Lehigh Valley Family May-June Issue

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pring is a time of renewal and passion, a time to become re-engaged in the world after a long winter slumber. In life, it is easy to become beaten down by the monotony of the day in and day out duties that are involved with parenting, careers, marriage, and just being an adult. It is my hope that as you read through this magazine, you will become inspired to renew your passion, whatever that may be. It could be as simple as making an amazing pasta salad, as big as volunteering to help the homeless, or just helping your children find their niche of simple satisfaction.

This issue of Lehigh Valley Family oozes with passion. We are featuring a guest writer who will be penning a series on empowering our girls, Kelsie Morales. When I met with Kelsie, we had a ton in common, namely our desire to help empower girls and young women. When I left my meeting with her, I felt enthused. Not just about our shared interest, but in general. A positive attitude and passion for life is nothing short of contagious.

As residents of the Lehigh Valley, we are all fortunate that there is diversity within our community which allows us to explore different areas of interest. Be sure to check out our lists of Top Things to Do, as well as our Community Board.

Visit our website calendar often and find ways to be engaged

in your family’s area of interest.

Whatever your passion is, grab a hold of it and fight for it. Surround yourself with others Celebrating at the finish line of my who share similar first half-marathon, with marathoner enthusiasm. Making niece, Jess. time for our interests and maintaining involvement is something that dramatically increases our overall happiness, as well as gives back to the community in ways we may not even realize. Others can sense and be inspired by the optimism and happiness within us.

As for me, I’ll be following my own advice. I am thrilled to be sharing one of my passions with my three-year old daughter for the first time. She is now old enough to enter the Kid’s Running Series of Lehigh Valley Road Runners. My greatest hope is that running will become a passion of hers, and a hobby that will bond us for life. If nothing else, we will have a few extra special mornings together participating in a fun and healthy activity.

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Gardening Checklist ...Page 6-7 Spring Into Outdoor Education ...Page 8 Brain Teasers ...Page 9 Community Board...Page 10 Empower Your Daughter ...Page 11 Special Programs for Special Needs Kids ...Page 13 Kick of Confidence ...Page 14 Guide to Public vs. Alternative Education ...Page 15 School Readiness, It’s Not Just for Kids ...Page 16 The Lehigh Valley Offers Options in Education ...Page 18 The ABC’s of School Vouchers ...Page 20 The Grandparent Dance ...Page 22 Duties of a 1950’s Housewife ...Page 24 Get Your Ducks In a Row for a Great Summer...Page 25 Don’t Miss a Beat ...Page 26 Fun Facts ... Page 27 Fashion Therapy ...Page 28 Parents Prom Survival Guide ...Page 29 Fun Monthly Stuff ...Page 30-31

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Lehigh Valley residents Alyssa, Allie, and Gabby.

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Need some creative ideas tosqueeze in exercise?

We asked you, our readers, to share how you fit exercise into your busy schedule. Here are some of the great ideas you sent us:

->I have engaged my children in my fitness routine. This eliminates the need for me to wait for my husband to get home to watch the kids. One way I do this is by using the Emmaus High School track, which is open to the EPSD community. In this way, each child can run at their own pace (and so can I), take breaks if they wish, and they will always be in my sight.

– Leigh, Emmaus

-> I’ve faced the reality that there is not enough time to do everything I want to do, so I sacrifice television. By limiting TV to one night during the work week, I’m able to exercise as my family sleeps early in the morning.

I often exercise with friends on these early mornings, so this routine has the added benefit of allowing me to make time for friends. I’m also wide-awake and in a great mood when I sit down to have breakfast with my family!

- Merrilee, Allentown

-> A bunch of moms and I (soccer moms) had a personal trainer come to the soccer fields to do boot camp (at the soccer field while our daughters had practice).

– Tammy, Macungie

-> I get my exercise in by hanging out with a group of healthy, exercise-focused friends who get up with me four days a week at 6 am to run before we go to work. I don’t necessarily like going out on cold mornings to run, but knowing that my friends are out on the corner waiting is the inspiration to keep going. We have been doing this for eight years, and it is wonderful. Not only do we support each other with our running, but we support each other as women. The key in my mind is having the workout partners to get you going when you start to come up with excuses on why you can’t fit exercise into your busy life.

- Caroline, Wescosville

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Gardening Checklist...

We made it easy for you. Simply add elbow grease, and you’ll be on your way to a beautiful garden

PLANT

• Seeds or seedlings of warm-season crops like tomatoes, peas, beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, eggplants, melons, peppers, pumpkins, and summer squash • Beets, carrots, lettuce, and radishes • Herbs such as thyme, sage, parsley, chives and basil • Spring flowering shrubs like rhododendrons, azaleas, and camellias • Summer annuals such as geraniums, marigolds, lobelia, impatiens, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, alyssum, and phlox

Nourish, Protect, and Prune • Feed spring-flowering shrubs like azaleas, camellias, and rhododendrons as soon as they have finished blooming • Later in the month, thin fruit on heavily bearing trees • Water newly planted trees and shrubs deeply every week or two until fall rains begin • Water established trees and shrubs deeply and infrequently to help withstand summer heat

MAY

• Mulch • Remove spent flowers from camellias, roses, azaleas, fuchsias, geraniums, rhododendrons, impatiens, and all annuals • Prune rhododendrons immediately after flowering • Never let your grass grow so tall that you have to cut off more than one third of the grass blade • To keep garden plants growing at a steady rate, fertilize them with manure, tea, or diluted fish emulsion every six weeks • Lightly feed perennials, including spring bulbs, with a 5-10-10 or 10-10-10 fertilizer, being careful to avoid the center or crown of the plant. • Pinch back annuals when 4 to 6 inches high to promote bushy growth. Some that require pinching are zinnias, petunias and salvia. • Watch for aphids and earwigs

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JUNE Plant

• Basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, savory, mint, coriander, parsley, or chives • Warm-season crops: corn, beans tomatoes, squash, peppers, eggplant • Summer annuals such as salvia, nasturtiums, vinca, verbena, geraniums, phlox, marigolds, lobelia, impatiens, cosmos, sunflowers, zinnias, and alyssum • Perennials such as Sweet Woodruff (Asperula odorata,) Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis) and Lemon Lily (Hemerocallis liliosphodelus) for fragrance in the garden

Nourish, Protect and Prune

• Patch, re-seed, or plant heat-loving lawns such as hybrid Bermuda or Fescue • Fertilize Bermuda, St. Augustine, and Zoysia lawns • Remove spent flowers • Feed summer flowers and vegetables with a controlledrelease fertilizer or hydrolyzed fish with sea-kelp throughout the growing season • Feed roses after each bloom cycle, water regularly, and remove spent flowers • Water established trees and shrubs deeply and infrequently • Stake tall, floppy flowers: foxglove, yarrow, bachelor’s buttons, carnations, and delphiniums • Cut back perennials like Shasta daisy, black-eyed Susan, cone flower, and lavender after first bloom • Cut back fuchsia, geranium, and margarite • Cover fruit trees and vines with plastic netting to protect ripening fruit from the birds • Clean up dead brush and debris in fire-prone areas • Water herbs only during prolonged dry spells and harvest just before flowering • Check hanging baskets daily • Store leftover vegetable and flower seeds in a cool, dry location for planting next year • Divide spring and early summer flowering perennials

after the blooms fade by jiggling the roots apart with two sharp, spading forks • Take stem cuttings of woody shrubs, trees and perennials now • Collect seeds of firepinks, poppy, wild indigo, and bleeding hearts • Cut back bloomers that get too tall, such as chrysanthemum, by about one half • Prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as deutzia, weigela, viburnum and forsythia, as soon as they have finished blooming

Get Rid of Weeds and Pests • Spray roses with insecticidal soap to eliminate aphids, mites and thrips • Control chewing worms like cabbageworm, corn earworm, and petunia budworm by spraying Bacillus thuringiensis • To scare away birds, tie pieces of glass, colored cloth to loose strings so the wind can blow them and clash them together • Random motion is the key to alarming the birds away from the garden • Spray pesticides in the evening after bees have returned to their hives • Watch for and control black spot and powdery mildew on rose foliage http://www.weekendgardener.net/do-list.htm

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Spring Into Outdoor Education!

