Columbus Kids April 2011

From comedy dance routines to classicalpiano and dueling drums, talented studentsraised more than $3,427 in an all-school tal-ent show at Worthington Kilbourne HighSchool.

The talent show proceeds, combined withfunds raised through the high school’s wintercharity drive, resulted in $7,530.08 for theCentral Ohio Spina Bifida Alliance.

Ralph King, the school’s student activitiesdirector, said the funds were a record amountfor the Worthington Kilbourne High Schoolwinter charity.

“Each year, the WKHS student councilchooses a winter charity,” he said. “Theyusually select a charity that has a personalconnection to our students or staff. Thisyear’s drive is to fight spina bifida, a condi-tion that results from incomplete develop-ment of the brain and spinal cord.

“It was chosen to honor teacher Lauren

Glaros, whose daughter is dealing with thecomplications brought on by this condition,”he said.

The fundraiser began with nominationsfor the winter charity court, consisting ofeight seniors nominated by their classmatesas “King and Queen of Hearts.”

Student talents used for goodas charity show brings in cash

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“That is themost beautifulpicture I have everseen! It’s gor-geous! You’rebrilliant! What anincredible artist!Wow!”

The artist?Monet? VanGogh? Renoir?

No. A 2 yearold using crayons.

We all do it. Wepraise our chil-dren because wewant them to havegood self-esteem,to think highly ofthemselves, andto eventually be productive members ofsociety. We have bent over backwards totell them how brilliant, beautiful and cre-ative they are.

Have we set them up for success, orfailure?

Praise is probably the most overusedparenting tactic. We hyper focus oneverything our child does from artwork tousing the potty and tell her she is a star.

That creates a bar so high that she nolonger attempts to jump over it. Instead ofmaking her try harder, it has the oppositeeffect.

What can you do to avoid this pitfall?Acknowledge the effort, describe what

you see, and label as a strength the behav-ior or character trait you want to seeagain.

“You put your pants on all by yourself!You really had to think about how to geteach leg in one at a time and then pull thepants up. That shows determination.”

“I know that toy is very special to you.Even though it was hard you let yourfriend play with it. It was so considerateof you to give him a turn.”

“I saw you working very hard on yourhomework. How does it feel to be done?”

“I know you wanted that cookie andwere disappointed that you have to waituntil later. Instead of yelling, you showedgreat self-control.”

“You put all your books on the shelfand all the blocks in the basket when Iasked you to. You followed directions sowell!”

The goal of praise isn’t for your child

The problem with ‘Good job!’

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■ Kilbourne’s talent show,combined with other efforts,raised more than $7,500 forefforts against spina bifida.By PAMELA WILLISSuburban News Publications

SNP photo by Dan Trittschuh

Worthington Kilbourne High School studentsMegan Marshall (left) and Kelsey Whittemoreperform in a dance routine during theschool’s annual talent show, held March 1 atthe school auditorium. The show was part ofa fundraising effort that brought in morethan $7,500 for charity.

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For thirsty students at Emerson MagnetSchool in Westerville, a quick trip to thedrinking fountain will usually do the trick.

So students were shocked to learn thatchildren in some parts of the world walk formiles each day to bring drinking water totheir families, often from filthy and con-taminated lakes and streams.

Dirty drinking water is a major cause ofillness and death for residents ofBangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras andthe Philippines, students said. For some,clean water is rare or unheard of.

“We just take clean water for granted, butfor them, it’s a miracle,” said fourth-graderEllie Bouton, 10.

Students set out to study the problemstarting in November 2009, and the upcom-ing World Water Week in Westerville is theresult.

Set for March 20-26, the weeklong serv-ice learning event will mark more than ayear and a half of efforts by Emerson stu-dents to spread the word about the majorhumanitarian problem.

World Water Week is a student-inspiredextension of World Water Day, an interna-tionally recognized day of advocacy onMarch 22.

All week long, more than 20 local busi-nesses will help students distribute infor-mational brochures and collect donationsfrom residents. They will also be handingout water bottles with student-designed ed-ucational labels.

According to the official World WaterWeek proclamation, signed by WestervilleMayor Kathy Cocuzzi, nearly 990 millionpeople around the globe do not have accessto clean drinking water – a statistic that

Children work to raise awarenessof safe drinking water problemBy BRETT NUCKLESSuburban News Publications

“There’s somebody out therejust like me who doesn’t getclean water, and we have to dosomething about that.”

