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The surest path to positive self esteem is to succeed at something which one perceived would be difficult. Each time we steal a student's struggle, we steal the opportunity for them to build self-confidence. They must learn to do hard things to feel good about themselves.

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PERSONAL

What is Personal Academics? I needed a word that covered health, nutrition, puberty, faith, religion, parenting, pyschology, fair play, family responsibility, chores, and coping with an annoying sibling. With a special place for helping my children process the bombardment of data, images, and sounds that they must process faster and with a more mature discretion than ever in history before. (That is assuming *I've* figured out how to process it all!).

Our Lessons have* and will continue to cover, plus some we hope to add:

Emergency procedures, tornado safety and automobile safety.*
How to handle dissagreeing with a teacher. [read blog]*
Ayden's First Communion [see photos]*
Living with a family member's chronic illness [future blog]*
Girls' Puberty. [I highly recommend: The Care and Keeping of You]*
Handwashing 101... cause THAT is just gross! [Germ Glo experiment]
Chores Lists. Chore Systems. What works, what doesn't. [future website section]*
Fairness at home vs. Fairness outside the home.*
Sibling and birth order dynamics [One of my favorite subjects: Birth Order Effect. Not for kids just me.]*
Mental Health 101: Difference between pysciatrist and psychologist*
Leave only footprints. Take only memories. [Love the Shoreline Trail!]*
Teachings for Gandi and Martin Luther King [Thanks to the movie Gandi and the MLK Holiday falling near the Innauguration 2009 and being on TV.]*
Catholic Saints [First Book of Saints.]*
Catholic Youth Programs (ours church's in particular)
Why is Grandma not Catholic? Also known as, Why are we Catholic? [future blog]*
Email protocol, ettiquette and safety [future blog]*
Skype, chat and online ettiquette [not easy to teach 8 year old boys]*
Why can't I drink Coke like the other kids?*
Basic First Aid
Babysitting education [City PARD Class p. 9]
Basic Pet Care and Owner Responsibilities*
Training dogs [Dog Whisperer is a constant in our home. My son wants to train his dogs...I just want my son to train himself first!]*
Animal Population Control, responsibility, definition of euthenasia "putting the dog to sleep" [A love of animals, an aging family pet plus Hotel for Dogs]*
TV and Movie Ratings System*
Words: Why some are bad and some aren't*[future blog]
Family Dynamics, featuring extended family*
Divorce*
Celebrating firsts for others!*[future blog]
Boys' Bodies ages 8 to 10
Yoga for Kids or Pilates for Kids
"Keep Moving Forward" Failure is good. It teaches us things success cannot. Closely related to learning to ride a bike. [future blog]*
Addiction, a preliminary introduction: Webkinz, TV, FaceBook, alchohol, smoking*
Personal responsibility: "You forgot my allergy medicine" & "You didn't remind me to clear my plate. The dog ate my food."
Your comfort & feelings matter.* [future blog]