By Carry Gerber, Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers

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ow that the snow has melted, it’s time for young children to spring into outdoor education! Aside from the physical benefits of time spent outdoors (like running, jumping, swinging, throwing a ball), outdoor play contributes to cognitive and social/emotional development as well. According to Rae Pica, author of Experiences in Movement, Moving, & Learning Across the Curriculum, children are more likely to invent games when outdoors. As they do, they’re able to express themselves and learn about the world in their own way. They feel safe and in control, which promotes autonomy, decision-making, and organizational skills.

Inventing rules for games (as preschoolers like to do) promotes an understanding of why rules are necessary.

Although the children are only playing to have fun, they’re learning...

To celebrate the budding spring foliage and to reinforce the importance of outdoor education, a team of center directors at Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers put together a short list of learning activities that you and your family can enjoy outdoors. Get ready to shed some layers, put on your walking shoes and enjoy the fresh air!

Bud Exploration (for school-age children)

Take a hike and examine the buds that are forming on trees and flowers. Examine the size, shape and texture.

Is it going to be a flower or a leaf? Cut a bud, bring it home and save it. Come back once a week for several weeks and cut more buds from the same tree. Compare the buds. How are they changing? Examine size, shape and texture. Encourage your child to measure and chart the changes. (Colleen Heimbach, Nazareth Intermediate & Shafer Schools)

Me & My Shadow (for preschoolers)

Go outside and study your shadow at various times throughout the day. Do you have a shadow in the morning when the sun is hidden? Do you have a shadow at high noon when the sun is full and bright? Is your shadow longer in the morning or in the afternoon?

Chart your findings -- noting both the amount of sunshine (full sun, no sun, partial sun) and the presence and length of your shadow. (Colleen Green, South Mountain, Allentown)

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Take full advantage of a windy spring day by making paper streamers. Cut out tissue or crepe paper streamers (three to four feet long). Wrap tape around the middle of the stack and encourage your spirited toddler to grab ahold of the tape and “run like the wind!” They’ll love to watch the streamers trail behind them as they run, and they’ll get some energy out too!

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Touch & Feel Nature (for infants)

Infants love to explore their surroundings using their senses, so ditch the stroller and turn your next outing into a journey of discovery! Your infant can enjoy tummy time in the soft grass. Point to a red bird sitting on a post. Smell the blossoming flowers and fresh cut grass. Help him/her touch all the different textures found in nature – rough tree bark, a smooth rock, a silky flower, and grainy sand. Just don’t forget to take some wet wipes along! Your infant will learn more about his/her surroundings and start to compare/contrast textures. (Andrea Wells, St. Luke’s, Bethlehem) For more great inspiring ideas, visit Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers new website at www.LVCConline. org and sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter.

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Brain Teasers!

1. You have a gas stove, a wood stove and a coal stove but only one match. Which will you light first?

2. The more you take, the more you leave behind.

What are they?

3. Name it and you will break it. What is it?

4. If everyone bought a white car, what would we have?

5. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

6. What wears a jacket, but no pants?

7. What can clap without any hands?

8. What has a bark, but no bite?

1. The match. 2. Footsteps 3. Silence. 4. A white carnation. 5. A Towel 6. A book 7. Thunder 8. A tree

Run Like the Wind (for toddlers)

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Celebrate Mother’s Day

Donate new or used garden tools at drop-off locations across the Lehigh Valley. Donations will benefit community gardens within the Lehigh Valley.

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Relax with a cup of freshly-brewed tea or coffee along with a favorite treat of America’s First Ladies. Learn fascinating details about the lives of these women who have occupied the White House. This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate Mother’s Day with someone special. Held at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut Street, Allentown. Pre-registration is required. Please call 610-435-1074.

Summer Library Hops Community Services for Children offers its summer reading program for children ages birth to 12 from June 6 to August 12. Reading, craft and snack will be offered Tuesdays, 10-11 am, Wednesdays 10-11 am and 1-2 pm, and Thursdays 10-11 am. The Library is located on the Donley Children’s Campus, 1520 Hanover Ave, Allentown.

Books, tapes, games, puppets, toys, and assistive educational materials are available at all times. The summer program is available through a grant from the Hommer Foundation. Call Marie Louesy, 610-437-6000, x 3140.

Enjoy a Father’s Day Picinic at Blue Mountain Ski Area.

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EasterSeals Walk With Me Event takes place at the Lehigh Parkway on Saturday June 16. Registration and activities begin at 9:00 a.m.

The walk begins at 10:30 a.m.

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National Mom’s Night Out: May 5 4:00 - 8:00pm ...the Ultimate Celebration of Motherhood at the Lehigh Valley Mall!

This Mall-Wide Event will include Makeovers, Entertainment, Mall-Wide Sales, Fashion Tips, Refreshments, Goodie Bags & More!

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Baby Boot Camp, a stroller-based fitness program for moms with young children , will provide a short demonstration of a StrollFit class.

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Empower Your Daughter at Any Age

By Kelsie Morales, Girl Power Studio

Editor’s Note:This article will be the first in a series about how we as parents and role models can help our girls become more empowered.

The series will be written by Kelsie Morales, a local girl empowerment producer and mom who has made her passion for empowering girls her life’s work.

Kelsie maintains a website that features web shows all about topics that affect girls. Some shows feature girls discussing honestly and openly hard issues, others feature parents. I encourage you to visit her site. Adult role models find an excess of valuable information about helping our girls navigate the challenges of life. And girls will find a section of video advice given by a panel of local girls who are experiencing the same issues, to encourage other girls to make smart choices on the pressures & challenges they face everyday.

I encourage you to check it out at www.KelsieMorales.com.

D

2: Compliment Her - The Empowering Way:

id you know that it is never too early ….. Praise specific things she’s accomplished at school, with her or too late to empower your daughter? friends and in extra-curricular activities. Offer praise for

Below, are the 3 best tips I personally believe will help your daughter grow from a playful, curious child into a happy, healthy and confident tween, teen or young adult. I have used these tips with my own 6 year old daughter and my teenage nieces and nephews. Let me tell you, it works! So let’s get to it, because it is never too early or too late to prepare your daughter to be the best that she can be.

1: Let Her Make Mistakes:

Do not “rescue” your daughter by “fixing” things for her.

Allowing her the freedom to make mistakes and learn from them builds resiliency, courage, self esteem and inner strength. It is a great life tool that lets her practice making her own solutions and understanding the correlation between choices and consequences. On the flip side, if your daughter is afraid to make mistakes, she will become that hesistant child who is scared to try something new or take a risk and has a difficult time believing in herself.

I know its hard to watch your daughter make mistakes, but think of it this way: Would you rather have her fall on her face now, or when she’s sixteen years old and the consequences of poor choices are much greater. Like jail?

Drugs? Teen pregnancy? Texting and Driving?

her strengths, creativity, talents, hard work, intelligence and kindness; rather than her physical beauty or “fashion style”.

It is very common for girls to get compliments on how they look or what they wear; but have you noticed what boys are usually complimented on? Boys are usually praised for “what they do” or what they have “accomplished” – not their appearance. Why can’t we do the same for our girls?

You may be thinking “what is the big deal with complimenting a girl and telling her she’s beautiful?” Nothing, if it’s something she only hears once in a while. But the truth is, our girls hear and see harmful, unattainable beauty messages, constantly. At home. At School. In our neighborhoods. In the media they watch and the music they listen to.

