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About Me

May 5, 2009

I am a retired educator.

I joined Helium in April of this year. So far, I have accumulated one star. I have written six articles.

I am a proud grandmother of five girls, inclusive of a set of triplets. I have two wonderful sons, and my husband still continues to be my best friend.

I have felt myself growing as a writer with each Helium submission. I'll talk later...

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Nothing. I want to know more about everything.

My parents always told me ...

Respect all living creatures.

My childhood ambition ...

Teaching children

My favorite memory ...

My grandfather finding me when I had gotten myself lost while on a family picnic.

Why I write ...

There is so much to be said by any one of us.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Jay Leno, really because Ben Harper will perform tonight.

My first job ...

Velvet Freeze as a server

My best moment ...

Graduating College

My inspiration ...

God, my husband and children

Education > Homework & Testing How to help your child with writing

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How to help your child with writing? The key to writing success for the child is to write about what they know and like. Ask your child to write about his or her favorite video game. Tell them to describe in detail how it is played. What is the goal of the game and what is the best way to achieve the game's goal? Tell them to use the most descriptive words they can think of to make anyone want to play this game. Ask them to describe how they feel when they play this game and how they feel when they win. Ask your child to name their favorite person. Why do they admire this person? What attr...

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