Please use your inside voice. Eat your broccoli. It’s bedtime. Wear your jacket. As a parent you have probably said at least one of these statements more than a hundred times to your child. Adults are always telling kids how to behave. But there are times when kids do things better than us. Here are […]
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just wait … The day I started showing was the day I started knowing everyone else’s opinion on raising children. Three babies in, and I’m convinced there are few things that elicit more unsolicited advice than a baby bump or newborn in your arms. Relatives, coworkers, acquaintances, and the occasional stranger took my pregnant belly
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Since 1976, Northern Hills Training Center has been helping hundreds of adults with intellectual disabilities find their place in Spearfish’s community. From cleaning hotel rooms and offices and detailing cars to packaging orders, the staff at NHTC is helping the individuals they work with reach their goals and become independent thinkers and doers. Twin sisters
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Whether you are a newly minted mom, new to your community, or feeling isolated for another reason, you may wonder how to connect with other moms. Parenting in isolation without moral support is lonely and emotionally debilitating. One of the most important ways to take care of yourself (and by extension your family) is to
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9. Getting too many gifts Little onesies, bows, and books are great – yes! And so are gift certificates for experiences and cold hard cash to get you through all the expenses that have accrued and are yet to come. 8. Forgetting about the road ahead You’ve snuggled that newborn like crazy for the past
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Patience. Dedication. Loyalty. Selflessness. These are all powerful words, and words that Master Naomi Even-Aberly — owner of Full Circle Martial Arts Academy (FCMAA) — uses to describe Connor Quillen and Bonita Young. Connor, 12, and Bonita, 13, of Rapid City have been active students at FCMAA for over three years. The brother and sister
In the brisk of autumn weekends, Trevor Hartshorn can often be found entertaining the youngest customers of his grandparents pumpkin patch just outside of Rapid City. Warmly greeting the kids, keeping an eye while they play in the sandbox, and mentoring – in his own shy, understated way. And when his great grandmother Mary Jane
Written By: Calvin M. Sievers CLTC®, FIC , LUTCF, Financial Associate at Thrivent Financial® – Black Hills NW Nebraska Group As a parent, you want to encourage your child to make good choices, and learning how to manage money is a part of that process. While the early years might be spent teaching the basics of
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Written By Cathy Hennies, M.D., Family Medicine Specialist at Regional Health One hundred years ago, a particularly nasty strain of influenza turned up at Fort Riley, Kansas. The virus caught a ride to Europe with American soldiers sent to fight in World War I. From there, it spread throughout the world. By the time
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Specific: Guide your child to be more specific with their goal. example goal: I want to be better at school. questions to ask: Which subject? What grade? Measurable: This is how children will be able to know they have reached their goal. Whether it is an award, a project or skill – the measurable steps
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