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Let's talk: Cleaning Dirty Laundry

In a recent article Esquire Magazine (Anna Peele, August 2013) answered a question about the time frame of cleaning dirty laundry. Families, here are a few suggestions: One Week Sheets, bath towel Two Weeks Dish towel One Wearing T-shirt Two Wearings Sweatshirt Five to 400 Wearings Jeans Three Shifts Toque Three Seders or Two Thirds of One Hanukkah Yarmulke Clogged Drains Source: Unknown 1/2 cup baking soda 1/2 cup white vinegar 1 kettle of scalding (boiled, very hot) water

Let's talk: How Do Children Learn Language

Children begin very early in life to acquire language skills. Language helps children gain independence, interact with others, and participate in the surrounding culture.  It plays a role in social interaction and expression of emotions, as well as learning. Most children follow a sequence of language development: crying and cooing, babbling, first words, and first sentences.  By the age of 5 most children have developed a proficiency in oral language and use it effectively to accomplish their purposes and meet their needs. Even very young children are soothed by the mere voices of loved ones.  Sing, chant, and carry on casual conversations with children--whether or not they answer or even before they are able to understand.  Children tune in more than we sometimes realize.  The language they hear is the raw material from which their own language develops--and through which much of their learning about the world takes place. Kids learn a lot when adults simply talk to them in the

Let's talk: Canned Goods Storage during Summer Months

The Family Bond Paper has a new look!!! To allow your unique household to spend less time reading and more family-bonding time. I will no longer include an editor's note unless really important, or add highlights of The New Monday Show with Sherlene Stevens . Please visit the family-friendly Portal at www.sherleneonline.com available 24/7 Never store canned items in direct window sun light in your kitchen, garage, basement, or storage building. It can lose nutritional value, flavor, or actual color. Never store canned goods in a cabinet over the stove. Never store canned goods under a sink due to moisture. If you must purchased canned items during high-heat days open cans, pour in freezer bags, and place in your refrigerator freezer or freezer.  Try to keep all of your canned items in a space that is at or below 70 degrees. Try to visit your local grocery store more often and store "less" due to extreme summer storms and heat.  Lastly, all canned vegetables and

Why I Like This AVON® Product: Uses for Skin-So-Soft

From the Editor July is my hosted company event "Global Islands Month" This year's theme is transportation and sports. Don't you just love buying a product that you can use for a variety of household needs? There are over 100 usage for AVON's bath oil product, Skin-So-Soft. I would like to provide a list of the suggestions that compliment this month's event theme. The New Monday Show The Holy Qu'ran lecture provided more description of the people and events of Musa's (Moses') leadership, including defining the blue-eyed society of Pharaoh and his family. Next Monday we will begin discussing the Book of Ruth (Holy Bible). Let's talk AVON's Skin-So-Soft Source: Customers of AVON It's a bath oil and after-shower moisturizer. It's a great massage oil for tired muscles. It helps relieve itching caused by dry skin. Cleans oil and grease off of skin. It soothes light sunburn. Rub hands with it before washing, it helps get the

Independent Thinking: The Road Not Taken

From the Editor July's hosted event theme is Global Islands Month (Transportation and Sports). Please take a moment to download family-entertainment funsheets and more at the family portal, www.sherleneonline.com  I hope that each unique household, in every one of our states, has a blessed Independence Day! Did you know that the actual historic event took place on July 2 instead of the Fourth? My presidential campaign slogan is "It is you. It is your family. 'It'...is America." The New Monday Show The lecture discussed having balance in everyday life, and the importance of defining what "independence" means to your unique household. Each unique household can take steps to changing the lack of freedoms if there is an absence of such choices. First, though, there must be a show of cooperative actions taken in making your goals a reality. Let's talk Poem: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I co