Thursday, September 27, 2012
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MyFunKid.com welcomes Green Acres Canoe Rental
Your Whitewater Canoe Trip Adventure, Canoe, Kayak, Rafting and Tube Rental on the Whitewater River serving the Greater Cincinnati Area.
Voted Best Kayak Rental!
Voted Best Kayak Rental!
Green Acres is the only canoe livery that offers canoe, kayak, raft and tube trips on this section of the Whitewater River, and is located close to Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Indiana!
Primitive camping is now available at Whitewater Valley Riverside Campground at Green Acres!
Primitive camping is now available at Whitewater Valley Riverside Campground at Green Acres!
Friday, September 7, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
MyFunKid.com welcomes Off The Edge Dance
We are a dance center specializing in the areas of ballet/lyrical, tap, jazz, hip hop, pom, and tumbling. We have two competitive teams and multiple classes for all ages and ability levels.
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MyFunKid.com welcomes Camp Wildbrook
Camp Wildbrook has been operating as a day camp since 1952. It offers a complete day camping program to both boys and girls going into the first through sixth grades. The camp has one six week session which starts mid to the later end of June.
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MyFunKid.com welcomes Jump
The ultimate party and play cafe featuring Ohio\'s largest indoor play structure, a dedicated toddler room, an inflatable area for parties, and a cool interactive play floor.
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MyFunKid.com welcomes Cincinnati Nature Center
Cincinnati Nature Center is a non-profit, nature education organization and community of people who enjoy and care about nature. CNC offers something for people of all ages, in all seasons. Ou...
r award-winning trails wind through the region’s natural habitats of eastern deciduous forest, fields, streams and ponds. Enjoy a self-guided hike, bird walk, seasonal nature program and much more. CNC offers two locations to hike and explore. Rowe Woods in Milford, Ohio, east of Cincinnati, spans 1,025 acres (including 65 acres of old growth forest) and offers more than 16 miles of hiking trails. Long Branch Farm & Trails, located in Goshen, Ohio, nine miles northeast of Milford, contains 582 acres of forest and farmland with four miles of hiking trails.
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One step at a time, Inclusion of Kids with Disabilities... A Mother's Journey
When signing up my child for baseball one cold Saturday morning I asked the chairperson, "Is there a coach familiar with autism?" He responded kindly enough, "Yeah we have one that is ADHD." Wow, I thought. Autism has been around for many years, and yet it still seems the world doesn't understand what it is. As a mother and elementary principal in Ohio, I see how autistic children need to just be understood. I thought to myself, how can I tell this baseball team about Hunter? Then, I got an idea.
I created a poem that would in a small way, explain Hunter, my son. I thought that if I discussed how he may not look at them or may not react to them as their peers may, that he is listening. I sat the team down in a circle and read my poem. Each of them had one copy for them to follow along. As I read, I used my teaching days to also incorporate some vocabulary (such as what genes are, etc.). The boys just looked at me. I had decided to not have Hunter there as I wanted them to afterward be able to ask me questions about autism, if in fact they had any. Boy was I wrong . . . the kids didn't know what it was at all. Some said they had kids in their class that have autism, but they didn't know what it meant.
I went on to explain what autism is and how it is not Hunter's fault that he is autistic--he was born that way. I went on to tell them that even though he may look like you and me, he is in fact different. We talked about how being patient, being kind, making eye contact and helping him would make him feel part of the team. I answered a lot of their questions, but the poem seemed to really explain it all.
Since then, they try to bring Hunter into conversations and often yell, "Hey, Hunter...did you see that?" when someone hits the ball far. When Hunter hits they all cheer him on and yell out his name. He sometimes looks over at them and although he doesn't smile, they know he's happy when he does that. One little boy even told me he'll be able to now work with a kid in his class since he now knows what autism means.
So here is that poem I was so proud to get into their hands and hopefully into their hearts, enjoy!
Hunter is autistic,
Do you know what that means?
It means he's just like you and me,
Except for in his genes.
Sometimes if you say "Hi" to him,
He may not look you in the eye,
But just know that he's listening
Although he may not say goodbye.
Hunter is here to play baseball with you,
And guess what? He's not different,
He can run, throw and catch just like you, too.
Hunter loves to laugh and play,
just like you and I,
He may not get your silly jokes,
But he is a fun little guy.
Hunter may not talk to you,
But know that he is listening,
Just give him a chance to prove himself
MyFunKid.com
I created a poem that would in a small way, explain Hunter, my son. I thought that if I discussed how he may not look at them or may not react to them as their peers may, that he is listening. I sat the team down in a circle and read my poem. Each of them had one copy for them to follow along. As I read, I used my teaching days to also incorporate some vocabulary (such as what genes are, etc.). The boys just looked at me. I had decided to not have Hunter there as I wanted them to afterward be able to ask me questions about autism, if in fact they had any. Boy was I wrong . . . the kids didn't know what it was at all. Some said they had kids in their class that have autism, but they didn't know what it meant.
I went on to explain what autism is and how it is not Hunter's fault that he is autistic--he was born that way. I went on to tell them that even though he may look like you and me, he is in fact different. We talked about how being patient, being kind, making eye contact and helping him would make him feel part of the team. I answered a lot of their questions, but the poem seemed to really explain it all.
Since then, they try to bring Hunter into conversations and often yell, "Hey, Hunter...did you see that?" when someone hits the ball far. When Hunter hits they all cheer him on and yell out his name. He sometimes looks over at them and although he doesn't smile, they know he's happy when he does that. One little boy even told me he'll be able to now work with a kid in his class since he now knows what autism means.
So here is that poem I was so proud to get into their hands and hopefully into their hearts, enjoy!
Hunter is autistic,
Do you know what that means?
It means he's just like you and me,
Except for in his genes.
Sometimes if you say "Hi" to him,
He may not look you in the eye,
But just know that he's listening
Although he may not say goodbye.
Hunter is here to play baseball with you,
And guess what? He's not different,
He can run, throw and catch just like you, too.
Hunter loves to laugh and play,
just like you and I,
He may not get your silly jokes,
But he is a fun little guy.
Hunter may not talk to you,
But know that he is listening,
Just give him a chance to prove himself
MyFunKid.com
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