We put our girls in real danger when we focus on their physical beauty. When girls start to focus on appearance their self image and self worth gets tied to outside “nature given” attributes that most of the time they can’t control. Peer pressure becomes a problem. Popularity status becomes ultra-important and they may likely cave into the media’s unyielding pressure to be super model thin and “look hot” at any cost.

The bottom line is that when our girls are constantly praised for their appearance rather than their intelligence or accomplishments it leads to low self esteem. Girls who struggle with low self esteem do not make the best choices; leading to

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Continued from page 11 a host of serious problems such as depression, suicide, eating disorders, cutting, sexual promiscuity, dating abuse and experimentation with drugs. The latest studies show girls as young as seven years old on diets and suffering with eating disorders.

Our daughters deserve better than this.

So go ahead and empower your daughter as you compliment her!

She needs it, and will love hearing it. Tell her what a good friend she is, how proud you are of the “A” she got on that math test and how you love watching her play softball. The fact that you notice and appreciate what she’s good at will lift her up for weeks.

3: Help Your Daughter Develop Her Interests & Strengths One of the best gifts you can give your daughter is to help her discover her passion. Girls need to know that they are good at something that’s not dependent on physical attributes, fashion sense or popularity. This knowledge will help your daughter build a healthy self esteem.

So what’s the best way to do this? Take the time to expose your daughter to a broad range of activities, sports, and cultural events. Pay attention to what she likes to do and then encourage her to develop those skills. Involve her in programs where she can learn more about her passion and is surrounded by like minded peers. Summer Camps, after school programs, and neighborhood youth centers are great places to start. Don’t overlook family members, friends, teachers or neighbors who may be able to mentor her and serve as a role model.This way not only are you providing support, encouragement and guidance but you have created a network of caring adults that your daughter can turn to.

Most importantly, don’t take the fun out of her passion by pushing too hard or pressuring her to “do better” or “do more”. Nurture her talent, be supportive when she’s up against frustrating challenges and let her interest grow naturally. The free, “unpressured” time you give her to explore her passions is one of the best antidotes to the social pressures your daughter will face. She’ll be a happy, busy girl involved in something positive.

Bonus Tip: Most Of All Be Her #1 Fan.

Support her. Encourage her and root for her in everything she does. Remind her every day that you believe in her. That in your eyes there’s nothing she can’t do. When she sees that fierce belief in your eyes she will truly believe there is nothing she can’t do.

Empowering our girls starts at home. It starts with you... her parent. And it’s easy, because truthfully you already have everything you need to empower your daughter to be the best that she can be. You love her more than anything.

You would do ANYTHING for her. I know, because I’m a parent too. So start from there… because YOU are the key to your daughter’s empowerment.

Kelsie Morales produces positive, educational web shows that empower girls to make smart choices and educates parents on the issues facing girls today. She is a Teen Girl expert & the founder of Girl Power Studio / Girl Empowerment TV based out of Allentown. To watch Kelsie’s web shows or for more info visit: www.kelsiemorales.com.

Special Education Programs for Special Needs Children

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he School Districts listed at the bottom, either directly or through various other education agencies including CLIU #21 provide special education services which may be required by children with special needs.

Types of programs and services are: Academic Support: (a) Gifted Support for students identified as mentally gifted. The focus is to provide instruction beyond the regular curriculum. (b) Learning Support for students whose primary identified need is academic learning.

Life Skill Support: For students where the focus is primarily on the needs of students for independent living as well as general daily living skills.

Emotional Support: For students whose primary identified need is for emotional support. The focus is primarily on behavior management.

Sensory Support: (a) Deaf or Hearing Impaired for students who are deaf or hearing impaired. (b) Blind or Visually Impaired for students who are blind or visually impaired.

Speech and Language Support: For students who are speech and language impaired.

Physical Support: For students where the program is modified primarily to meet the need of the physically disabled student.

Autistic Support: For students who are autistic. The focus is primarily to develop daily living skills.

Multidisabilities Support: For students who are multihandicapped. The focus is on daily living, self help, and independent living.

Screening: Kindergarten screening activities include a review of informal social and health history, developmental areas, functional vision and hearing, and speech and language. Kindergarten screenings are held during the spring at the school district. Further screenings are conducted through the Instructional Support Teams in each school throughout the year for any student that may be in need of special education services. Parents who wish to request screening and evaluation for their child may do so by contacting the principal or counselor in their child’s school building.

Evaluations: If you believe your child needs special education services, an evaluation will be conducted by a team. The team shall be composed of the parents, persons familiar with the child’s development, persons knowledgeable in such areas of suspected disability, persons trained in the appropriate evaluation techniques and, if possible, persons familiar with the child’s cultural background. All information gathered through the screening and/or re-evaluation process is considered confidential under Section 438 of the General Education Provisions Act. Preschool Children with Special Needs: Parents who have questions regarding their child’s seeing, hearing, learning, talking, moving about, manipulating objects, understanding, showing emotions, getting along with others, playing with toys, taking care of himself/herself should phone CLIU #21, which offers Project Connect, a preschool program for children with special needs.

Project Connect can provide information, screening, evaluation, programs, therapy, parent involvement, and referral to community agencies at no cost to the parent.

Nonpublic Schools/Private Schools: Duties owed to students with disabilities enrolled in private schools by their parents are limited to child find activities and a genuine offer of a Free Appropriate Program of Education (FAPE) from the school district of residence. Students unilaterally enrolled in private schools by their parents have a right to participate in services; however, no private school child with a disability is entitled to any particular service or to any amount of service.

For further information phone the CLIU #21 at 1-800223-4821 or 610-769-4111.

The 14 Member School Districts of the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 Provide Special Education Programs for Special Needs Children. Allentown School District, Catasauqua Area School District, East Penn School District, Jim Thorpe Area School District, Lehighton Area School District, Northern Lehigh School District, Northwestern Lehigh School District, Palmerton Area School District, Panther Valley School District, Parkland School District, Salisbury Township School District, Southern Lehigh School District, Weatherly Area School District, Whitehall-Coplay School District, Carbon Career and Technical Institute, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, Lehigh County Detention Center, Lehigh Valley Hospital Transitions Program, Nonpublic/Private Schools, Preschool, Youth Forestry Camp #2, Youth Services Agency.

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A Kick of Confidence

By Jeff Tintle, Lehigh Valley Family

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Martial arts is not just about being able to punch and kick. It’s about being able to have the confidence to do things and achieve. Its about perseverance, being respectful and kind to others; these are things that martial arts promote,” says Paul Miller, founder of Active Learning Centers and Lehigh Valley Martial Arts.

Today, children and teens are bombarded with many options on how to use their free time. Some, like drugs and alcohol, are overtly bad and lead to immediate and profound problems. Others are more benign, like sugary treats and video games that may lead to obesity and poor lifestyle habits. Whether these decisions are made for entertainment or as an escape, the bottom line is that there are better choices to be had. that many sports talk about but place little emphasis on developing.

Martial arts is one antidote for bad decisions as it keeps children occupied with a constructive activity; and more importantly, at is core, it is centered on discipline. “Its all about discipline and having the knowledge that if they can achieve things that are very difficult for them, then they will be able to achieve anything. Martial arts provides the experience for children to learn these character building skills in ways that other activities do not offer.”

Like other athletic activities, martial arts provides for good exercise, social interaction, teamwork and other forms of character development. The differentiator is that martial arts places a higher focus on respect for others and a respect for self. In a nutshell, martial arts is a discipline of body AND MIND. Since confidence is belief in one’s self, confidence must be derived and maintained in the mind. This requires a focus on positivity, mental toughness and focus, things

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It is important to note that martial arts is not just a way to keep kids out of trouble but its also foundational to character building for success in life. This fundamental belief was at the center of Miller’s vision for Lehigh Valley Martial Arts, a martial arts school that he started in 1996.

By 2003, he wanted to bring the character building skills of martial arts to a wider group of children and decided to couple a child care facility with Lehigh Valley Martial Arts. Today Active Learning Centers has three locations and its popularity and success is marked by the fact that all three locations have waiting lists for child care. All Active Learning Centers enrollees may participate in Lehigh Valley Martial Arts at no additional fee, and their siblings and parents may participate at a family discount rate.