–Emma DavidsonEmerson fifth-grade student

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The kids and I were totally up for a road trip.We packed up our stuff, I had hubby install theDVD player in the car, the directions wereplugged into my GPS, and we headed down toCincinnati to visit Newport Aquarium. Thekids were ecstatic because they love looking atfish and sea life (we take them to AquariumAdventure off of 161 all the time and it nevergets old) and frankly, we needed to get away.

The drive was easy and was a little undertwo hours. We took Internet 71 almost all theway down over the bridge into Kentucky.Newport Aquarium is a part of Newport onthe Levee, which is an outside riverwalk areafull of restaurants, a movie theater, andshops. Making a weekend out of it would beeasy, and Newport Aquarium’s website of-fers area accommodation suggestions:newportaquarium.com. Since it was just thethree of us I opted for a day trip, and it wasterrific.

When we arrived wepulled into the parkinggarage and there wereelevators that took usup to the riverwalk area on the Levee. TheAquarium was a short walk from there offeringa beautiful view of the Ohio River and down-town Cincinnati. Admission prices were a bitsteep, and I can imagine that people visitingoften opt for a yearly pass. Adult admission was$22 and kids 2 to12 were $15 apiece. I didn’t

have to pay for the kids though, because WinterFamily Days were in effect and one paid adultadmission got two kids in for free.

As soon as we were inside my children wereenamored. In the lobby was a “wishing whale”where each of my kids dropped coins into asmall pond with an enormous blue whale jump-ing out of it (fake, mind you), and beautiful mu-

rals of dolphins andsea life were donningthe walls. We madeour way down to themain part of the

aquarium where mesmerizing exhibits displaydifferent types of aquatic life – from fresh waterto salt water, rivers to seas, we saw amazingplants, fish, and invertebrates.

Each aquarium displayed pictures and infor-mation about the fish or invertebrates living ineach particular water system. The “petting”

areas included starfish and horseshoe crabs ...and sharks!

A bit of trivia for you: Did you know horse-shoe crabs are ticklish? Neither did I! Theyhave tiny hairs on their body under their shellthat you can tickle. The crab folds itself up try-ing to get away from the tickler – I’ll admit, Iwas quite fascinated, but I still wasn’t going totouch it.

I also was not going to “pet a shark.” Asharmless as they seemed to be, the announcerkept saying “Be sure not to pet the shark wherehe can see your fingers.” Yeah, um, I value mythumb and pointers too much for them to be asnack for an animal, but tons of people were re-ally enjoying it.

We made our way through the Amazon and

Coral Reef exhibits and then hit lunch as to notmiss shark feeding time. The cafe was roomyenough for a small crowd, but I can imagineduring the warm months or on weekends whenthe place is packed there’d be no place to sit. Itwas about half the size of COSI’s cafe, andwithout the decent food choices I might add.The menu selection was scarce – a cold chick-en sandwich, hot dog, pizza, chicken strips, ap-plesauce and chips were about all that wasoffered and it all looked a little old.

My suggestion would be to eat at one of therestaurants located outside of the aquarium onthe Leveee (there’s a number of them) or packyour lunch. They had vending machines with


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Emerson students say is unacceptable. “There’s somebody out there just like me

who doesn’t get clean water, and we have to dosomething about that,” said fifth-grader EmmaDavidson, 11.

Students peg the problem on a number ofcauses, including lack of funds and infrastruc-ture, corrupt governments and pollution thatcontaminates waterways.

So far, the students have collected more than$2,000 to contribute to a low-tech but effectivesolution – “PUR” packets, which contain a

powdered mixture that separates water frommicro organisms and suspended matter. EachPUR packet can yield up to 10 liters of cleanwater.

The purification packets are being spreadworldwide by Proctor & Gamble as part of theChildren’s Safe Drinking Water Project.

Students said their main goal is to let West-erville residents know the extent of the prob-lem. According to the project website, diseasescontracted by drinking unsafe water kills morepeople each year than HIV/AIDS and malariacombined.

Students already have given presentationson the topic at area middle schools, at a localfarmer’s market and during Fourth Fridayevents in Uptown Westerville, with more pre-sentations scheduled for 2011.

