National Honesty Day

George Washington, often recognized as exceptionally honest, was inaugurated on this day in 1789. Open a discussion about honesty with your child. Remember though, that a child of four still has some developmental limitations for processing certain things. For example, he is beginning to know the difference between right and wrong, is showing a growing […]

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Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday

This elder statesman of the American Revolution was born in 1706. He was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Franklin was also a scientist, diplomat, author, printer, publisher, philosopher, philanthropist, and inventor.   One of the things Franklin invented was a musical instrument called the “armonica.” Franklin’s inspiration for the […]

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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

In a famous line from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, he says “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”   To illustrate Dr. King’s message, […]

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