To find out more about the martial arts, contact Lehigh Valley Martial Arts at 610-966-2234 or visit www.lvmartialarts.com.

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Public vs. Alternative Education 101

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n the United States, every child is entitled to receive an education through the public school system.

About 90 percent of children in the US attend public schools; the other 10 percent attend private or parochial schools. The number of alternative schools, such as charter and magnet schools, is growing, as people seek a non-traditional approach to schooling, in the hopes that their children will receive the best education possible.

Choosing a school for your child can be a complex process. A 2009 GreatSchools and Harris Interactive Poll showed that nearly one in four parents were considering switching their child’s school either from private to public or vice versa. The reasons families seek private schools or other alternatives to traditional public schooling vary widely. Cost is a significant factor, combined with the concern for specific academic goals, religious practices, special physical or emotional needs, or special interests, such as the performing arts, the choosing your child’s school can be an overwhelming task.

Here are some of the distinctions between public and private education that must be considered in the process.

Cost: Public schools cannot charge tuition but are sometimes underfunded and subject to political changes.

Private schools must generate their own income through tuition, private grants and fundraising by parents.

Independence: Private schools do not receive tax dollars, so they do not have to follow the same regulatory and bureaucratic policies as public schools. They can follow religious practices and be specialized.

Admission: Public schools must accept all children, while private schools can be highly selective.

Teacher qualifications: In public schools, all teachers are usually state certified or in the process of earning certification, which ensures that they have met a minimum of training standards required by the state. Private schools may not require certification but may allow someone who has subject-area expertise or an undergraduate or graduate degree in the subject to teach.

Glossary of schools:

Parochial or private schools – independent, privately funded schools which generally charge tuition.

Charter schools – independent, publicly funded schools run by foundations, parents or teachers that are often formed to meet local community needs. Charter schools may have a special focus, such as music, technical skills, or the environment.

Magnet schools – publicly funded schools which often specialize in a specific area, such as the performing arts, math or science.

Home schooling – conducted in the home by a parent or tutor, subject to rules and requirements of the state.

Alternative schools – schools which provide a non-traditional approach to education. This category includes charter and magnet schools as well as schools for the mentally or emotionally challenged and at-risk students.

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By Denise H. Continenza, Family Living Extension Educator Penn State Cooperative Extension in Lehigh County

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t is as much a sign of spring as a crocus Here are some things pushing its head through the ground or a that parents of soonrobin tugging a worm from the recently to-be kindergarteners thawed lawn. Schools across the Lehigh Valley should think about: are posting their kindergarten registration dates on their reader boards and websites. A major crossroad Sleep: Five- and six-yearin the lives of families is ushered in! When we think olds need about 11 hours about going off to kindergarten, though, we often of sleep. What is the think only in terms of the child. While the main bedtime routine in your person making the transition is the five-year-old home? Do you have a heading out the door to the school bus, parents are fairly predictable evening also making some changes at this pivotal point in routine that gradually slows down and reduces stimulation their child’s development. like TV and noise and encourages quieter activity like reading Parents play a critical role in their child’s academic or simple conversation? success. Kindergarten teachers overwhelmingly Homework: Where will your child do his/her homework? agree that the most important thing children Is there a quiet place in the house where s/he can work that ought to bring with them is a desire and readiness is still within your reach so you can help as needed? What is to learn. There are some academic skills that your attitude toward homework? Is it positive or do you see are important for children to have in place, but homework as an intrusion? Your child will quickly pick up on nothing is as fundamental to learning as a sense of wonder and curiosity. Also important for success is your attitude and will most likely model it. What will your being able to focus on tasks, get along with others, expectations will be in terms of when homework gets done?

Depending on the family schedule for the rest of the evening, and attend to most personal needs. Parents are you may have to make the decision that homework must children’s first and best teachers, and the months leading up to that “big day” are great opportunities get done right after school. It is important to allow children at least a small break after school, however, even if it is just to help children get ready. for a snack. Research shows that the brain benefits from that Setting the stage early on creates an environment recharging and diversion. that tells the child that learning is important and Recordkeeping: Is there a special place for your child’s valued in the family. As children enter school, school documents as well as his/her papers that come home parents have an opportunity to reflect on their from school, like art work, projects, etc.? (Some parents have a household routines and rituals as well as their file box for each child where his/her paperwork can be stored interactions with their children and each other.

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and easily located). How will you build time in your day to go through your child’s backpack or folder to check for important information?

Reading: Does your child have a variety of books to

loop. Allow extra time in the schedule for helping your child develop these skills, or build in extra time on weekend. And remember to use encouraging words to reinforce your child’s effort!

choose from, or do you take your child to the library regularly? Do you read to your child every day? Does your child get to see you reading as well? Nothing gives a child a clearer message about the importance and the enjoyment of reading than these simple actions. Reading together is not only educational; it is comforting, and it enhances the relationship between parent and child.

What better way to end the day together!

Conversation: Consider how you talk with your

Independence: Do you do many self-help tasks

These are a few examples of things that parents can do to instill a readiness to learn in their child. While teaching a child how to recognize shapes, colors and letters of the alphabet is a very good thing to do, it is important to balance those activities with preparing the foundation for learning. If a child is curious and eager to learn, the rest will surely follow.

such as closing a zipper and opening buttons for your child, or do you encourage him/her to try these tasks him/herself? Sometimes parents of young children find it easier and quicker to do it themselves rather than watching their child labor over a buttonhole or belt

child? Do you ask questions that only require a “yes/no” response, such as “Is the ball blue like the sky?” Or do you pose questions open-ended, requiring the child to think and perhaps be a bit creative. An example might be, “That ball is blue like the sky today. What else do you see that is blue? I wonder how the bird got blue feathers.”

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Lehigh Valley Offers Options in Education

By Vicki Bezems, Lehigh Valley Family Photo compliments of New Story

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he Lehigh Valley offers a number of educational options through charter and private schools. Here is a spotlight on a few examples of alternative schools in the area.

Seven Generations Charter School in Emmaus is a school where students “engage in activities focused on sustainable living, environmental stewardship, and respect for our planet and all living things.” Seven Generations strives to help children become critical thinkers, adept problem-solvers, and passionate stewards of their community and the environment.

As a charter school, Seven Generations is publicly funded and there is no tuition. Admission is open to children of all surrounding school districts and is granted by lottery.

Beginning in the school year 2011-12, Seven Generations will add a sixth grade to its current K through 5 curriculum and in 2012-13 and 2014 will add grades 7 and 8, respectively. On Tuesday, May 3, the school will host a Middle School Open House on its campus at 154 East Minor Street, Emmaus, PA 18049.

Seven Generations provides a full range of activities or “specials”, including foreign language (Spanish) starting in kindergarten, library, music and instrumental lessons, drama, fine arts, physical education and yoga, hiking, outdoor adventure and organic gardening. It also offers numerous after school activities and clubs, such as Mudpuppies Clay Studio, 4H, Ski and Snowboard Club, Lego Club, Science Club, Yearbook and Creative Theatre.

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Some of the other projects that Seven Generations has been involved in are beekeeping to create an awareness of the diminishing bee population, shoe making, tapping maple trees, and organic gardening.

For more information, call 610-421-8844, or visit the website at www.sevengenerationsschool.org.

The New Story Fund was formed in 2009 to give $50,000 a year to families to help care for children with special needs when other financial support is not available. The Fund is designed to help children with autism spectrum disorder, emotional support needs, mental retardation or other developmental disabilities. Families can nominate themselves or community members can nominate families to receive up to $1500 to help pay for medical equipment, therapy services, prescriptions, after school care, camp tuition and other expenses.

