Author: catfish

Let’s take a look at five playgrounds in and around Monaco, to visit or revisit with the children. Our first is in the Principality, in Rue Augustin Vento. Three separate play areas are tucked away on the right of the little alley, next to the “Le Stella” building. One of them is pictured below. In total, 220 square metres are available for children aged 1 to 6 years. The playground is quiet and in the shade for part of the day: a blessing on the very hot days we’ve been having, even in September. SEE ALSO: 200 pupils helped for…

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Going through puberty has never been a walk in the park, but a new poll reveals the extent to which children and teens are struggling with a lack of self-confidence. According to a national poll from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at University of Michigan Health, nearly two-thirds of parents say their child is self-conscious about their appearance and one in five say their teens avoid certain activities, such as taking pictures, because of their insecurities. Furthermore, one in three parents say their child has been treated unkindly because of how they look. “These findings reinforce research that as kids…

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ROCKFORD — Autumn in the Rockford area means experiencing apple orchards, pumpkin patches, hayrides, haunted houses and more.Here’s your guide to enjoy everything the fall season has to offer in the region.Apple orchards/pumpkin patches Curran’s Apple Orchard, 6385 Kilburn Ave., RockfordOpen daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.At Curran’s Orchard, you can pick from more than a dozen varieties of apples, pre-picked or you-pick. The orchard also features a glass-sided beehive, petting corral, autumn crafts, apple slingshot, corn tunnel, straw tunnel and straw bale pyramid. There are also hay rides on the weekends.For more: http://curransorchard.com/Edwards Apple Orchard, 7061 Centerville Road, Poplar…

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Leading producer Suryadevara Naga Vamsi of Sithara Entertainments is joining forces with Sai Soujanya of Fortune Four Cinemas for a bilingual film Sir (Telugu)/Vaathi (Tamil), headlined by national-award winning actor Dhanush. Srikara Studios is presenting the film. Venky Atluri is the writer and director of the prestigious project. Samyuktha Menon plays the female lead. The makers of Sir/Vaathi announced the film’s release date earlier today. The film will release simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil across the globe on December 2. In the release date announcement poster, Dhanush is seated on a table in a classroom and is pointing his finger…

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Save the Children’s Library For All warmly invites Canberrans to experience the Our Yarning program, which is hosting a series of writers’ workshops, public lectures, and activities in the nation’s capital from 19-21 September.Our Yarning is a free, digital library of culturally relevant books created by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Our Yarning team will host three story time sessions at early childhood centres, host writers’ workshops, and hold a public lecture at Canberra University presented by Our Yarning’s Cultural Advisor Dr Julie Owen during the week of events.An ‘In Conversation’ event will also be held…

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September 18, 2022 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Portland Thorns FC News ReleaseKansas City, Kan. – Portland Thorns FC and the Kansas City Current played to a 1-1 draw at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday evening. After 87 scoreless minutes, Rocky Rodríguez broke through to put Portland ahead in the match. Just seven minutes later, the Current responded with a stoppage-time equalizer to level the score. Thorns FC return home for their final two regular-season matches at Providence Park this season on Sept. 21 against Racing Louisville FC and Sept. 25 against the Chicago Red Stars. Playoff PressureWith…

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Dear Abby: I went to college in France. It was my lifelong dream to move here and start my own life in this beautiful country. I succeeded. I married and had a child, but the marriage didn’t work out. My son, who is now 8, has spent his whole life here. He fits in. He is popular. However, as a single working mother in a foreign land, I do not.I have mastered the French language. I can have an intellectual conversation in French, and I even make jokes in French. I understand it’s a different culture. I have had many…

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For several reasons, R.L. Stine deserves to be mentioned as a master of horror, but none of his work is more iconic than his Goosebumps book series. Goosebumps may not be particularly gory or dark, but the series proves that children’s books are capable of great horror. Kids are often introduced to horror through Stine’s classics, and these stories still stand up decades later. Once the books became a certified hit, it was only a matter of time before the series was picked up for television. Premiering in 1995, Goosebumps became a popular anthology series and was a faithful adaptation…

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NEW YORK — For the mother and her three children, the three-block walk to the Coney Island beach was a familiar one.It meant leaving their austere apartment complex on Neptune Avenue for a boardwalk stroll to the neighborhood’s famous amusements or a beach day in the shadow of its towering Parachute Jump and Wonder Wheel.But at nearly 1 a.m. last Monday morning, the streets and boardwalk were rainy and desolate. Still, the mother was intent.Draped in a bathrobe, Erin Merdy carried her 3-month-old son. Her 7-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl walked alongside.She trudged across the sand, down to the dark…

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