Forget magic tricks and fireworks. Nothing truly
amazes a first grader more than the line, “When I was your age, I rode my bike around our neighborhood by myself.”
MJ stared at me with awe.
“Oh, you did not!”
“I did! And your Aunt Bridget and I would walk to the community pool when we were seven and stay there all day without our parents!”
“Tell me more! Tell me more!” she squealed, clapping her hands in glee the way I do when I read a juicy blind item on the Hollywood gossip sites.
It’s hard for any first grader to fathom – the freedom we had just 30 years ago. I know it’s been hotly debated between the helicopter mom and the free range parent – how much freedom do we give a child who has demonstrated she can handle herself? And as MJ grows older and requests more independence, I won’t deny that at times it’s been hard to hold on to my free range philosophy.
There must be something genetic about a fascination with
summer storms. Both my boys will stay glued to YouTube tornado videos for hours, and their cousin just finished a college course that involved driving across the Midwest chasing tornados. Yes, that’s right – her parents’ tuition dollars, hard at work.
The Ellisville Police Department is sponsoring a Kid’s Safety Day featuring free child’s car seat and bicycle/helmet inspections on Saturday, May 19, from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will be held in the west parking lot of St. John Lutheran Church, 15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville.
Trained, certified car seat technicians will be available to check car seats for safety. The technicians will teach parents how to properly install the car seat and how to safely restrain the child. Typical problems with car seat installation include:
Casa de Ninos Montessori Bilingual Academy in Ballwin is hosting a free family safety fair. Kids can tour a fire truck and learn about fire safety from members of the West County Fire Department, and parents can create a child ID safety card with the Ballwin Police Department. There will also be arts, crafts, face-painting and other fun activities for kids. 4-6 p.m. At Casa de Ninos Montessori Bilingual Academy, 105 Lock Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011. More information: www.casadeninostl.com.
Fazio’s Rock Academy is the summer destination for the aspiring rock star in your life! Campers attend one-week or two-week sessions (8:50 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. daily) where they form a real band, choose a band name, write their own music, pose for a photo shoot and conclude with a live concert with special guest appearances by professional rock artists! Fazio's Rock Academy is for Guitarists, Vocalists, Bassists and Keyboardists between the ages of 9-17 years.
Two sessions are offered: July 15-19; and July 22-26. Each session is $399, which includes print music and a t-shirt. Ask about a discounted rate for two-week enrollment.
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