Word: help
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Today sci-tech centers are pushing the envelope even further with what Wint calls "the creation of a life-enhancing experience." They're getting not only bigger and better but also more varied and engaging. In an increasingly complex scientific age, Wint says, "we help get the message out; that's our mission." And as the best of them show brilliantly, they not only appeal to our sense of play but also cultivate our natural curiosity and wonder...
...rare occasion when Erica or Monica flounders? "If they have trouble, I'm there to help them; their father's there to help them; they can go to a coaching class; we can get them a tutor," says Brenda. "They know they're responsible for their grades and their classwork and their homework, but they also know we're here for them." With parents who support them in their struggles and celebrate their successes, Erica and Monica face the challenges of school with confidence and curiosity. Says Brenda: "They'll make comments like, 'This class is a lot of work...
...yourself!" If the grades are poor, Samalin suggests asking, as calmly as possible, "What do you think about this report card?" and then, "What are you going to do about it?"--encouraging your child to come up with specific strategies for improvement. "One way to build responsibility is to help kids become good problem solvers," says Samalin. "The way to do that is not to tell them what to do but to put it in their laps...
...BREAK Washington's top agency for ferreting out hidden assets, the IRS, last week dedicated itself to tracking down a new type of missing treasure: lost, abducted and runaway children. With help from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the IRS will publish photos of missing children in its 1999 tax publications and instructions. One in six missing kids is found through such photos. So when your tax packet arrives this year, don't just toss it over to your accountant--look...
...such as abuse, divorce of parents or living with a drunken family member--were more likely to have taken up smoking. They were about five times more likely to have started smoking by age 14 than those with no childhood trauma. That's another good reason to identify and help troubled kids...