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PARENTAL GUIDANCE
Excerpts from discussions on the Parents Council blog this week:
Last-minute cancellations: I haven’t run into this lately but about four years ago we had a huge number of no-shows for our son’s fourth birthday. We invited many people and rented out two of the party/swim rooms at the YMCA in the Valley. I think maybe six kids showed up. Most parents didn’t even call. One parent had their 4-year-old child call to say he wasn’t coming and he left a scream message on our answering machine. What really bothered me was that it was for my son’s birthday. However, he was so young that I don’t think he noticed. I don’t think of the no-shows as bad people, just insensitive. – Posted by Rachel
Shopping carts: OK, so you know those shopping carts … most grocery stores have some variation of them where two kids can ride in the seat/car, plus you still have the basket for a baby to sit in. Here is my problem: I have three toddlers, so those carts are actually necessary for me to go grocery shopping, or else I get to drag two carts through the store, one full of kids and another just for groceries. Whenever they all seem to be in use, I see them used by a parent with only one child (who could just sit in a normal cart) or by two kids who are old enough to walk (over 7) and usually give up sitting in the cart halfway through the store anyway. So here I am dragging two carts (not an easy task) and wondering why people do that. – Posted by Mikayla
You can share your thoughts on these and other issues at spokesmanreview.com/ blogs/parents.
THINGS TO DO
Peach Festival
at Green Bluff
For one more weekend, you can sample peach ice cream, homemade cobbler, cake or pie, plus partake of other activities and entertainment at various farms on the bluff 15 minutes north of Spokane. Continues Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call (509) 238-6438 or see www.greenbluffgrowers.com.
Spokane Symphony
in Liberty Lake
Featuring great music with something for the whole family, from movie themes to the “1812 Overture.” Bring a picnic. Saturday, 6 p.m., Pavillion Park. Free admission. For information call (509) 624-1200 or see www.spokanesymphony.org.
A listing of family-friendly activities is posted each day at spokesmanreview.com/ blogs/parents.
For more events, search our calendar at spokane7.com/ events.