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Do you think you know what children want the most from their parents?  Toys? Vacations?  Money?  Time together?  Surveys show that children want for their parents to be less tired and stressed.  This response beat out spending more time with their parents and wanting a bigger allowance.  If you can reduce your stress and exhaustion, you may improve your relationship with your children.

Tell your kids not to play on or walk on snowbanks near the street.  The snow piles could collapse or they could slip into traffic.

The Greene's Field Fundraising Committee and its partner, the Needham Sports Council have a very special event planned for Saturday March 16, 2013.  The Go Green St. Patrick's Day Party and Auction will be located at Needham Town Hall.  The Needham Sports Council will include our auction donation for Y3K Tutor In Your Home's Needham tutoring and test prep services in support of the Greene's Field revitalization project. 

Your bid at the auction will go a long way in helping to rebuild and revitalize Greene's Field in downtown Needham.  With our auction donation and your bid, we will be closer to reaching the goal of recreating Greene's Field as a destination park.  We will make it a place to meet other families at the playground, a place for a quiet stroll, a place to shoot some basketball, watch a Needham Little League game, or a place to meet a coworker for lunch.

Our auction donation is also a good investment in our Needham community.  An active park will help to keep downtown Needham vibrant and strong.  We hope that your family will soon be able to enjoy this special place.  Your bid on our auction donation will make a big difference for the families of Needham.

For more information on Needham's Y3K Tutor In Your Home, click the link below.

http://www.NeedhamTutor.com

When skating outdoors, make sure your child skates with at least one other person. Kids that skate alone could fall through the ice and drown. There would be no one to save them.

If your child has certain special needs issues and invited to a birthday party, try to include them as much as possible.  If the birthday party is a drop off party, you may ask to stick around by volunteering to help all the kids in order to be there for extra support and safety.  Socialization is important and it is your duty to do everything possible to make sure it happens.

The following is a new policy statement regarding the importance of recess for students released in the January 2013 issue of Pediatrics: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics

"Recess is at the heart of a vigorous debate over the role of schools in promoting the optimal development of the whole child. A growing trend toward reallocating time in school to accentuate the more academic subjects has put this important facet of a child’s school day at risk. Recess serves as a necessary break from the rigors of concentrated, academic challenges in the classroom. But equally important is the fact that safe and well-supervised recess offers cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits that may not be fully appreciated when a decision is made to diminish it. Recess is unique from, and a complement to, physical education—not a substitute for it. The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that recess is a crucial and necessary component of a child’s development and, as such, it should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons."  

Do you agree or disagree?  Why?  Let us know.

Concussion Facts

• A concussion is a brain injury.

• All concussions are serious.

• Concussions can occur without loss of consciousness.

• Concussions can occur in almost any sport.

• Proper treatment of concussions when they first happen can help prevent further injury or death.

The Greene's Field Committee of Needham, MA has teamed up with Y3K Tutor In Your Home for fundraising for a brand new Greene’s Field park.  During the months of November and December, Y3K Tutor In Your Home will donate 10% of all tutoring receipts from new Needham clients. Y3K Tutor In Your Home educates special ed. and regular ed. students from pre-kindergarten to adult in all subjects including English, writing and math.  The united goal is to create a Greene's Field that becomes a Needham destination that the entire town would enjoy and be proud of.   If you are interested in our Needham tutoring or test prep services or for more information log on to http://www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com, http://www.NeedhamTutor.com or call 781-492-8700.

There are several strategies you can use to build a positive relationship with your children.  Create a loving home by playing with your children and expressing affection.  You need to give them attention no matter how busy you are.  Be consistent with schedules and activities so children know what to expect.  Respond to similar behaviors in similar ways.  Be flexible and willing to involve kids in the decision making process.

This summer keep the following in mind.   You are forever entitled to walk in the rain, jump in mud puddles, stare at rainbows, smell flowers, blow bubbles, stop along the way, build sand castles, watch the moon and stars, read children’s books, act silly, fly kites, wander around without knowing where you are going, give up worry/guilt and shame, stay innocent, ask lots of questions, ride bicycles, draw and paint, see things differently, fall down and get up again, talk and play with animals, look in the sky, stay up late, climb trees, play with toys, have pillow fights, take naps, do nothing, daydream, learn new things, get excited about new things, listen to music, find out how things work, tell stories, save the world, and make friends.

You can always frequent amusement parks, go to beaches, meadows, mountaintops, swimming pools, forests, playgrounds, picnic areas, summer camps, birthday parties, theaters, museums, planetariums, toy stores, festivals, and fireworks.

It is never too late to have a happy childhood.