The project originally was spearheaded byfirst- and third-grade classrooms, but todayEmerson students at every grade level partici-pate.

“We hope that we can keep on going to helpteach people that some of these countries don’thave water and they need our help,” said third-grader Catie Less, 9.

Emerson teacher Beth Dalin said she does-n’t predict waning enthusiasm from her stu-dents.

“They don’t have any problem giving uptheir free time to volunteer for the project, andthey don’t balk at maybe missing recess to doa little extra research,” she said.

“They have a feeling that they could actual-ly make a change in the world.”


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Emerson Magnet School students in grades 3-5 (from left) Catie Less, Connor Lewis, BrandonAllbritton, Ellie Bouton, Ella Roxey, Emma Davidson, Madison Voinovich and Anthony Vilardohave been taking part in the Emerson’s Safe Drinking Water Project.

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• Our Science scores were higher than several Public School Districts and a prominent Science Academy in the Columbus Metro area

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• Our Drama and Art clubs not only put on riveting performances of the “The Wiz” and “Lion King”, but created all the back drops and scenery.

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The Columbus Mothers of TwinsClub will hold the “Spring & Sum-mer Kids Consignment Sale” from 9a.m. to noon April 9 at HilliardDarby High School, 4200 LeppertRoad.

A Power Hour will be offered at 8a.m. for a $2 donation, which bene-fits the Mark of Dimes.

More than 150 vendors will pres-ent spring and summer children’s andbaby clothing (infant to child size18), strollers, car seats, toys, booksand games, music and movies, bed-ding and bath, and maternity clothes.

Cash or check only will be accept-ed. Attendees can bring a large shop-ping bag, but no strollers, wagons orcarts.

A concession stand will be avail-able.

The event is being presented bythe Ohio State University MedicalCenter-Maternal Fetal Medicine.

The club is a nonprofit supportgroup for mothers of multiples.

For more information visitcmotc.org, or contact Julia Ashby at614-459-5004 or [email protected].

Spring, summer sale willfeature items for children


April 1-3 – Spring Fling Rhythmic GymnasticsCompetition 400 N. High St., Columbus 8AM-8PM $15 827-2500, springflingrhythmic.home-stead.com International competition with over300 gymnasts.

April 1-2 – Ohio Spring Dairy Spectacular717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus 10AM-8PM Free644-3247 springdairyexpo.com. As the gather-ing place for Ohio's dairy industry, Spring DairyExpo incorporates a trade show and large Na-tional cattle show as well as youth competitionsand live cattle auctions.

April 1 – Family Fun Night 400 W. GranvilleRd., Worthington 7:30-9PM $3 885-1619 wor-thingtonpools.com.

April 5 – Crafty Tuesdays 4310 N. High St.,Columbus 11AM-2PM Free 267-7768 sprout-soup.com. Join us every week for kid-friendlycraft time! Come anytime between 11am and1pm for a themed craft, geared toward kids age2 and up. This is a FREE event.

April 6 – Babywearing Meeting 4310 N. HighSt., Columbus 10:30-11:30AM Free 267-7768sproutsoup.com. Come with your questions andbaby carriers for a relaxed playgroup with like-minded families. We meet every month on thefirst Wednesday. Many carriers are available totry or bring your own stash to show off. Plentyof room for the kids to play while parents chat.

April 7-10 – 18th Annual Equine Affaire 717E. 17th Ave., Columbus 9AM-7:30PM $8 644-3247 equineaffaire.com. The nation's premiereequine exposition & equestrian gathering willfeature four days of educational clinics, semi-nars, and demonstrations by top professionalsin the horse industry, as well as an extensivetrade show, Breed Pavilion, Youth Pavilion &evening entertainment. The Pfizer Fantasia is aMusical Celebration of the Horse

April 9 – PBJ & Jazz: Joe Hunter 939 N. HighSt., Columbus 11AM-Noon $5 294-5200 jaz-zartsgroup.org PBJ & Jazz concerts are 1-hourlong interactive concerts designed to introducejazz and American music to young children andtheir families. Featuring some of Columbus'finest musicians and ensembles, PBJ & Jazzconcerts are hosted by former Columbus MusicHall owner and retired music educator RebeccaOgden and are a great introduction to live musicfor the youngest audience member.

