Family: September 2008 Archives

Work & Family - WSJ.com: When Tough Times Weigh on the Kids

How to reassure your children in a time economic uncertainty, how to explain a layoff, a tight family budget, Dad working extra jobs. (Hat tip to John Eagleton.)

The Letter People - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The popular phonics teaching tool from the '70s and '80s featured Mr. M with the munching mouth, Mr. T with the tall teeth, Mr. H with the horrible hair.... Each letter had its own song and a kid-sized inflatable figure. The vowels were Misses and the consonants were Misters until a politically correct makeover in the 1990s. (Mrs. Sandy Bates, Catoosa Elementary kindergarten teacher from 1970 to 1998, used the Letter People to teach phonics.)

MORE: Find original Letter People songs, videos, and activity sheets here. And here's Mister M singing about his munching mouth. (Hat tip to Irritated Tulsan.)

Rocks In My Dryer: Every Single Stinkin' Thing I Ever Learned About Potty Training

Shannon is free at last and has a few tips to share.