http://auntnoni.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Connie N. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:56:53 GMT 2009-12-30T00:56:53Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004883 Handcuffing of Students Societal and School Violence represent pressing problems for school districts worldwide. What are disciplinary alternatives to cuffing young students ? The trend to handcuff . . . Sun, 20 May 2007 18:34:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004883 Connie N. 2007-05-20T18:34:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977001118 Student Body Mass Index ScoresSchools Push To Share BMI's of Students on Report Cards © Connie Newbauer May 15, 2007 Wyoming came out of the snack closet last week to reveal their program . . . Tue, 15 May 2007 21:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977001118 Connie N. 2007-05-15T21:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966119   I can’t remember one single time our mother stood up for us.  Not once! Yet as I recall Mom through the fog that separates a 48 year-old-woman from the 19 year-old daughter who once . . . Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:37:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966119 Connie N. 2007-04-23T13:37:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976961986 http://giftofsimplicity.blogspot.com/ I am in mourning. The morning of the Virginia Tech murders my first instinct was to call my daughter, away at school,and make sure she was alright - a move that made . . . Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:59:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976961986 Connie N. 2007-04-18T12:59:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944946 The National Institutes on Health Releases New Data© Connie Newbauer Mar 29, 2007 What is the latest news of the effects of institutionalized childcare? The National Institutes on Health releases . . . Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:35:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944946 Connie N. 2007-03-29T12:35:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943430 Getting Ready for Baseball: Essentials While Preparing To PlayBall© Connie Newbauer What makes a good parent, coach or athlete? Baseball player and author, Cal Ripken, Jr. may just have the . . . Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:22:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943430 Connie N. 2007-03-27T21:22:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934219 Foreign and Domestic Adoptions: Which Is Right For You? © Connie Newbauer Mar 17, 2007 Foreign adoptions are going high-profile with the Jolie-Pitt family and also with Madonna's family; but . . . Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:04:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934219 Connie N. 2007-03-17T13:04:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933297 Remember, you are only an instrument.Not yours to decide how or when or where you act.I plan all that. Make yourself very fit to do my work.All that hinders you must be cured. ~A.J. Russell in GOD CALLING . . . Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:16:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933297 Connie N. 2007-03-16T13:16:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933294 When Sympathy Isn't Enough Sometimes, prayer and kind words alone don't cut it. We need to get our hands dirty to help others. By Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson After completing my morning devotionals, . . . Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:11:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933294 Connie N. 2007-03-16T13:11:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976927432 A controversy still brews over Christians and good works. Will good works get you into heaven? NO. Ephesians 2:1-10 states outright that doing good deeds will not give you redemption for your transgressions. . . . Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:18:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976927432 Connie N. 2007-03-09T15:18:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925316 Are we praising our children too much? You decide! According to ABC News,“ High school sporting officials in Washington State are cracking down on un-sportsmanlike behavior and considering a ban . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:18:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925316 Connie N. 2007-03-07T03:18:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976911113 Beauty...sometimes takes the form of a white cloud, and goes dancing over the green fields or the deep blue sea, where her misty form, marked out in a momentary darkness, looks like the passing shadow . . . Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:51:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976911113 Connie N. 2007-02-15T12:51:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909786 All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for what I have not seen. ~Unknown It is still early and my son and I have shoveled twice today. The snow continues to fly outside in the face of the . . . Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:57:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909786 Connie N. 2007-02-13T19:57:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908927 This may seem an odd posting, but I offer it as a celebration of Valentine's Day...one that is long belated. A Stranger's Kindness spans the years! As children, we are all taught the parable . . . Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:44:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908927 Connie N. 2007-02-12T19:44:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906743 Much is made of student athletes. It seems they are the topic of much discussion from the stereo-typical profile of the ‘dumb jock’ to those athlete’s we idolized in high school, the . . . Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:13:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906743 Connie N. 2007-02-09T14:13:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905194 Hypothyroidism in ChildrenKnowing What to Look for and How to Treat Hypothyroidism© Connie Newbauer Nov 22, 2006 Hypothyroidism can affect one in 3,000 children born in the United States today. . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:00:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905194 Connie N. 2007-02-07T19:00:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901130 Feb 1, 2007 Cell Phone Usage Posted by Connie Newbauer Freedom or Lack of Respect? Cell Phone usage has been made an offense worthy of expulsion at Milwaukee Public Schools. What is this teaching our . . . Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:04:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901130 Connie N. 2007-02-02T14:04:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900314 No Child Left BehindSimplifying NCLB For Parents© Connie Newbauer No Child Left Behind, enacted by the Bush administration (FY2001) in response to a failure of the American educational system . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:12:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900314 Connie N. 2007-02-01T15:12:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976899470 Immunization SafetyI've Been Shot! The Final Word on Immunizations© Connie Newbauer Immunization Safety: Is it an oxymoron? Parents pray not each fall as we shuffle obediently, shot records . . . Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:11:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976899470 Connie N. 2007-01-31T13:11:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976898511 Back Pain in StudentsThe Relationship Between Back Pain and Back Packs© Connie Newbauer Just in time for homework and fall days, I had a conversation with Channing Tassone, MD, an Assistant Professor . . . Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:54:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976898511 Connie N. 2007-01-30T13:54:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976886551 I thought you might appreciate a daily blog I host at blogspot. I use it in addition to my morning Bible study and have also posted some original children's stories for those of us with children! . . . Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:10:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976886551 Connie N. 2007-01-16T13:10:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885603 Academics and Free PlayRecess and Play Dates Vanish as Academic Pressures Increase© Connie Newbauer Should recess be included in the school day? Many school systems say "no" as the . . . Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:39:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885603 Connie N. 2007-01-15T12:39:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884994 Free-play and ChildhoodSocietal Changes and Childhood Impact© Connie Newbauer Is free-play a thing of the past for children? See what an AAP report reveals about the changing face of childhood . . . Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:29:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884994 Connie N. 2007-01-14T16:29:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884483 Discipline and Your ChildBattles of Will, Giving in to Your Child and Effective Discipline Strategies© Connie Newbauer Do you find yourself in a battle of wills with your child? Do you wait too . . . Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:14:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884483 Connie N. 2007-01-13T22:14:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884098 Essential MannersManners are the Key To Social Acceptance© Connie Newbauer This is a splendid time of year to brush up manners for the entire family! Manners can go a long way to making us - . . . Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:20:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884098 Connie N. 2007-01-13T13:20:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976883649 Why Is My Child Whining?© Connie Newbauer Find out why young school-aged children whine and how to stop it! Younger school-aged children have mastered the art of walking, talking and toileting . . . Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:40:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976883649 Connie N. 2007-01-12T23:40:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976883328 © Connie Newbauer Do you have to tell your five-year-old or eight-year-old every morning that their face should be washed and their bed should be made? YES! You’re a good parent. You’ve . . . Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:53:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976883328 Connie N. 2007-01-12T16:53:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882466 Rest is not idleness and to dream is not a waste of time. ~Indian Proverb Coming from the background I do, it is hard not to feel guilty when not in perpetual motion. As I've found through . . . Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:33:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882466 Connie N. 2007-01-11T17:33:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882451 In a society where parents a child's success or failure is measured against another child's achievements, are children pressured to perform rather than grow? It happens from birth: A mother will . . . Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:22:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882451 Connie N. 2007-01-11T17:22:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882433 In a society where parents a child's success or failure is measured against another child's achievements, are children pressured to perform rather than grow? It happens from birth: A mother will . . . Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:55:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882433 Connie N. 2007-01-11T16:55:51Z