes From Within You” Remarkable numbers of people have excuses or unrelated personal reasons they use to explain general or specific misfortune. “If only I had the money, or the right friends, or this or that kind of job,” they say, “then it would give me the success and recognition I deserve.” The main problem with statements like these is that the person saying them has lost sight of how the process of success works in the first place. In order to achieve true success and happiness, one must first take complete responsibility for his or her own destiny. In the words of the author Wayne Dyer, “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” Talent and skill are very important factors for success, but procrastination and lack of motivation can destroy even the most talented person. Telling yourself and others that something external is missing or that someone else is responsible for you is an excuse, and excuses will not help you move toward a fortunate future.

and more content state of mind. Clergyman and author Norman Vincent Peale has a great quote relating to this topic, saying, “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” Remember that you are on a journey and that your progress is completely dependent on you. Although it seems simple enough, for some people taking hold of their own fate can be a lifelong struggle. Regardless of the circumstances, though, all of us are talented in our own way, and each of us deserves a chance to succeed.

One of America’s most crucial founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, said it best. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” In order to obtain anything you want in life, your mindset and your actions must be in synch, both of them directed toward bringing you success and happiness. The revelation most people experience when they finally apply themselves and go after their dreams is that nothing was missing in the first place except A healthy and balanced the ambition to pursue it. Once spirit will lead you to a happier you realize that success is self-

dependent, you will find all the fuel and strength you need to realize your dreams right there within you.

Children have a multitude of untapped potential!

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New Research Shows Timing of Rewards Can Boost Student Performance on Standardized Tests By Marci E. Hersh

special privileges for a week to the three students who improve the most on an activity. That might prove to be esearchers from the a more powerful motivator than the University of Chica- promise of attending an elite college go say that the effect three years from now.” of timing on rewards given to students The research team conducted taking standardized tests opens up a dialogue about the education problem a series of experiments involving 7,000 students in the Chicago public faced by urban schools. schools and elementary and high“The failure to recognize that school districts in south-suburban students have difficulty connecting to Chicago Heights. Financial rewards the idea of a payoff in the future like a were used to boost performance for older students and elementary school profitable career to their effort in school today is important and leads to students. “It is important to underdramatic under-investment as students stand that this reward system works when a student is underperforming but fail to apply themselves and policymakers don't realize the students' full has the internal knowledge to perform better,” Sadoff said. The research potential,” said Sally Sadoff, an assistant professor at the University of team discovered that student perforCalifornia, San Diego. She conducted mance on standardized tests in underperforming populations can be the underlying research as a Griffin Postdoctoral Scholar at the University boosted three ways. First, with the of Chicago. “The Behaviorist Goes to right kind of reward given immediately, both elementary and high school School: Leveraging Behavioral students improve their performance. Economics to Improve Educational Second, students do better when the Performance,” was published by the reward is framed as a loss instead of a National Bureau of Economic gain. If the student knows the reward Research. John List, the Homer J. Livingston Professor in Economics at will disappear with poor performance, the student performs better. Third, non the University of Chicago, Steven Levitt, the William B. Ogden Distin- -financial rewards like trophies can be guished Service Professor in Econom- very powerful motivators to stimulate test improvement in elementary ics at the University of Chicago and co-author of the book Freakonomics; students. and Susanne Neckermann, a scholar at “Test performance can the Center for European Economic improve dramatically if students are Research in Germany, also joined in the research. “The key finding of this offered rewards just before they are given standardized tests and if they paper is that delayed rewards don't seem to incentivize the students,” said receive the incentive immediately afterword,” said Sadoff “Most Levitt. “So even if educators don't importantly, all motivating power of have financial rewards to dangle as the incentives vanishes when rewards carrots for students, they can try to are delayed.” The team studied the come up with creative ways to make impact of incentives on students the payoffs more immediate. For taking relatively short, standardized instance, a teacher might promise

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diagnostic tests given three times a year to determine their grasp of mathematics and English skills. They compared younger and older students with kindergarten-8th grade and found that younger students (2nd-4th grade) are more responsive than older students (5th-8th grade). “At Bloom Township High School, when we offered students $20 incentives, we found that their scores were 0.12 to .20 standard deviation points (five to sixth months in improved performance) above what we would otherwise have predicted given their previous test scores,” Sadoff said. Follow up research demonstrated that there was no negative impact on performance in removing the rewards. The research was supported by a grant from the Children First Fund, the Kenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation, the Rauner Family Foundation, and the Spencer Foundation.

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Spiritual Message

THE JOY OF HONORING AND RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER

ow good it feels to be honored and respected by our peers and others. But more importantly, what a privilege it is to be in a position to honor and respect others. Simply put, this means to treat others as you wish to be treated.

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These instructions are truly a perfect recipe for SUCCESS in the act of loving our neighbor as ourselves; then honoring our neighbor, and finally respecting our neighbor as ourselves. Just imagine the love, unity, and peace that God’s people would experience if we would consciously practice these principles.