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New Story School, Allentown, partners with local school districts to provide solutions for children with severe emotional and/or behavioral issues. These are children who can no longer meet their fullest potential in a traditional school setting and require out of district placement.

New Story’s goal and primary focus is to teach the children vocational, social, academic, and life skills that they need to succeed in life and return them to their home school as soon as possible. A child must ultimately be referred

to New Story by the school district, although parents often recommend the child for referral.

Once it has been decided that an out of district placement is necessary, New Story School will begin to work with the child’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan) team.

Class sizes are small, with a maximum of eight students.

Other services provided at New Story schools inlcude Behavioral Support Services (BSS), speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, crisis intervention, counseling and nursing care. Tuition to the New Story school is funded by the school district.

denominations, cultures, and educational backgrounds. Class sizes are limited to no more than 18 students. The Lutheran Academy emphasizes active parent/teacher relationships and open communication between school and home. Concordia offers full-day kindergarten, state-certified teachers, and a curriculum that includes math, science, arts, and foreign languages. Computer-supported learning is available in each classroom, and character building with 18 Life Skills emphasized throughout the year. Music and the Arts include private piano, clarinet, guitar, violin lessons. Band, choir, and other elective classes are also available.

The New Story School of Allentown is one of ten New Story schools in Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.

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Concordia is located at 3285 Pheasant Drive, Northampton, PA 18067 (Route 248 & Pool Road). Phone: 610-262-8600.

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Concordia Lutheran Academy is a private, parochial school, “Where Faith and Education Meet”. Concordia offers a Christian environment that embraces children of all

For a comprehensive list of local private and parochial schools, visit http://businessfinder.lehighvalleylive.com/PAAllentown/Private-and-Parochial-Schools .

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The ABC’s of School Vouchers

By Vicki Bezems, Lehigh Valley Family

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new law which would give parents of low income children in under-performing schools the choice of attending a private school is currently under debate in the state legislature. Called the Opportunity Scholarship Program, this law would expand the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act (EITC), which has been in existence for ten years.

This program would require public school districts to provide funds to qualifying children to attend non-profit, private schools or public schools in other districts. Qualifying families would not have to pay tuition for private school in addition to school taxes.

the plan,” reports educationnews.org. Opponents expect costs to be $410 million in the third year, $82 million more than supporters have projected. Opponents also are seeking more transparency in how the schools are classified as “lowestachieving.” “[This] idea has drawn as much fervent support as it has opposition, with several hundred students, teachers and parents rallying at the Capitol [April 13] to urge the plan’s approval,” according to the Pittsburgh PostGazette Harrisburg Bureau. (www.post-gazette.com/ pg/11103/1138948-298.stm#ixzz1K1KSIrQ).

The top argument in favor of the bill is that it gives low income parents a choice in their children’s education, asserting that parents are best qualified to decide where their children should go to schoolSupporters maintain that “the money follows the child.”.

The new law would be implemented in three phases: Phase 1(2011-2012): “Low-income children who attended a persistently lowest achieving school during the 20102011 school year; and will reside within the attendance boundary of a persistently lowest achieving school during the 20112012 school year.”

Phase 2 (2012-2013): Children who qualified for the program in year 1 and low income children who will reside within the attendance boundary of a persistently lowest achieving school during 2012-2013.”

Phase 3 (2013-2014): “All low-income children living in Pennsylvania will be eligible.”

A low-income child is a “school age child with a household income not exceeding 130% of the federal poverty line.

Kindergarten students are eligible in year one of the program.”

A “persistently lowest achieving school” is a “public elementary or secondary school achieving within the bottom five percent in Pennsylvania on the most recent PSSA or other assessment.” Charter, cyber charter schools and area vo-tech schools are not included. (Source: Summary, Senate Bill 1, Printer’s no. 721).

When the Senate opened on Monday, April 11, the school voucher bill was expected to pass easily in the Senate and House and be on Governor Corbett’s desk for signature in May. But at the time of this writing, it was delayed in the Senate so that changes could be made and is the subject of much debate. “The major point of contention is the cost of

Jessica Parnell, president of Bridgeway Homeschool Academy of the Lehigh Valley, supports school vouchers saying, “Parents need to see better results. Any business owner will tell you that competition drives development. If competition can help to take our nation out of its position of 25th out of 30 nations in math, 24th in science and dead last in physics, then we need to get behind it. School vouchers quite simply empower parents to seek options that produce better results.”

When asked if such a bill would adversely affect Bridgeway Homeschool Academy, Parnell replied, “It is not about hurting our numbers. Our passion is to help parents provide the best education for their child. Why? Because the today’s students will be the individuals who carry our country tomorrow. When we have 1,000 American high school students dropping out with each hour that passes in a school day and an illiteracy rate of 1 in 20, we are looking at a pretty bleak future. We can’t make school vouchers an issue of money; we have to make it an issue of America’s future.”

Supporters of the bill expressed confidence that it will be passed either prior to or at the same time as the state budget in June. According to House Education Committee Chairman Paul Clymer, (R., Bucks), “’This bill is too important… It will be one of the most important pieces of legislation [on education funding].’” (The Morning Call, April 14, 2011)

5 Steps to Perfect Pasta Salad Pasta salad is one of those classic summer recipes that is either excellent, or eh.

Here are a few surefire tips to ensure your pasta salad is a hit!

Follow these 5 steps for an irresistible pasta salad.

Step 1:

Cook 1 pound of pasta. Select a 16-ounce box or bag of bite-size pasta. Cook the pasta in a gallon of boiling water seasoned with 2 tablespoons of salt until just tender. Drain and do not rinse the pasta. Don’t worry if the pasta sticks together. The dressing will break it up.

Step 2:

Prepare 2 pounds of key ingredients. These are the salad’s major add-ins: cooked and raw vegetables, poultry, seafood, canned beans or mild cheeses, for example.

Choose at least 3 major flavorings. It’s good to let one ingredient lead (for example, 1 pound of brocoli with 8 ounces each of sliced cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, for a total of 2 pounds).

Step 3:

Choose intense flavors. Stronger-tasting than the major add-ins, these ingredients should be used more sparingly.

Pick at least one representative from this category.

Examples include roughly a 1/2 cup of: • Feta, crumbled • Parmesan, shaved with a vegetable peeler • Goat cheese, crumbled • Capers, drained (use only 1/4 cup) • Olives, pitted and coarsely chopped • Peperoncini, drained and thinly sliced • Roasted peppers, cut into strips

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Sun-dried tomatoes Bacon, fried and crumbled Prosciutto Smoked salmon Toasted sesame seeds (use only 1/4 cup)

Step 4:

Add onions and herbs. No matter what else is in your pasta salad, always add three large green onions, sliced, or half of a small red onion, diced. Then mince 3 tablespoons fresh herbs.

Dill and mint are usually compatible with creamy-style salads. Because rosemary and tarragon are such strong flavors, use just 1 tablespoon of either herb combined with 2 tablespoons of minced parsley.

And if you’re ever in doubt about which herbs to use, you’ll never go wrong with chopped fresh parsley.

Step 5:

Make a dressing. You’ll need 1 cup to coat the salad. The key is to make sure the dressing is thick and emulsified; otherwise, the pasta absorbs the vinegar while the oil clings in droplets to the pasta’s surface. You can prepare the ingredients in advance, but toss the salad and dressing only 15 minutes before serving.

Enjoy your perfect pasta salad!

The proportions given make enough to serve as a side dish for to 12 to 16 people.

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The Grandparent Dance: 3 Steps to Success

By Pam Cantone, Moments Coaching

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randchildren, the ultimate reward for a parent after enduring the ups and downs of parenthood. Bringing all the joy, with none of the responsibility.

Moments, gifts only grandchildren can give, where memories of the past collide with the present temper tantrum.

Consistency: As your children begin to define and mold your grandchildren’s life values, practicing those values falls within the time you spend with your grandchildren.

Consistency is vital to success, and guides children through the learning process with stability and greater ease.