April 10 – The Lee Brothers, Culinary Arts –Cooking as a Family 100 W. Dublin-Granville

Road, New Albany 2:30-4PM $15 245-4701 mc-coycenter.org Siblings Matt and Ted grew up inCharleston, S.C. When they left to attend col-leges in the Northeast, they so missed the foodsof their hometown that they founded The LeeBros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue, a mail-ordercatalogue for southern pantry staples like stone-ground grits, fig preserves, and, of course,boiled peanuts. When an editor of a travel mag-azine asked them to write a story about road-tripping in their home state in search of greatfood, they embarked on a second career asfood and travel journalists. They currently writefood stories for Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine,GQ, The New York Times, and are the winecolumnists for Martha Stewart Living.

April 10 – Stop! Look! Listen! Columbus Mu-seum of Art, Columbus 2-3PM Free 464-0066promusicacolumbus.org Where music and artcombine! Enjoy a series of free, family-friendlyconcerts in partnership with the Columbus Mu-seum of Art. The concerts are themed aroundthe featured art exhibition and offer attendeesthe opportunity to stay afterwards to meet themusicians and get a closer look at their instru-ments.

April 12 – Mom's Group 4310 N. High St.,Columbus 10AM-Noon Free 267-7768 sprout-soup.com. Moms, come for playtime and social-izing. FREE, all welcome.


April 13 – Wacky Wednesday – Bunny in thePark 4675 Cosgray Rd., Hilliard 10:30-11:30AM$1 876-9554 wtwp.com/parks. Spring hassprung and our very large furry bunny has a sur-prise for you. Make a craft and cuddle up to thebunny for a photo if you like. No egg hunt.


April 16 – Spring Fling Hannah Park, 6547Clark State Rd., Gahanna Noon-3PM Free 342-4250 gahanna.gov/departments/parks. Help uswelcome spring back into our community!Enjoy FREE activities like music, spring crafts,and fun games. Come out and enjoy the newseason with the entire family. Don't forget to

register for the Mini Mile fun run! For more infor-mation contact Gahanna Parks & Recreation at614.342.4250 or visit gahanna.gov

April 16 – Pizza Festival with Capital Univer-sity Capital University Plaza,Bexley 4-8PM Free252-6382 bexleycelebrations.org

April 16 – Buckeye Model Train & RailroadShow 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus 9AM-4PM $6644-3247 gserr.com. Golden Spike Entertain-ment presents the Buckeye Model Train & Rail-road show. This is Ohio's largest combinationmodel train and railroad memorabilia show. Besure to check out this unique event. Visit theabove website to retrieve a coupon good for$1.00 off show admission.

April 17 – Baby & Kid Sale Bonaza DublinCommunity Recreation Center, Dublin 1-3PMFree dublin.oh.us/recreation/preschool/#spe-cial. We are taking two great sales and combin-ing them into one awesome event! Here's yourchance to do a little Spring cleaning and sellyour gently-used children's items (newborn – 12years) in a community garage sale setting. Ifyou are just interested in attending the sale,there is no entrance fee but bring plenty of cashfor lots of great deals!

April 18 – Children's Easter Hat Parade DavisShai House, 301 Central Parkway, Heath 5:30-7:30PM Free 740-788-8942 Boys and girls ages2-10 are invited to join us in an Easter Hat Pa-rade. Boys can show off their handsome hatsand girls their prettiest bonnets! Or get creativeand make one to wow us! Preregistration is re-quired, forms available soon. Event is FREE!



April 22 – Earth Day Fossil Tour & Exhibit TheOhio Statehouse, Columbus 12-1PM Free 728-2695 ohiostatehouse.org Celebrate Earth Dayand explore the building stones of CapitolSquare with expert geologists from The OhioState University.

April 23 – Easter Candy Hunt ThompsonPark, Upper Arlington 9:45AM-Noon Free 470-0655 uaca.org A suspenseful morning dash togather as much candy as possible! Be thereearly because the goodies disappear fast! Chil-dren are grouped by age for the fun. Open tochildren 9 and younger as well as special needschildren. Afterward, residents often mingle to

catch up with neighbors after being cooped upindoors over the Ohio winter.