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In Romans Paul reminds us that Love must be sincere. We also must be devoted to one another in brotherly love and to honor one another above ourselves. He goes on to inspire us to practice hospitality and live in harmony and peace with one another. Paul continues in Galatians saying “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.” The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In the book titled Living the Infinite Way, by Joel S. Goldsmith, Mr. Goldsmith refers to this scripture by saying “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” as being another law of God. His idea is that as we think of our experiences of the past and the present, we will find that there are several ways that we could express a greater love for our neighbor, as we consider the greater and more spiritual aspect of the word “neighbor.” Webster's Dictionary defines the word neighbor as, a fellow man. As we examine our human understanding of love, and continue to study and embody God's expression of true love, we begin to expand our consciousness to the realization that God is as much the Life, the Soul, and the Spirit of our neighbor as of ourselves. Goldsmith goes on to enlighten us that the very moment we begin to see God as the animating principle of all men, we are loving our

neighbor as ourselves. The moment we can accept these laws of God, we accomplish the act of loving, honoring and respecting our neighbor as ourselves. Because our God is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent, we do not fool God when we make excuses for violating His laws of love, honor, and respect; we are simply fooling ourselves. Then Peter instructs us to show proper respect to everyone. WOW!!!

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Aimeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Astrology July 23 - August 22 Leo: When you are feeling good, it is easy to be positive. This is one of those months Leo. You are in the limelight, exactly where you like to be! Do not neglect the goals you've set for yourself to further your career and personal ambitions! With all the excitement, that would be easy to do. Stay focused particularly on the 10th and 23rd when things are especially fortunate. Allow yourself to be in the moment and proud but keep your ego in check. MANTRA: I am a fortunate person

August 23 - September 22 Virgo: Virgos are ready and willing to have fun this August. Go ahead, order a drink, add an umbrella and soak up the sun and fun! As the month edges forward, you may find yourself more focused again, especially on the philosophical and spiritual aspects of life. So embrace these summer moments andcontemplate deeper things once again in the fall! MANTRA: I appreciate all the precious moments

September 23 - October 22 Libra: August turns your full attention to professional endeavors. You are ready for success as many planets cluster in Cancer. However all work and no play makes for a feisty Libra. Mid-month you are thrust back into the social scene. Go with this flow. Work projects were being stalled for a reason! MANTRA: I trust in the universe fully

October 23 - November 21 Scorpio: You cannot be tied down, especially this month, as much as one would try! This August promises exciting adventures if you allow it. This includes strengthening your recent romantic pursuits. Make your moves now because soon you'll be redirected back into the work-oriented arena. This could be a month for the spicy scrapbook! MANTRA: I create adventure in the now

January 20 - February 18 Aquarius: Aquarians are taking care of business this month. August offers you a great opportunity to buckle down and finish tasks before the planets move on into Leo mid-month. Focus on networking and budgeting until finances begin to flow better again. You're scrambling to mend an important relationship but it's in vain until the stars once again align your way! MANTRA: I have all I need to succeed

November 22 - December 21 Sagittarius: There is something different about this month, Sag! You are feeling unusually relaxed mentally and ready for change of pace. You're suddenly raring and ready to go! Wherever and whenever. A shift late month into home projects tells you now to get while the getting is good! MANTRA: I relax my mind and let life unfold with ease

February 19 - March 20 Pisces: Pisces? You need a break! Enjoy it while you can. Personal reflection late last month reminded you that life's truly too short to not take time to live fully in the now! Between 22-29th this month your focus willingly shifts back to the grindstone. You are concerned with good first impressions. You'll make them! MANTRA: Life is mine to make matter

December 22 - January 19 Capricorn: Relationships on all levels consume more of your attention in early August. You will choose to reinforce and renew relationships or seek new ones. By mid-August things heat up, especially in the boardroom. Yes that's what I said, Capricorn, so be sure to get your fill of fun and romance now before you are willingly distracted. The move you've been considering should be put on hold for now. MANTRA: I choose to be open and loving always

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March 21 - April 19 Aries: Aries, your career will be taking a bright turn during the dog days of August! You are likely to get an opportunity to exhibit your talents and skills in order to truly show people what you are made of. Set goals this month in preparation for a full fall! Positive changes will keep you in an upbeat mood all month! MANTRA: I embrace my potential daily

April 20 - May 20 Taurus: Dig in your hooves, Taurus! You will have some 'fair weather friends' disappear as you take some much needed time for yourself. This is actually a positive occurrence as you discover who really has your best interest at heart. You are loyal and trustworthy and have earned the same reciprocation in life. All of the treasures will come to the surface. Mars in retrograde has done you a favor! MANTRA: I am worthy

May 21 - June 20 Gemini: Good fortune (or karma) finds you early in August when the planets find a way to pay all your bills. However don't go wild with the charge card because by mid-month your enthusiasm fades a bit. You may find yourself scrambling to pay extra debt if you let yourself get carried away. So stay focused and energized, twin, and you'll surely keep that mojo working! MANTRA: I accept absolute abundance in my life

June 21 - July 22 Cancer: The attention is on you, Crab! There are several planets dancing in your sign this August and you can't help but dance along. You are especially charming and charismatic so be ready for that new love to come knocking on your door, or for your current partnership to be especially romantic. I say woo the pants off of ’em and celebrate this exceptional time! MANTRA: I celebrate love and life

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Cleveland Trivia

Known as “ The Cradle of Presidents,” Ohio has produced eight out of the 44 U.S. Presidents in the nation’s 200+ years. Presidents number 18, 19, and 20 were consecutively all from Ohio.

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Ohio has produced 8 presidents so far, but only 6 First Ladies were born in the Buckeye state. August 26 is National Women’s Equality Day. Maybe one day we will have a female president from Ohio.

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