Surprisingly though, grandparenthood is not as easily defined in today’s economic Connection: Time with circumstances, as grown children are asking grandchildren is a precious gift. grandparents to slide into responsibility.

Connect with children on their level Many grandparents are finding themselves to foster that special grandparent learning new moves to dance around the bond to help it bloom past the duties complicated duties of co-parenting with of discipline and responsibilities of their children rather than embracing the co-parenting. Create opportunities simplistic spoils of grandparenting. Failure to build the memories that last a to realize the major difference between lifetime. these dances and the delicate balance it Co-parenting as a grandparent to requires can often cause conflict, confusion, raise strong, healthy, resourceful and frustration within the family system. grandchildren requires delicate Photo compliments of Pix-Ology.

Mastering three basic steps can help you balance. Keep in mind there are new flow into the grandparent dance with style and grace. styles of music today, which guide us through the moves, but Communication: Communication becomes key when cothe challenge of learning new steps may prove how well you parenting, but even more so when it is thrown into the mix can do the grandparent dance. of the fragile relationship with adult children. Finding your Pam Cantone is owner of Moments Coaching, LLC. As a appropriate place without stepping over unspoken boundaries certified parent life coach, she works with clients to find the can be like walking through a land mine. vision and goals to create a balanced family life. For more information visit www.momentscoaching.com.

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Think You’ve Got It Rough?

Check Out This “Schedule” for a typical 1950’s Housewife. You’’ be glad things have changed over the past 60 years!

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ere is a sample of the daily housekeeping schedule, from The Bride’s Reference Book.

Morning Housework: 1. Throw back the covers 2. Open up the blinds and windows 3. Freshen up one’s appearance 4. Make and serve breakfast 5. Clean up breakfast 6. Complete a short exercise regime 7. Shower, do hair and make-up, get dressed 8. Gather a basket for tidying. As the rooms of the home are tackled, pick up items that aren’t where they belong and place them in a basket. Redistribute them where they should be as you enter a new room 9. Straighten up the living and dining room, including light dusting, fluffing / straightening pillows, and watering plants or flowers 10. Make the beds 11. Tidy the bedroom, including light dusting 12. Hang up any clothes that may be about or ensure dirty ones are in the hamper 13. Do a light tidy of the bathroom including removing and replacing used towels, refilling toilet paper and soap (if needed) and cleaning the sink and basin area including soap dishes 14. Review the menu for the current day and the next and compare it to what’s currently available in the home. Make note of anything that needs to be prepared ahead of time or shopping that needs to get done 15. Begin long-advance preparations for dinner (such as making dessert) 16. Wipe down kitchen work surfaces and inside the fridge 17. Dispose of garbage 18. Rinse dish cloths and hang to dry 19. Sweep or mop the kitchen floor 20. Handle errands that might take you out of the home (such as marketing, volunteering, going to the post office, getting an item fixed, etc), bookkeeping, correspondence, or indulge in a hobby 21. If returning from the grocery store, wash vegetables, wrap them and put them away. Place rest of groceries or purchases in their proper place 22. Have a quick lunch 23. Start advance food conditioning like crisping vegetables or thawing frozen foods

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24. Handle weekly chore for the day (Found later in the book, such as Use metal polish on bathroom fixtures; Clean and disinfect all kitchen appliances; Scald and disinfect bread boxes and garbage pails and bins; Replace flowers with fresh bouquets.

Laundry should be done twice a week at minimum, as well as vacuuming and mopping) 25. Set the table for dinner 26. Arrange the living room for evening enjoyment (such as “the Mister’s” newspaper, book, and cigarettes) 27. Do a quick sweep of the floors and ensure entrance ways are clear 28. Prepare a special dish for dinner 29. Freshen up before the husband returns from work.

Consider changing into something more festive if the day dress is plain 30. Set out a tray with equipment for making cocktails, should “the Mister” want to serve drinks before dinner 31. Greet husband “gayly” 32. Serve dinner 33. Clear table and wash dishes 34. Pour boiling water down the sink to ensure pipes are flushed 35. If necessary, pack the husband’s lunch for the next day.

Set aside a lunch tray in the refrigerator for yourself if having leftovers 36. Set table for breakfast 37. Ensure breakfast foods are available and do any make-ahead preparations for it 38. Enjoy an evening of relaxation Tired yet? While you are running through your daily routine, here are further instructions on how a wife should maintain her appearance: “Secrets of The Beauteous Bride: She starts the day looking spic and span. She goes to market looking properly and pridefully “Mrs.” She rests when tired. If she does her own cooking she has a mirror hanging on the kitchen wall, powder and lipstick handy. She doesn’t go slack if she is alone in the house. She eats a sensible lunch, served neatly on a tray. She knows the ice-box nibbling are bad for complexion, figure, morale. She greets her returning spouse with joy even if she has burnt the pot roast. She doesn’t burn the pot roast- it has its right to glamour too.”

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Get All Your Ducks In A Row For A Great Summer!

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oon we will hear the final school bell ring and the laughter of the children running full speed ahead for summer to begin….ahhh the sounds (and spending) of summer.

Whether you are planning family day trips, booking a week in paradise, or just need to keep the kids busy this summer, we have a few summer fun saving tips, services and products to make your summer a blast!

We know how tough it is to save money while buying plane tickets, rental cars, hotel stays and board walk games!

A Few Saving Tips: • Use the web - Find the best bargains on vacations!

• Visit Local Community Parks – Pack a lunch and play a game of kickball.

• Cool off at the Movies – The Lehigh Valley has local movie theaters that offer inexpensive prices and often play a popular kids favorite! Check out The Roxy Theatre, The Emmaus Theatre and The Boyd!

• Go Camping – Pitching a tent is much cheaper then booking a room. There is nothing like making s’mores and catching fireflies. Now-a-days it would do the kids good to experience life without computers and video games…although your teen may still have a few bars on their cell phone to text, lol.

• Set a Limit – A great way for kids to experience budgeting while on vacation is to give your kids a daily spending allowance for the day. Arcade games, souvenirs and ice cream will be appreciated more when it is coming from their own ‘budget’.

So, while you mark your calendars, look into the advantages of belonging to a credit union. Not only do we offer free checking and savings accounts, when you are a member of our credit union, you can purchase discount park tickets to Dorney Park, Hershey Park, Dutch Wonderland, Lehigh Valley Zoo (year round) and Camel Beach! There is a savings up to $12 per

ticket depending on which park you choose.

Advantages of Being a Credit Union Member: • Research has shown that Credit Union fees, if any, are significantly lower than fees that other financial institutions charge.

• Credit Unions often pay higher rates on savings accounts and charge lower rates on loans.

• Federal Credit Unions are federally insured up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration. (NCUA) • Did you know that Credit Unions are memberowned? That’s right, when you become a member of a Credit Union, you are not just a customer. Credit Unions value their membership and often achieve higher consumer satisfaction ratings.

• Many Credit Unions provide the same products and services that other financial institutions offer such as Savings, Checking, Auto Loans, Home Equity Loans and Credit Cards.

It’s important to find the right Credit Union that works for you. Check us out online at www.firstclass. org or stop in to see us at First Class Federal Credit Union / 510 Business Park Lane (off Airport Road and American Parkway) / Allentown, PA 18109 / 610.439.4102. We even offer a “Big Bucks Playroom”, a safe place for your kids to play while you handle your finances.