April 23 – Spring Eggstravaganza HoffWoods Parks, Westerville 10AM – Noon FreeCome to the annual Spring Eggstravaganza atthe Softball Fields at Hoff Woods Parks for afun-filled morning of crafts, an egg hunt and avisit from the Easter Bunny. Colored eggs andspecial prize eggs will be hidden in the ball-fields. We ask that parents do not help theirchildren during the egg hunt (except 2 & underage group). Arrive early an don't forget to bringyour basket. This event will be held rain orshine, so please dress appropriately. Sponsoredby the Westerville Lions Club.

April 23 – Easter Egg Hunt Jeffrey Mansion,Bexley 12-2PM Free 252-6382 bexleycelebra-tions.org

April 23 – April 24 – Cardinal Cluster DogShow 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus 7AM-6PM $2644-3247 ohiodogs.com. The Cardinal ClusterDog Show returns to the Buckeye Building April23 & 24. The Central Ohio Kennel Club Inc.

Central Ohio family fun moves outdoors during April

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Children race onto the fields behind Jeffrey Mansion for Bexley’s 2010 annual Easter Egg Huntat Jeffrey Mansion. Dozens of 2011 egg hunts are planned across Central Ohio, most – includ-ing Bexley’s – on April 23.

❶ 18th Annual Equine Affaire at theOhio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave.,

Columbus – If your children like horses, theywill love this event. Four days of demonstra-tions by top professionals, educational clin-ics and seminars. April 7-10.

❷ Spring Fling at Gahanna’s HannahPark. Welcome back spring at this

event with free activities including games,crafts and music. April 16.

❸ The Encampment at Fryer Park inGrove City – Watch soldiers march in

military drills, see a Native American dance,throw a tomahawk and more for a live tasteof history at this family-focused event. April29-May 1.

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A Civil War-themed chess board pitting the Union Army (left) against the Confederate forcessits on a table in a vendor's tent at the 2010 Encampment in Grove City’s Fryer Park. With re-enactors who represent life between the Revolutionary War and Civil War, the 2011 Encamp-ment will take place from 7-9 p.m. April 29-May 1 at Fryer Park, 4185 Orders Road..

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presents the Cardinal Cluster Dog Show withmore than 150 AKC registered breeds to show &sell. Numerous dog vendors will be present.


April 27 – April 30 – River Ridge CharityHorse Show 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus 11AM-9PM Free 644-3247 riverridgehs.org. AmericanSaddlebred, American Morgan and HackneyHarness ponies along with an Open division willcomprise the 2011 River Ridge Charity Horseshow April 27-30. This is our 67th annual show.This is a family oriented show with competitionof open classes and classes for junior exhibitors(Under 18 years of age). Commercial vendors,selling riding apparel, riding equipment, jewelry,gift items, embroidery, will be in attendance lo-cated on the mallway and in the Gilligan Com-plex all four days of the show.

April 29 – 4th Friday: "tWEEKed A WEEK" be-cause of Good Friday Downtown Westerville,Westerville 6PM-9PM Free 794-0401 uptown-merchants.com. Since April is Celebration of TheArts Month, we'll focus on the performing, visualand other art endeavors that give Westerville itsrich flavor. With extended shopping hours in Up-town Westerville's unique shops, 4th Friday isthe perfect time to spend the evening shoppingand enjoying all the activities, music and foodthat make 4th Friday such a wonderful commu-nity event.

April 29-May 1 – The Encampment, FryerPark, 4185 Orders Road, Grove City 7-9PM Free277-3000 grovecityohio.gov/events. Families and

history buffs alike will enjoy speaking with re-en-actors who represent life between the Revolu-tionary War and Civil War. Participants will havethe opportunity to watch soldiers march in mili-tary drills, learn how to discharge a long rifle,see a Native American dance, throw a tomahawkand more. Additionally, the Ohio Village Muffinsbaseball team will play on Saturday in perioduniforms.

April 29 – The Repose of President Lincoln &Photo Exhibit The Ohio Statehouse, Columbus10AM-3PM Free 728-2695 ohiostatehouse.orgThe 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery A, a group ofCivil War re-enactors, will provide an honorguard for a replica of Lincoln's casket from 10a.m. until 3 p.m. This will take place on the sitewhere the slain President lay in state in the OhioStatehouse Rotunda on April 29, 1865. A spe-cial exhibit of images from the Library of Con-gress will be on view in the Ohio StatehouseRotunda on Lincoln's assassination and the menand women named as conspirators along withtheir fate.

