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n 2 0 1 5 n e ar ly e ve r yon e’s connected to some device – computer, tablet, phone, fitness tracker, etc., but it’s a frequent concern that people are more “disconnected” than ever due to technology. As parents it used to be easier to connect with our children through daily interactions like family play, games, sports, television viewing, etc. But now, it takes a little more effort. Each family member is often focused on their friends, social media, specific interests, and daily responsibilities. Additionally, connecting with family members of different ages often requires a unique approach. Here are some suggestions for connecting with children of various ages: THE 0-5 AGE GROUP: The little ones are easy. If you can pair entertainment with fun and education it’s a slam dunk! Daily reading is an enjoyable way to bond with your child, while instilling the joy of reading. If you add finger puppets, songs and fun voices – they’ll be hooked. Wait until they turn the tables and demand to read to you! If you’re looking for a way to add a little exercise, Mommy/Daddy and Me swim class is a great choice. Your child will learn a potentially lifesaving skill, while sp ending t ime with you and deepening that familial bond. If y ou’re a family who enjoys seasonal activities and is looking to create traditions – try a hay ride in the fall, or horsedrawn carriage ride during the December holidays to enjoy the lights. If you add a thermos of cider or hot chocolate, a warm blanket,

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songs and a little enthusiasm, you’ll create lasting memories. THE 5-10 AGE GROUP: In this decade most 5 to 10 year olds are using technology daily in school, which means they could use a break on weekends and evenings when there is time.

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not take a lesson with your child to learn a new skill. Think: tennis lessons, badminton lessons, music lesson, etc. Imagine the quality time you’ll spend learning and practicing with your child. Not all games are electronic. Board games and cards are wonderful ways to spend an hour or two connecting with your kids. You’ll be teaching them about friendly competition, being a graceful winner or loser, developing social skills, and how to entertain themselves when electronics are not involved. Not to mention teaching them classics like War, Checkers, backgammon, Scrabble and Monopoly, to name a few! How about spending a few hours during the weekend picking apples, pumpkins or berries, depending on the season? Not only is it educational, if you take part in the tour at a

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picking farm, but you can take it one step further and use your pickings to make dessert, decorate your home, or carve up creative projects. The ultimate “2-fer” – family time the first day and a second day of fun by using one’s spoils! THE 10-15 AGE GROUP: This is the tough age group. On the lower range, they are still young enough to enjoy playing, but on the older range they are old enough to think it’s not quite so cool. However, not many kids this age can resist shopping, especially for that new toy, game, outfit, piece of sporting equipment, etc. Why not make it a bonding and learning experience? Have kids save for what they want and you can match their monetary efforts and take them shopping. Or you can have them create a budget, develop a savings plan and open a bank account while tracking their progress on a spreadsheet or using software before their shopping excursion. If an active lifestyle is what your family enjoys, perhaps selecting a new activity to learn and enjoy each CONTINUED ON PAGE 3… PAGE 1

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sulu (pronounced Zulu) is a lovely young short-haired female kitty with beautiful, jet-black fur. She is estimated to be about 9 months to a year old. Despite being dumped off River Road in a large blackberry bramble, she is truly a sweet little gal. She had 4 kittens when she was dumped, and by the time West Coast Dog and Cat Rescue (a local nonprofit) was able to rescue her and put her into a loving foster home, only 1 kitten had survived. Tsulu’s experiences so far have made her a bit on the shy side, but she is affectionate and loves to twine herself around your legs in cute little dance moves. You can pick her up and hold her, but she is not really a long-term lap sitter just yet. She’s a quiet girl and faithfully uses her litterbox. She likes to take refuge inside of a hidey hole when she’s unsure of what’s going on around her, but she’ll come right back out once she is comfortable. She’s nonaggressive with other cats, and has also adjusted to the dog in her foster home. She is being sponsored by Main St Mini Storage, and her adoption fee is $70 (instead of our normal $90 fee, which is strictly to help us cover our costs). She has been tested for FIV and feline leukemia, spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, defleaed and dewormed—plus she comes with a free vet visit. Tsulu is now living at PETCO in Eugene (1169 Valley River Drive, just north of Valley River Center). For more information, please call BETH at (541) 255-9296. www.westcoastdogandcat.org.