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magine being able to send video clips of your preborn baby anywhere in the world anytime. The technology to create this amazing once in a life time experience for your loved ones is here today at Womb with a View 3D of Allentown. If you can send share the experience of seeing the first 3D ultrasound an email you can create a memory in the form of once images and live video of their preborn baby. The stories in a life time photos and video clips of your preborn of anticipation and excitement are shared with us each baby with 3D/4D ultrasound technology. day from clients that have used this technology to create Sharing your first 3D/4D images with anyone, lasting memories. anywhere, anytime is as easy as sending an email. At Memories like Rosie Velleneuva and her husband sending Womb with a View 3D/4D Ultrasound of Allentown, images and video clips to family and friends around the Pa. Military families share this amazing moment by world. Literally taking picture of images on their cell simply attaching jpeg or camera images to a loving email. Now through the use of this amazing technology phone and instantly telling everyone the sex of their preborn baby. The words, “It is a boy or girl” bring tears short video clips are just as easily attached to an email. of joy at the time of the ultrasound and with grand These clips are referred to as AVI files. The waiting parents, aunts and uncles. recipients just chooses how they want to open the file and instantly they can view a live 3d Ultrasound of the The world wide web has brought families and friends baby. The most common and easily program to open an together through many social networking sites. Now all you have to do is ask for JPEG files or AVI files when you AVI video file is Windows Media. The video clip will are getting your own 3D/4D ultrasound at Womb with show the preborn baby’s movements in real time with a View of Allentown and you have the information you everything from kicking or finger sucking to yawning need on a CD-rom to send precious memories anywhere, and stretching. anytime and any place you wish. Just load your CD Imagine the emotional bonding that is possible on your home computer and attach it to an email it is when a military family shares image and live videos, that simple to create a unique and incredible pregnancy. and military fathers-to-be open an email with JPEG Womb with a View of Allentown offers this amazing images and AVI video clips attached. The proud service with our Baby’s Debut Package. father sits with his fellow service men and women to 26

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Fun Facts

Your brain is more active when you sleep, not during the day.

The brain doesn’t feel pain: Although the brain processes pain signals, the brain itself does not actually feel pain.

Women smell better than men: Women are better than men at identifying smells.

Your nose remembers 50,000 scents: It is possible for your nose to identify and remember more than 50,000 smells.

Your feet can produce a pint of sweat a day: There are 500,000 (250,000 for each) sweat glands in your feet, and that can mean a great deal of stinky sweat.

Throughout your life, the amount of saliva you have could fill two swimming pools: Since saliva is a vital part of digestion, it is little surprise that your mouth makes so much of it.

You are taller in the morning: Throughout the day, the cartilage between your bones is compressed, making you about 1 cm shorter by night.

You can’t tickle yourself: Go ahead. Try to tickle yourself.

Being right-handed can prolong your life: If you’re right-handed, you could live up to nine years longer than a lefty.

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Your Style

Fashion Therapy: Surprise Yourself This Spring!

By Lauren Wuscher, IMAGEine U

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y earliest memory of fashion comes from trying on my mom’s heels when I was younger. Though she didn’t wear the 4-inch stilettos we see in magazines today, putting them all on and pretending I looked just like the women in the glossy advertisements is what started my love of style. Or perhaps the love came from a pair of designer Calvin Klein jeans my mom splurged to buy me before I could even walk. Whichever it was, I was addicted at a young age. By the time I was five, I could put on Great Lash like a pro, and I painted my nails in bright reds because it was much too boring to have plain nails. I cut out the shoulder pads in all of my dresses and tops; at least I had the sensibility many of us did not in the ’80s. After I complained about the quality of a toy make-up kit I received, one where the red lipstick was really just a waxy, slightly-tinted version of the real stuff, I’m sure my mom knew that one day I would be trouble.

Around the age of nine, I took every issue of W magazine my grandmother received and kept them in my room, pretending I knew what I was talking about when I recalled designers’ names that I am sure I could not pronounce correctly. I ripped out page after page and tried to draw the clothing that clung to the models’ bodies. I decided that one day I would be just as big as Ralph Lauren. Looking back, I couldn’t tell you what drew me to fashion. Maybe it was the glamour of all those pages in the magazines; beautiful models wearing clothing that I may never be able to afford. Or maybe it was the stories in the magazines, capturing photos of the rich and famous; captioned with what they were caught wearing.

So why have I told you all this? Because I want you to remember what it was like to dress up as a little kid and feel like you were on the top of the world. Do you remember

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what it was like to want all this? To want to be a grown up?

What it was like when you used to look up at the adults in their big person clothing – their suits, their dresses, their heels and makeup? You were so excited! You wanted to grow up faster than it was possible. And now you’re here, and your life is filled with work and kids and responsibilities and stress and bills and the list goes on. When was the last time you dressed up and felt really good about yourself?!

I make sure to dress up at least once a week. Because there’s one thing about me that separates me from most other adults… No matter how stressed out I am, I can’t help but find therapy in fashion magazines. I love absolutely everything about fashion. I love the glamour and how putting on an amazing outfit can make a person feel beautiful, changing the mood of an entire day. I love the designs and how movement in a garment can be created with one stitch, one cut. I love the way the fashion writers describe collections so well that you feel like you were really there with them, sitting by the runway. I love the fact that everything revolves around what’s in style. I find it intriguing that one day a certain fashion may be everyone’s must-have and then the next, we pretend we never got caught up in that horrible trend. Most of all, I love that fashion is constantly changing. We never know what we are going to see next. Trends may follow each other, but every so often, something new pops up and catches us all by surprise. And more than anything, I love surprises.

I’m asking you to do one thing for yourself this spring: Surprise yourself this season. Get into that little kid mindset and enjoy getting dressed. Enjoy getting a little fashionable, even if it’s just to cook dinner for your three screaming children. Enjoy getting dressed up just as much as you used to when you were a little kid. I promise, it will make you feel better and get in tune with the season. I like to call it “Fashion Therapy,” and it’s a necessity.

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Prom is one of the highlights of a teen’s high school career. It is an exciting time for parents as well. But let’s be honest, it also strikes fear in our hearts. It is highly recommended by experts that parents have these 3 hard talk with your teen about prom and the behaviors that some students feel is necessary to indulge in, or participate in simply to fit in:

Have these 3 Hard Conversations ...BEFORE Prom Night: 1. Prom Night Whereabouts:

“I need to know the details of your prom night plans. I want to know where you plan to be at all times.”

By the time your child is old enough to go to the prom, he is probably pretty independent. However, you as a parent have a right and responsibility to know where your child is going to be at all times, especially on prom night which almost always ends well past normal curfew. Lots of schools plan the entire evening in an effort to keep the participants safe and to save them from themselves. If this is not the case at your child’s school, help him or her make good decisions about her plans.

2. Substance Abuse: “You know that drinking

alcohol at your age is illegal. Aside from hurting yourself or others, getting caught drinking, driving while under the influence, and/or driving with an open container of alcohol can land you in jail and with a record. That can seriously impact your plans for the future. I hope you decide to bypass drinking tonight. But if you do decide to drink, please do not drive. Call me or a cab.”

What are your rules about drinking and drugs? Have you made your rules crystal clear? With teens you have to strike a tricky balance between setting a high standard of expectation and making it safe for them to call you for a ride if they do decide to drink.

3. Promiscuity: “I know that the prom is a very

special night and a sort of rite of passage into adulthood.

This doesn’t mean that it is the appropriate time to have sex. Sex should not be a macho display of manhood; an announcement of womanhood or something you do just because your date wants to. Sex before you are ready can be a devastating experience and casual sex is almost never casual for both partners. Most importantly, remember that unprotected sex is utterly irresponsible and life-threatening.”

Don’t forget to stress that no means no, and whether he is the one hearing it or the one saying it, no always should be a good enough reason not to. Prom is a good time to review the family’s relighious beliefts and moral values, and spell out with no uncertainty how that applies in real life situations.

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SURVIVALGUIDE; PARENT’S EDITION After-Party Alternatives: There is no doubt that for most teens, the after-party is as essential as the prom itself. If the thought of sending your teen off to an after-party strikes fear to your heart, consider working together with the group of parents whose kids your child will be spending prom night with to throw a safe after-party.

Here are some ideas to throw a party that the teens will find anything but lame.

• Consider finding an activity center that will stay open all night. Many offer skating, rock climbing, bowling, laser tag, and more.

