Coloring pictures in coloring books, as well as drawing and coloring my own, occupied me extensively when I was a child.  My daughter and grandchildren have enjoyed coloring, as do many of the youngsters I have in school when I substiute teach.
I’ve also found this a great way to encourage children’s fine muscle coordination.  As I’ve substituted in kindergarten this year, and followed the youngsters throughout the school year, I’ve seen a great improvement in their ability to stay within the lines, even with small pictures.
Coloring is more than simply busy work. It’s a way to develop children’s coordination, a form of …read more

Yeah – right…..
As a part of being the new writer for A Dozen Steps, I thought it would be my responsibility to search out other alcoholic recovery resources that I might reference and with which I could develop new relationships.
I’ve found a few that I’ll no doubt refer to in the very near future. Today, I’d like to mention AAwakenings because AAwoken seems to do some research also and I found this entry interesting;
Pandora’s Box?