Parental Guidance

From the editor
Web-posted 10/1/2003
I love surprises. I don't get to many of them these days, but I love finding a way to surprise someone else.

Mom TV: Sleeping in
Web-posted 9/30/2003
The school year brings with it a certain ritual, doesn't it? Not the Open House, the back-to-school shopping, or the ''My Summer Vacation'' papers... but the falling back into the same routines and patterns weıve had before. In my house, you can think of it as Dadıs hibernation.

A Dad's Point of View: Vacations with kids
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Vacation sure isnıt what it used to be. This fact was driven home during our recent family trip to a lovely island off the coast of South Carolina. I have only been a father for two years and donıt think I was fully prepared for the many ways that vacation has changed.

Don't let germs hitch a ride
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Health authorities believe that by washing your hands you can help prevent a variety of ailments including the common cold and other infections.

Fun Stuff

Calendar
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Here is a large list of things to do in the Augusta area.

Family scrapbook
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Kellie Trulock of Augusta submitted this photo of her daughter Bella primping before her 1st birthday party.

Let's Go Team
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Emore Campbell, cheerleader at Grovetown Middle School.

Savannah River Dance
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Irish dancers perform at the Arts in the Heart Festival.

Tiny bubbles
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Isabella Water, right, and her grandmother Ille Waters enjoy making bubbles at the Arts in the Heart Festival.

Hot pursuit
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Jaquan Williams tackles Jake McCormick during a football game at Lions Field. They play in the North Augusta Parks & Recreation Department's 7-8 year-old league.

Fit For a Kid

Pumpkin season
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Every year during October I receive at least one question from a neighbor, call from a friend or acquaintance or e-mail from a reader whose children are hounding them to cook a fresh pumpkin.

Scary
Web-posted 9/30/2003
Chances are that even if you arenıt asked at some point to make a Halloween treat youıre going to want to. After all, Halloween has become an event that lasts most of October - and like Christmas starts in July.