arco lives for love. Most dogs don’t mind time alone. But Marco’s heart would break in two if left for hours on end. This sensitive soul is just 4 years old, yet he’s experienced something that has made him crave the promise of companionship. Marco will offer his heart to you, but he wants to see yours first. It seems he’s been tricked before; which is why he was found wandering the streets, abandoned and alone. He must have been cold too, because he seeks heat wherever he is. You can show a Labrador/Boxer mix what it means to keep a promise. He’ll show you what it means to be truly loyal. Greenhill Humane Society is open for adoptions and visits Friday-Tuesday, 11am-6pm (closed Wed & Thurs) at 88530 Green Hill Road in Eugene. For more information call (541) 689-1503 or visit www.green-hill.org

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preparing for the road test and if finances dictate, selecting a car. Not only will kids be ecstatic at the prospect of being allowed to drive, but you may rest a bit easier having shared the experience and knowing you did what you could to try to teach teens proper driving and safety skills. By this age, kids will typically only going to be in the home for a few more years. Why not capitalize on this time by adding family travel to the repertoire? A road trip, cruise, flight or train ride could create lasting family memories. Pictures of your child at Disney acting like he/ she is 2, or experiencing scuba diving for the first time, or taking their first plane ride is truly unforgettable. Board games and cards are still options at this age, but bowling, darts, pool, foosball and shuffleboard could be a fantastic introduction to things adults do for fun. In the case of bowling, a smaller alley may even allow you to keep score the oldfashioned way and you can teach your child the “lost skill” of keeping

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chaperoned trips to the mall or movies—around age 13, others may not date at all as teens. “Chronological age is not always the best way to determine when teens are ready to date,” she notes. A child’s social and emotional maturity and a family’s value system should factor in, as well. If “real” dates are still a few years off, group dates, movie nights at home, or parent-chaperoned outings can help pave the way for more dating autonomy later on. Before dating begins, start talking with teens about boundaries—things like responsibility, accountability, communication guidelines, dating curfews, how the family will screen potential dates, and what to do if she feels uncomfortable on a date. “And before your teen dates, take him or her on a date!” says AlRoy. Use the time to talk about healthy dating, appropriate behavior, and brainstorm fun date activities.

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hen cupid’s arrow strikes, it can be fun and exciting. But for young children just learning how to navigate social interactions, crushes can also be intense, puzzling, and disappointing, says Carolyn AlRoy, Psy.D., a psychologist in New York City. Early crushes start sooner than p arents t hin k, s omet imes in preschool, and experts say they can lay the groundwork for a child’s future romantic relationships. Read on for age-appropriate tactics to help parents turn crushes into lessons about life and love. PRESCHOOL YEARS 3-5: FAST FOCUS Does your child spend every waking minute talking about a special friend or favorite teacher? You’re in the crush zone. A child’s first “crush” may take the form of an intense interest in a new friend, preschool teacher, or another non-family adult. It’s normal for a young child to fixate on someone he likes, even declare that he wants to marry his friend or teacher. Use these statements as bridges to discussions about concepts like marriage, friendship, living together, and love. “Remember, children this age are still learning how to interact in social situations,” says Jenell Kelly, Ph.D., family and human development specialist at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Give your child simple instructions for expressing and receiving affection, being a good friend, and respecting others’

p ersonal space to help them navigate strong feelings and budding friendships. ELEMENTARY YEARS 6-12: STICKS AND STONES It’s normal for grade-schoolers to develop crushes as they become more social and interact with a wider circle of friends and peers. Often, though, crushes appear anything but affectionate. Kids may show interest by targeting their crush for negative attention, from name-calling to schoolyard chasing. And most have no idea how to deflect unwanted attention from a peer with a crush on them. It’s all part of learning about boundaries and group dynamics, says Kelly. “Getting along with peers—those they are interested in and those they may not be interested in—is an important component of normative development.” But kids should understand that healthy relationships don’t involve rough physical interactions, name-calling, or other negative attention. Parents can help children interact positively with others by adopting a zero tolerance for bullying policy at home and using games and role play to help children identify ways to express their interest in a positive way, like offering a compliment or striking up a conversation about music. TEEN YEARS 13-18: DATING GAME What’s the right age for teens to begin dating? There’s no one-size-fitsall approach, says Kelly. While some may go on first “dates”—possibly