April 30-May 1 – Ohio State Rabbit BreedersShow & Sale 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus 7AM-9PM Free 644-3247 osrba.net. The Ohio StateRabbit Breeders Show & Sale returns to theO'Neill Building April 30 – May 1. This is thelargest state rabbit show in the country featuringaround 12,000 rabbits. 45 different breeds willbe represented with around 15 commercial and20 private vendors present with tons of rabbititems and products for sale.

April 30 – Baby Items Garage Sale, HilliardParks & Recreation, Hilliard 10AM – Noon Freehttp://hilliardohio.gov/play/upcomingevents.aspx. Gently used infant, toddler, preschool (up to a5T) and maternity items for sale including cloth-ing, toys and accessories in a garage sale set-ting. No commercial vendors.


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A youngster plays a game of ring toss at theGahanna Spring Fling. Staged by the Gahan-na Parks and Recreation Department, theannual event this year will take place fromnoon-3 p.m. April 16 at Hannah Park, 6547Clark State Road, Gahanna.


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Beth Bardash of Powell prepares for the2008 Equine Affaire. The 2011 rendition ofthe event will take place from 9 a.m.-7:30p.m. April 7-10 at the Ohio Expo Center, 717E. 17th Ave., Columbus.

Currently, oneof the most populartools for childrento memorializetheir life experi-ences is the scrap-book. Manychildren keepscrapbooks and doso for many years.

The keeping ofscrapbooks goesback hundreds ofyears and can befound as a part ofmajor historicalcollections in mu-seums. Historiansand other profes-sionals have useddiaries, journals, and scrapbooks as ameans to understand other generations andcivilizations.

In addition to memorializing your lifeexperiences, one of the most wonderfulprocesses that a family can engage in ishaving a FAMILY album. Having a familyalbum is something that, at one point, manyfamilies did but for many, this tradition hasbeen lost. This is unfortunate because it isone of the most unifying, meaningful, andpowerful group experiences that a familycan choose to participate in.

How do you feel about doing a familyalbum? There are a number of things thatare important when you think about a fam-ily album: Our album

A family album belongs to everyone. Asopposed to just your life or Joan’s life, orSarah’s life, or Bill’s life, or Dad’s life, it isabout our collective life together. Whetherwhat we are putting in it has something todo with me, or something to do with all ofus, the goal is for us to develop an albumthat we all can look at and share together.We can pull it out on holidays and lookback and laugh, cry, and remember and itbrings us together. It is a cohesive, bonding,connecting vehicle that allows us to remem-ber collaboratively and to feel close.Finding meaning

Family albums also help us to thinkabout what our family means. Because wehave to pick and choose things that we aregoing to put into the album and because thealbum is all of ours, selecting the material,photographs, drawings, ticket stubs, orwhatever you decide to put into your album,is a collaborative decision and all of us needto participate in.

It is not only something that we use to re-member, but also something we use to learnto work together and make decisions col-laboratively. When a family album is done

well, the family has an opportunity for all toparticipate in deciding what information orartifacts we are going to include. Validating our family’s specialness

The third thing significant in having,making, and keeping a family album is it al-lows us to validate what is special and trulyimportant about our family. Example: Wego on a family vacation. It is a vacationwhere the parents and the children get topick something special that they want to do.It is one of our best vacations. We all have asay. We all have input and all of us have aresponsibility to make what each of uswants to have happen fun. We have a won-derful time.

Unlike other family vacations, we worktogether, we connect, we are getting along,and we really have a wonderful time. Wewant to memorialize, remember, and valuethis experience, so we, as a family, have tofigure out how and what we are going to putin our family album to signify this incredi-ble experience we have together. That act initself has tremendous meaning.We learn to all have a voice

The last thing that is important about afamily album is that everyone has a voice –a collective voice. It not only talks aboutwhat each did, but what we did together.

If a family album is going to be truly sig-nificant, it cannot just be a collaboration ofindividuals. It needs to signify and repre-sent what the family does together. If youlook at a family’s album, the fact that theyeven do it means that they have sensitivityto the importance of doing things collec-tively – together.

Be that as it may, the idea is to make thefamily album represent family

■ events;■ projects;■ experiences;■ failures;■ jokes;■ history;■ rituals; and■ moments.These should be those that everybody re-

members with pain, joy, excitement or sad-ness. Having a family album means that we,as a group, need to find ways to communi-cate our own meanings and our own expe-rience. If we look at it from the familygroup perspective and make it reflect that, ittruly becomes an incredibly important partof our family’s history.

