Parental Guidance

It's back to school time
Web-posted 7/24/2004
For families there is no more powerful force than the school calendar.

No Broken Bones, No Burst Bubbles...Mom TV
Web-posted 7/24/2004
At this point, just days before the start of school, I'm relieved and pleased that my kids will be going back to class with all their parts, save a couple of lost teeth. There were times, over the last two months, that I had doubts we'd survive the summer without a major (sibling-inflicted) injury.

Back to school reading ideas
Web-posted 7/24/2004
Here some fun book ideas to get your little ones ready to go back to school.

Finding child care
Web-posted 7/24/2004
In today's busy world, many parents must use childcare while they work. Many factors affect the selection of a safe environment and trustworthy caregiver. Location, cost and hours of operation all come into play, and parents must decide which type of daycare best meets their needs.

Parent's resource guide
Web-posted 7/24/2004
Do you have a service that would be of interest to parents? Send your information to jennifer.miller@augustachronicle.com or mail it to Jennifer Miller at PO Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903

Fun Stuff

We asked you
Web-posted 7/24/2004
We went out to Brookwood Park in Martinez and Riverview Park in North Augusta to talk to families braving the summer heat. We asked a few questions and here are some of the answers.

Close inspection
Web-posted 7/24/2004
One-year old Carson Rosser takes a serious look inside the slide at Aiken's H. Odell Weeks Park.

Shanna and her friends help kids learn to read
Web-posted 7/24/2004
Author Jean Marzollo, best known for her I Spy series of rhyming picture books, introduces readers to a new character called Shanna (rhymes with banana) in her latest publications.

What To Do
Web-posted 7/24/2004
Send items for What To Do and the Parent's Resouce Guide to

Gone fishin'
Web-posted 7/24/2004
Austin Hobson, age 3, tries his luck at catching minnows in the pond at Aikenšs Hopeland Gardens.

Fit For a Kid

Campsite Cuisine
Web-posted 7/24/2004
My son, Tripp, is a Boy Scout with his eye on becoming an Eagle Scout in the next few years. He's been backpacking, canoed swamps and has fared mid-summer campouts in the heat. After most of his excursions he usually comes home exhausted!

Find More

More family advice avaliable
Pick up a print edition of the Family Chronicle for Tom McMahon's Kid Tips, Homework help from Dr. Yvonne Fournier and Jeff Herring's Stess Busters. You will also find family oriented columns by John Rosemond and ideas for family fun from Donna Day.