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from our living rooms. In 2013, California finally updated its rule on flame retardants, replacing the old open flame test with a new smolder test that assesses the ability of the furniture covering—not the foam padding—to withstand catching fire. State regulators estimate that some 85 percent of furniture fabrics currently on the market can pass the new smolder test without the benefit of flame retardant chemicals. In addition, a wide variety of kids’ products, including car seats, play mats, highchair pads and infant mattress pads, are no longer required to contain flame retardants. Additionally, California now requires labels on upholstered furniture sold there detailing whether or not flame retardants are present. Unfortunately, consumers outside of California will have to do their own research to steer clear of flame retardants. EWG suggests checking in directly with manufacturers to see if their products contain flame retardants, or limiting your shopping to retailers that specialize in so-called “organic” (read: chemical-free) furniture such as Elka Home, Furnature, Green Sofas, Eco Select Furniture and Viesso, among others. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), another leading non-profit active in the effort to ban toxic flame retardants, recommends replacing not just the

utting flame retardants in furniture seemed like a good idea back in the 1970s to help protect against the risk of fire, but our insistence on safety has come back to haunt us. The chemicals “off-gassing” from these flame retardants can be toxic, especially to the kids they are meant to protect in the first place. “Scientists have found that exposure to toxic fire retardant chemicals at critical points in development can damage the reproductive system and cause deficits in motor skills, learning, memory and behavior,” reports the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG). Some of these chemicals have even been linked to cancer. Manufacturers started putting flame retardants into their products in the mid-1970s after legislators in California passed a law requiring polyurethane foam in furniture to resist catching fire after exposure to an open flame for 12 seconds. Given the importance of the California market and the fact that other states soon enacted similar requirements, adding flame retardants to furniture foam became standard practice across the country. But a flurry of research in the early 2000s called into question both the effectiveness and safety of common flame retardants, and ever since environmentalists have been working hard to eliminate such questionable chemicals

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fabric but also the foam during reupholster projects, as most foam manufactured before 2004 is likely off-gassing toxic chemicals. Likewise, NRDC says to be careful removing old carpeting, as the degraded scrap foam in the underlying padding can also release copious amount of noxious flame retardants. Other ways to minimize flame retardant exposure include regular wet-mopping of the floors around the house and using a vacuum cleaner fitted with a HEPA filter. Consumers can also take a stand against toxic flame

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processes of evolution, unearthed several sloth fossils during his voyage around the tip of South America. Among these were the remains of an elephant-sized creature that Darwin first thought to be a rhinoceros. The remains were crated up and shipped to England, where further study identified them as giant ground sloth fossils. Giant sloth fossils have also turned up at sites right here in Oregon. The Museum of Natural

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alentine’s Day is approaching, so it’s time for my annual report on young love. But the story begins 10 years ago… Danny, the 4-year-old neighbor boy, was sitting in our yard bawling like a baby while my daughter Wendy, then only 2 years old, sat a few feet away, ignoring the wailing boy, scratching lines in the ground with a short stick. A l l concer n, I aske d, “Danny, what’s wrong?” “W-w-wendy won’t let me go ho-ho-home!” he sobbed. “Of course you can go home,” I said. Wendy was gazing up into a tree. Danny gave her an accusing look and scurried away. I asked, “What was THAT all about?” She would only say, “Him a big baby.” Wendy ought to know. She had been married to him three or four times. Whenever Wendy’s big sisters got bored, they’d find Wendy and Danny, dress them up and marry them to each other. I never witnessed these ceremonies, but I’ve seen a photo. Wendy wore socks on her hands to simulate gloves and held

a bouquet of weeds. For a bridal train, she wore one of her mother’s half-slips on her head. Danny had no approximation of a tuxedo, but the big girls wanted a bridegroom with some dash, so they’d stuffed him into an old Halloween tiger suit. With tail lying limp on the ground, he looked unhappy and overwhelmed while Wendy seemed to be enjoying the

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100 years ago, early and few, rushing into what promises to soon become a crowded and hotly contested field. And these boys don’t even have to fight alligators or drain swamps. A raised eyebrow or a sly smile from one of these precocious playboys can send waves of jealousy, pleasure or outrage coursing through the girl population. Wendy is as hysterical as the rest. Based upon what I’ve heard her shrieking into the phone, she was “going out with” a boy named Tom at day-camp last summer. Don’t be misled by the term “going out with”; it has no literal meaning. It signifies only a commitment as thin as morning mist, but not as lasting. One of Wendy’s advisers told her that Tom was about to break up with her, which triggered a pre-emptive dumping by Wendy. The good news is that because each of these boys is responsible for the emotional titillation of a couple dozen girls, they don’t have time for deep and damaging relationships. Even so, this dizzy whirl of romance without affection, and friendship without loyalty seems an unwholesome parody of decent human relationships. We’ve tried to interest Wendy in something besides clothes, makeup and pint-sized ladies’ men. But she appears to be obsessively training for an extreme sport – one that is rougher than ice hockey, messier than mud wrestling, and more brutal than bull-fighting. And when she makes varsity, trust me guys, you do NOT want to be wearing a tiger suit. Reach Rick Epstein at rickepstein@yahoo.com

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