Char, from Weary Parent, has sent me some information on a free summer book for kids.  Char and Randa have worked hard on getting some activities together to help fight off the summer boredom.  They have created two printable Summer Fun Books (one for younger kids and one for older kids) full of great activities for your kids – word searches, coloring pages, pencil fun activities and more.

Click here for a free book from Printables 4 Kids.

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Char at Weary Parent posted a list of 13 things we need to teach our children.  Here are a few that I like:

• We all make mistakes and can learn from them. [I'd like to add we can learn from other's mistakes too!!!]
• Not all gratification is instant.  Some things are worth the wait.
• How to deal with bullies, mean people, and rude people

I think Char has a pretty good list.  To the list I’d like to add, “The world does not revolve around you.”  That may sound harsh, but in my years of teaching I have met quite a few along the way that acted like the world revolved around them.  They are impatient, whiny, demanding, and insensitive to others, and I have to say a total pain to be around. 

Here is a famous quote that we should all live by, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

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