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...Radial ATX, ATX II and certain Wilderness AT models linked to 62 deaths have been exchanged. To free up 70,000 more tires, Ford is temporarily shutting down three U.S. truck plants and Firestone is airlifting replacements from Japan, headquarters of its parent company, Bridgestone. Firestone said it would also hire an independent expert to investigate the failures...
...Parents must show a child how to perform the chore they want done (be clear, but don't elaborate too much) and give a reasonable deadline for the job. Then the parent should leave the area (unless a child is using a mower or similar tool for the first time). Do not supervise too closely--it is as nerve-racking for them as it would be for you if your boss hung out in your office...
...years ago, Public School 190 in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City found itself in a quandary. "The school was small, the parent body was ambitious, and we didn't have any money," recalls Debrah Pearson Feinn, whose daughter Lily was a second-grader at the time. The arts budget had been cut, and in this neighborhood, thick with artists, a school without art was hardly a school at all. Brainstorming at a back-to-school party, parents came up with the solution: since the area was gaining a reputation not only as an artists' colony but also...
Relationships that prosper and endure may take vastly different forms, but they tend to have some sound practices in common. Whether a parent, businessperson or school principal initiates it, a partnership must meet a genuine need. It must have specific, agreed-upon goals as well as benchmarks to determine whether it's on course to meet them. It should have top-level support from the business and the school, an orientation to acquaint teachers and volunteers with the undertaking at hand and someone to co-ordinate their efforts. A signed agreement is useful not only to clarify the intent...
...fact is, there's much help to be found on bookstore shelves these days. This fall there are three new books being published specifically to help children cope with a loss in the family. That can mean the death of a parent, grandparent, sibling, friend or even a pet. If there is one common thread in the messages of these books, it is to stay in close touch with your kids. As tricky as that may be, this is the time that they need you the most...