Make A Wish Miles Donated to Grant a Wish
A couple shares how they donated over 60000 frequent flyer miles to the Make A Wish Foundation helping a ill child travel to Disneyland. They urge others to donate miles before they expire and note the foundation's work with five major airlines. A reader also asks Dear Abby about marriage ultimatums and a supermarket encounter inspires civic kindness.
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Make-A Wish Foundation
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Home schooling idea for Jessica Boling spooks UT leader
Knoxville talk reveals UT President emeritus Ed Boling and wife Carolyn discuss homeschooling granddaughter Jessica. Their son Mark, an UT music professor, and Anita explored private preschool options but want to trial homeschooling through Gateway School in Memphis with self chosen curriculums.
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University of Tennessee
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Anita
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Memphis
Family Homeschooling Builds Self-Reliant Learners
Anita Boling teaches Jessica 15 and Michael 12 through a Memphis homeschooling program that emphasizes daily involvement, family time, and flexibility. The Bolings travel for learning, with Jessica planning studies, reading, and writing while pursuing Jane Austen, authoring, and self guided math progress.
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Jessica
Michael
Anita Boling
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Devon
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United States
Guidance for parenting discipline and praise ideas
Dear Dr Sylvia here guidance on effective discipline planning with kids. Realistic praise matters as children seek parental approval and occasional rewards can aid effort while fostering intrinsic motivation. Use child interests and daily routines to connect chores with small incentives without creating bribes.
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