• If having a party at someone’s home, decide which parent’s home is most conducive to hosting a party. Ideally, the host should have a big yard or basement in the event of rain.

• Set a number of attendees that may join the party. 20-30 kids is a number that will include a lot of their friends, but also keeps things manageable.

• Plan fun activities. “Pin the tail on the donkey” is not an option.Think of things teens would enjoy. Ideas include: Sports, such as setting up a volley ball net or wiffle ball game. Rent sumo wrestling costumes; inflatable obstacle courses; or adult sized moon bounce. Use a projector and play virtual games using a Wii-Entertainment System.

Party Essentials:

• Music...their music. Have your child make a party playlist.

• Decorations • Plenty of game and activities for the teens to choose from • Food, food, food!

Rules:

• Decide ahead or time with the teens who is coming to the party. Don’t allow uninvited guests, as the party will quickly become out of control.

• Decide on a fair time to wrap up the celebration.

• Agree that if anyone brings in alcohol or drugs, or is suspected of consuming alcohol or drugs prior to the party, that person’s parents will be immediately called to pick up the offender.

• Parents will allow the kids to enjoy the party without hovering, but parents will be around teens to refill snacks and drinks as well as monitor activity. Parents should be present in the kitchen or near restrooms or other heavily traveled areas of house. The teens will appreciate being “left alone” but will also be more calm and overall better behaved if it is clear parents are present.

May

10 Great Things To Do

Make Something Delicious

1. Dads and kids: plant a tree in Mom’s honor for Mother’s Day. 2. On May 1, The Lockridge Theatre Group offers Renaissance

music, May Pole dancing, and the “Crowning of the May Queen” with the castle-like historic Lockridge Furnace property as their backdrop; come early to stroll through the crafters/artists, activities, and treats (12-5). FREE. 525 Franklin Street, Alburtis.

3. Celebrating American Music. Free concert featuring the Cedar Crest Singers, All College Chorus, Instrumental Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Handbell Choir and special guest performers. May 1 at 2pm – FREE! and open to the public. Samuels Theatre, Tompkins College Center.

4. May is National Scrapbook Month. Craft stores are having specials, so go ahead and start that scrapbook you’ve been meaning to make. Involve your kids and give them a chance to be creative while you spend quality time together.

5. “Kachinas: Spirit Dolls of the Hopi”, an exhibit featuring over 70 hand-carved and hand-painted wooden figures. The Museum of Indian Culture, 2825 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown. $5 for adults, $4 for children 12-17 and seniors over 60, and free for children under 12. 12:00 – 4:00 pm through March 2012.

6. See Peter Pan at Act 3 Children’s Theatre Company. Tickets $8.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through May 7.

7. May 7th is National Herb Day Festival at the Easton Farmer’s Market.For kids: hands on activities including Herbal Nature Printing and Sensory Herb Experience. 10 am – 1 pm. Centre Square, Easton.

8. Visit the Lehigh Valley Zoo. May 7 – 8, Annual Plant Sale; May 14, International Migratory Bird Day; May 20, Endangered Species Day. 10 am – 3 pm, 7 days per week weather permitting.

9. 23rd Annual Farm Animal Frolic. Quiet Valley comes alive with new baby farm animals. A unique opportunity for children (and grown-ups) to see and touch a variety of baby farm animals.

Activities for all ages and plenty of good country food. May 21 – May 22; May 28 - May 29, 2011. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 10. Stroll through Mayfair Festival of the Arts, Cedar Beach Park, Allentown. May 26- 30, 2011 (12:00 pm – 11:00 pm).

Chili Lime Corn Ingredients: • • • • •

6 Corns with husks 1/2 cup softened butter 1/2 teaspoon lime zest 3 tablespoons lime juice 1 -2 teaspoons chili powder

Directions: 1. Prepare chili-lime spread by mixing all the ingredients together.

2. Remove large outer husks from each ear of corn; turn back inner husks and remove silk.

3. Spread each ear of corn with about 2 tsp of chili-lime spread; reserve remaining spread.

4. Pull husks up over ears and secure ends with fine wire 5. Grill corn uncovered 3 inches from medium heat 20-30 minutes,turning frequently, until tender.

7. Serve corn with remaining spread.

Date Night Suggestion Take it Outside

Pick a beautiful spring night to spend some time together enjoying the weather. You, your spouse, a glass of your favorite beverage, snuggled under a blanket on your comfiest lawn chair... sounds perfect, doesn’t it?

Celebrate May! • Family Wellness Month 1-7: Kids Win Week

• National Hambuger Month 8-14: Reading is Fun Week

1: World Laughter Day 3: Lumpy Rug Day 16: Sea Monkey Day 12: Blame Someone Else Day

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• National Military Appreication Month 15-221: New Friends, Old Friends Week 6: No Homework Day 25: Nerd Pride Day

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15: Pizza Party Day 27: National Wig Out Day

June Make Something Delicious

1. PA Shakespeare Festival’s “Sleeping Beauty”.

Honey-Mint Lime Fruit Salad Dressing Ingredients: • Juice of a small lime, about 3 Tbl. • 3 Tbl. Honey • 3 Tbl. Brown Sugar • 3 Tbl. of finely chopped fresh mint In a small bowl whisk everything together until well mix. Refrigerate until ready to toss with fruit.

Fruit Ingredients: Include 8-10 cups of various fresh, cut, fruit. Suggestions: • Strawberries, cut in half or quartered • Blueberries • Peaches, sliced • Kiwis, sliced and quartered • Seasonal fruit such as grapes or blackberries

Directions: In a large bowl, gently mix all the cut fruit and HoneyMint Lime dressing together. Garnish with additional mint sprigs. Enjoy!

Date Night Suggestion Get Creative In the Kitchen

10 Great Things To Do

Together decide on a recipe you’d each enjoy but neither of you has made before. Put the kids to bed early and make the recipe as a team. Need some ideas?

Try things you like to eat in a restaurant and find at home versions. Ideas include; crab rangoon, calamari, bloomin’ onion, or canoli.

DeSales University, http://pashakespeare.org.

Jun 3, – Jun 4 (10 am – 11 am).

2. June 11 from 9-1, tantalize your tastebuds at the Strawberry Festival at Centre Square, Easton.

3. Check out The Da Vinci Science Center Invention Showcase on June 11th.

4. Have a real conversation with your kids. Once a day, turn off all the electronics and pick a topic or see what comes up.

5. Find an ant hill; sit nearby and watch the ants.

6. Track how many lights get left on in your home.

Create a penny jar where a penny goes into the jar every time a light is left on. Use the change to help pay the electric bill.

7. Lehigh Valley Civil War Days Re-enactment and Exhibit. June 11-12 , 9:00- 3:00. Free Admission.

8. Sabor! Latin Festival, June 17-19. SteelStacks campus, Bethlehem. Celebrating the regions’ Latino cultures and heritage with three days of sizzling music, food, and dance; June 17 - 6pm-11pm, June 18 - 12pm-11pm , June 19 - 12pm-6pm. Free.

9. Visit the Trexler Nature Preserve if you enjoy walking, fording creeks, hiking, mountain biking, bird watching, picnicking, fishing and hunting.

10. Start training. Summer is a good time to start a running routine.Need some motivation? How about to help cure childhood cancer? On September 17th there will be a 5k run through Bethlehem.Through life’s challenges we all get caught in the rushes of the day and the next day’s list of goals. Do it for your health and the health of our children. Learn more at www.alexslemonade.org.

Celebrate June!

• National Bathroom Reading Month • National Smile Month • Lemon and Mango Month 4-11: International Clothesline Week 10-13 Superman Week 23-26: Watermelon Seed Spitting Week 1: Go Barefoot Day 2: Running Day 7: No Housework Day 11: Corn on the Cob Day 16: Recess at Work Day 17: Flip Flop Day 23: Let It Go Day 25: Great American Backyard Campout Day www.LehighValleyFamily.com • Lehigh Valley Family

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