Think about it. ... Family Matters (thiscolumn) and this columnist really think thisis something that is worth doing.

Norman Shub, certified teacher and psy-chotherapist and author, is the longtime di-rector of training at the Gestalt Institute ofCentral Ohio, 100 Outerbelt Street, Colum-bus 43213, gestaltassoc.com.

Family albums: Incredibly valuabletools to help promote closeness

NormanShubFamily Matters


Central Ohio children become Irish for aday during Dublin’s annual St. Patrick’s

Day Parade, Saturday, March 12

ABOVE: Siblings Masonand Kaitlin Tucker sport green hair for the St. Patrick’s DayParade at Metro Placein Dublin.

RIGHT: Members of theDublin Kiwanis Clubshepherd the mascot oftheir annual Frog Jumpdown the parade route.

BELOW: Sacks at theready, a group ofyoungsters wait for thenext round of candy asthey line Frantz Road in Dublin.

ABOVE: Maddie Riddelbarger passesout candy to eager children along theparade route.

LEFT: An Irish Alf doll takes a windowseat aboard a classic Ford Mustang.

Photos by

Dan Trittschuh



“Students could vote for their favorite can-didates by donating money toward their cam-paigns,” King said. “The male and femalecandidates collecting the most money be-tween Feb. 7 and Feb. 17 were crowned at anassembly on Feb. 18.”

Candidates were Chad Ellwood, ColleenHile, Holley Klepek, Will Meador, Moham-mad Musa, Justina Stewart, Katie Wiet andAlex Wylly.

King said Hile and Meador were crownedFeb. 18 as the King and Queen of Hearts.

Acts at the talent show included a four-member band; a dueling drum kit act sup-ported by an electric guitar; a classical pianopiece in which a camera was on the per-former’s hands so the audience could watchthe finger work; and a four-member comedydance routine.

There also were vocalists accompanied byguitar or piano; an a capella duet; a duet ac-companied by a ukulele; several vocalsoloists accompanied by a soundtrack; and arapper.

King said 33 performers presented 21acts, with a total of 57 students involved withthe show, including technical and supportcrew, ticket sellers and ushers.

Student chairwoman for the event wasHannah Vincent.

King said audience members voted fortheir favorite act after the show.

“Sophomore Robbie Davidson won for thesecond year in a row, singing Evil Things byMarc Broussard,” he said. “Freshman Y’-Marii Gatson’s rendition of Alicia Keys’ If IAin’t Got You was runner-up.”

King said there are 70 members of studentcouncil this year.

He said the winter charity campaign is apopular way to raise funds each year andusually brings in between $4,000 and $5,000.

“It’s fun way to raise money,” he said. “Wehave so much talent in the building that put-ting a high-quality show together is easy.”

King said proceeds from the talent show,combined with the $9,626.48 student councilraised for the Adopt-a-Child campaign inDecember, raised the total money donated tocharities to $17,000 so far this school year,along with 3.5 tons of food and more than120 units of blood.


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to think she has reached the pinnacle of suc-cess and can’t possibly get any better. De-scribing what you see helps a childunderstand exactly what she did well. Itgives her the opportunity to internalize whatwas said as “I am capable and competent.”That is the foundation of self-esteem.

Rhonda Moskowitz is The Parent Guru forColumbus Kids. A PCI-certified Parent Coachand Founder of Parent Coaching LLC, she hasbeen working with families for more than 30years. Read more at her website, practicalso-lutionsparentcoaching.com.


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As any parent of aschool-aged childwith ADHD can at-test, these childrenare at risk for under-performing in theclassroom, for a vari-ety of reasons. Re-cent researchsuggests that one ofthe reasons ADHDchildren may strug-gle in school is relat-ed to lower workingmemory ability.

Working memoryis the brain’s capacityfor holding informa-tion in short-termmemory while simul-taneously processing the material. In otherwords, a child’s ability to maintain andprocess what he or she is “doing right now”is dependent on working memory capacity.

A strong working memory is necessaryin order to follow instructions and to stayfocused, as well as for successfully com-pleting reading, math and problem solvingassignments. In school, as in daily life, werely on working memory capabilities con-stantly.

