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Fertile Ground, The Zine: Fertile Ground #16
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. It’s a Family Affair. The Adventures of Nature Boy. The End of Innocence. By Richard J. Alley. One Time, At Rock-n-Roll Camp…. All Roads Lead to Mothersville. By Melissa Anderson Sweazy. Build It and They Will Come. By Courtney Miller Santo. Meet Colleen Couch-Smith: An Interview. I’m Not Kidding. People Can Get a Little Testy Before Dinner. Benjamin Franklin Discovers His Own Hands. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: Play Therapy
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Resources for play therapy:. 183; Playful Parenting. By Lawrence Cohen, Ph.D. (www.playfulparenting.com). The author explains how one-on-one play enriches the development of all children. 183; The Child with Special Needs or Engaging Autism. 183; Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children. 183; The Out-Of-Sync Child Has Fun. 183; The Joyful Child. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Richard J. Alley.
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: Abraham at Home
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Essay and Photo by Andria Brown. It was ten days after my estimated due date, almost a month past my personally expected due date, and I’d been in “pre-labor” for over a week. Next I alerted the midwives. Since she had the furthest distance to drive, I called Andrea first. She answered the phone excitedly and asked, "Is it time? It was thrilling to be able to finally say yes. She said she'd call Amy and head right over.
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: In Another Country
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Recently, Calvin, my nine-year-old, has been spending a lot of time playing with a kid who lives around the corner. Not around the corner in a house like ours, but in the big house. In the neighborhood for which our street was planned as a convenient abode for the domestic help. I tried to keep the laughter out of my voice as I said. All of us are happy and healthy and our house is full of love and laughter and warmth....
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: Saying It Loud
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Richard J. Alley. Today, I chaperoned Calvin’s class at the Rock 'n Soul Museum in the FedEx Forum. We walked there, his school being only a few blocks from this venue, and along the way there were impromptu history lessons given by Dr. Max on the Robert Churches, W.C. Handy and the history of Beale Street. Richard J. Alley. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Richard J. Alley. Zuzu and the Babycatcher.
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: In Our Family, People Can Get a Little Testy Before Dinner
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. In Our Family, People Can Get a Little Testy Before Dinner. In Our Family, People Can Get a Little Testy Before Dinner. Essay and Illustration by Sarah Raymond. 8220;Can you straighten up the living room? 8221; I ask my six year old. “Then we’ll have dinner.” I’m calm. Least I think I’m calm. Sam and his friend made a fort from couch cushions. A jagged mass of pillows, strewn on the living room rug, was left behind. And t...
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: The End of the Innocence
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. The End of the Innocence. The End of the Innocence. My oldest child is almost ten years old. I feel lucky that he has maintained his childhood innocence and wonder to an age that, if the media is to believed, is practically post-puberty for the average American kid. But I'm afraid this is the beginning of the end for some of that wonder. A few months ago, he started asking me very earnestly, "Mom, is the tooth fairy real?
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: All Roads Lead to Mothersville
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. All Roads Lead to Mothersville. All Roads Lead to Mothersville. Essay and Photo by Melissa Anderson Sweazy. The friendly people on bikes and the moms pushing strollers and folks walking dogs past our window? The ones our realtor promised he saw everyday in front of our soon to-be new house at quitting time? Baby’s here. I’m feeling better. My girl and I watch old movies at 4am, chunks of refrigerated c...The owner is quie...
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: Build It and They Will Come
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Build It and They Will Come. Build It and They Will Come. I'd really like to see Kids in Memphis become a community for parents to share their tips and reviews of places families can go in Memphis. This is really a labor of love for me, I'm not looking to make money or anything – I'll consider it successful if it encourages families to get out and be seen in Memphis. Help build Kids in Memphis! Richard J. Alley.
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Fertile Ground, The Zine: One Time, At Rock-n-Roll Camp…
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Fertile Ground, The Zine. For People Who Dig Parenting. Tuesday, December 11, 2007. One Time, At Rock-n-Roll Camp…. One Time, At Rock-n-Roll Camp…. Last summer, SGRRC expanded to Memphis. Through the magic of the internet, Kelley asked me to teach the zine-making workshop. Since the camp was being held right across the street from my office, I replied with an enthusiastic yes. Wednesday I was a bit panicked about not having any content, so I asked the girls to do some writing before we busted out the art...