Within the scientific community there isgrowing awareness of the importance ofworking memory, and that awareness is cre-ating fundamental changes in the wayhuman performance is understood. Work-ing memory is quickly becoming recog-nized as one of the core indicators ofsuccess in life. In addition, working memo-ry in children (and adults) used to be con-sidered something that did not change,grow, or expand. However, more recentbrain research is suggesting a very differentpicture.

Recent breakthroughs in neurosciencehave determined that the brain actuallychanges and “grows” over time in relationto a repeated activity, such as recurring or

ongoing training. What does this mean forchildren (and adults) diagnosed withADHD? Numerous studies have looked athow working memory training affects at-tention deficits, and researchers have dis-covered, that for some ADHD individuals,if working memory can be improved thenfocus and attention also can be improved.

Here in Columbus, Marburn Academy, aschool for ADHD and dyslexic students,participated in one such study, to determineif a computer-training program could havea significant impact on working memoryfor elementary and middle school students.The results showed that the students whoparticipated in the study demonstratedmeaningful increases in their abilities topay attention, plan, organize their thoughts,and initiate tasks. The study was presentedin the November/December 2010 issue ofthe Journal of Clinical Child & AdolescentPsychology.

However, the science is still new in thisarea, and not all working memory training

has been rigorously tested. As a parent, bevery suspicious of programs or coacheswho promise instant success.

The CogMed study showed that reliableworking memory training is very hardwork. Students worked 30 minutes a day,five days a week to make improvements. Inaddition, parents were required to keep alog of their child’s behaviors and workhabits.

The bottom line is, with the right type ofworking memory computer training and adash of diligence, perseverance, and coach-ing, many ADHD children could make sig-nificant progress toward increasing theirworking memories, and in turn, improvetheir abilities to be successful in school.

For more information on working mem-ory training please contact Barbara David-son, director of auxiliary programs, atMarburn Academy.

Earl B. Oremus is headmaster of Mar-burn Academy.

soft drinks, juice, and water available through-out the aquarium too, at $2.50 a bottle. Yeah, Iguess it is a place to SEE fish not EAT them.

Speaking of eating fish, we were on to theshark exhibit. This exhibit was fantastic be-cause you get to walk through a tunnel builtthrough the aquarium and see the fish from allsides of you! It was so cool to look up and seea stingray flying above your head or watch fishswimming under your feet. Feeding time forthe sharks was quite violent (as you can imag-ine), but very intriguing. Our next feed viewingwere eels and otters.

The otters = cute. Imagine that.

Eels = rather cute too.A scuba diver is in the aquarium and hand

feeds the eels. Those little suckers were not atall evil or mean or trying to sting the diver, theywere actually really cool to watch. I could bare-ly get my son to move on.

We took our time walking through each ex-hibit because there was so much to see. We did-n’t want to miss the visiting alligator in ‘GatorBayou – my goodness, that thing was huge andmenacing. The tanks in the Jellyfish Gallery al-lowed patrons to view jellyfish floating peace-fully from all sides. Then my kids led the wayto the Frog Bog where there were a few playthings: giant frogs to climb on, a video gameyou can play with your feet, and a netted jungle

gym. I let them run around for a bit and then wewere on our way to the Rainforest.

We finished our trip with hand feeding thelorakeets. I know, I know, we can do that at theColumbus Zoo as well, but I adore birds. Ibought nectar for each of my children for $2 acup, and in hindsight should have only gottenone. The birds were kept in an open display, butit was fairly high and the birds weren’t flyingdown to the children. Really, that was fine be-cause the birds were hungry and being a bit ag-gressive. I had three birds fighting for my cupat once. They kept landing on me and “yelling”at each other – hee hee, gotta love a good birdfight!

Alas, it was time to go. The exit took us

above the shark tank and it was pretty cool tosee their fins coming out of the water – from adistance. Double doors off of the tank led towhat you want to be the lobby, but no, theyopen up to the gift shop. I was forced to walkthrough this huge gift shop before I couldleave. My 4 year old kept asking me for one ex-pensive plush toy after another. That is not fairto do to parents!

But, other than that, we had a great day andwe’ll definitely return for a visit (hopefullywith hubby next time).

Kristin Marks can be found blogging aboutkid-friendly activities in Central Ohio at cbus-mom.com.

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