May 2015 by Greg Gardner

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VOLUME 15, ISSUE 3 May 2015

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Greetings loyal fans and new friends!

May is a great time to live in Memphis! When the weather's nice, it's perfect for planting a garden, playing in the park, honing your golfing/baseball/softball skills at Golf and Games’ ranges and riding bikes! Did you know May is National Bike month? Go to our calendar for more details from our friends at The Peddler Bike shop, and while you're there, save the date to attend THE best family festival in the south: The Memphis Italian Festival! Also, there’s a ton of fun to be had at Mud Island River Park where you can explore a one of a kind replica of the Mississippi River as well as the Mississippi River Museum. Yes, it rains a lot here in May, but don’t dispair! You can catch a family show at any Malco Theatre, The Pink Palace Museum,The Kroc Center, The Germantown Community Theatre, Playhouse on the Square and Minglewood Hall for Kidz Bop on the 17th. You can also learn to play Rock music at the School of Rock and Roll, learn to safely play football at the Heads Up sports camp and learn to act/sing/play/create at Bellevue's Performing Arts Center. You’re bound to get hungry, so plan to visit our friends at any Pancho’s Restaurant and The Cupboard in Midtown! Jabberblabber is always full of ideas for the whole family, so make plans to have some FUN this month and consider visiting any/all of our sponsors, who make this publication possible for FREE and, who share our mission "To feed the minds and spirits of children with healthy EDUTAINMENT". EnJOY!!!! Peace and Love, Jabberblabber, et al

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Be GREEN like me!

Jabberblabber needs tomato seeds so he can grow his own tomatoes! There are some tomatoes hidden somewhere in this magazine! See if you can help him find them.

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UDrawIt Winners Drawing Contest - Win Prizes Dental Puzzle PARENTS PAGES! News Channel 3 Weather Calendar Find It Activity TEACHERS PAGE! GREEN Pen Pal GRANDPARENTS PAGE! JabberGenius Edible Art Jabberblabber Spotted U! Answers

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Winners for FEBRUARY 2015

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Age 0-3: Nayelli Johnson - Bartlett, TN

Age 4-6: Alyssa May - Horn Lake, MS

Age 7-9: tie - Madison Garner - Memphis, TN Age 13-16: RUBY DENNIS - memphis, tn

Age 10-12: Makenzie Greason, Cordova, TN

Age 16-120: Tania Tunstall - Memphis, TN

Growing plants, vegetables and flowers is FUN! Growing plants in pots, called container gardening, is a great way to garden and has been popular for centuries. The ancient Romans and Greeks grew plants in containers. Today, all over the world, gardeners still enjoy this easy way to grow plants. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need a pot, a seedling plant or seeds, potting soil, water and sun! If you could grow anything you wanted, what would it be?

Draw three things below that you would like to grow. Be creative and use COLOR!

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Healthy Children, Healthy Planet

Planting Seeds With Kids - Fun Plants for Children to Grow By Bonnie L. Grant

Watching plants grow is a fun and educational experience for children. Their enormous curiosity and excitement over anything new makes them naturals for gardening. Growing plant seeds with kids teaches them how nature works, responsibility in caring for something, an interest in environmental sustainability and pride in themselves for the results. Choose easy seeds for kids that are large enough to handle and germinate readily.

Growing Plant Seeds With Kids

Fun plants for children are fruit and vegetables, flowers and any uniquely shaped plant. Consider the weather and the zone you are in to ensure you choose good plants to grow from seed. Children will continue their interest in gardening if the first time is a fantastic success. Easy seeds for children are ones that are large enough for their little fingers to handle and germinate quickly so there is less waiting time. Children should be involved in all parts of the gardening process, including preparing the garden space and choosing containers.

Easy Seeds for Kids

To avoid children’s boredom, choose fast growing seeds for kids. The quicker they can see something happen, the more interested they will be in the process. Pumpkins are always fun and last well into the season with a Halloween or Thanksgiving payoff in the form of a Jack-o-lantern or pumpkin pie. Radishes sprout quickly and are found in a rainbow of colors. Fruits and vegetable seeds offer rewards after successful planting and care.

Flower seeds germinate readily and add obvious color and tone to baskets, beds and containers. Most wildflowers make excellent fast growing seeds for kids. Best of all, with flowers you can cut them and bring them indoors. Children can grow a posey for Grandma, which will charm her and delight them with their accomplishment.

Good Plants to Grow from Seed

Plants with large or small dimensions create a sense of wonder in children. Giant sunflowers and leggy pole beans are fascinating in their height. Baby carrots or miniature bok choy are kid-sized and comfortable. Sweet cherry or grape tomatoes are little and tasty snacks right from the vine.

For added fun in the garden, sow multi-colored carrots, orange cauliflower or purple potatoes. The options for fun vegetables are expanding every year. (Editor’s note: Choose GMO free/heirloom/organic seeds from a trusted source like www.rareseeds.com-the options are exciting!)

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Shelby Farms Park + Arbor Day of Service

Trees are vital to our environment, as they clean the air, provide habitats for wildlife, promote environmental balance and beautify our parks and neighborhoods. In conjunction with National Arbor Day, Shelby Farms Park hosted an “Arbor Day of Service” on Saturday, April 25, from 10-12pm. 100 volunteers participated in mulching and planting trees, as well as learning about the Park's work to eradicate invasive privet, which is taking over the Park's forests. Amazingly, the group planted 600 trees and mulched 1000 trees in and around the Park's grounds! Companies such as Pemko, Americorps, and FedEx helped support the day. Congratulations Shelby Farms Park for your collaborative and exemplary efforts to BE GREEN LIKE ME IN MEMPHIS!

by: Theresa Andrueccetti

Here are a few of the best reasons to plant and care for trees or defend a tree’s standing: Trees clean the air

Trees absorb odors and pollutant gases (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and ozone) and filter particulates out of the air by trapping them on their leaves and bark.

Trees provide oxygen

In one year an acre of mature trees can provide enough oxygen for 18 people

Trees save water

Shade from trees slows water evaporation from thirsty lawns. Most newly planted trees need only fifteen gallons of water a week. As trees transpire, they increase atmospheric moisture.

Trees provide food

An apple tree can yield up to 15-20 bushels of fruit per year and can be planted on the tiniest urban lot. Aside from fruit for humans, trees provide food for birds and wildlife.

Trees provide a canopy and habitat for wildlife

Sycamore and oak are among the many urban species that provide excellent urban homes for birds, bees, possums and squirrels.

Trees help prevent soil erosion

On hillsides or stream slopes, trees slow runoff and hold soil in place.

Parents and Kids

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SAFE DOSING OF YOUR CHILD’S MEDICATION

By Gerard J. Billmeier, Jr., M.D.

Many parents and child caregivers use household spoons to administer liquid medications. Although the common teaspoon may seem handy, its use for liquid medicine dosing can potentially lead to an accidental overdose or an inaccurate dose for a small child.

Current research on this topic by American Academy of Pediatrics member, Ian M. Paul, MD, FAAP cites several examples where giving too much medicine could be very serious. Repeatedly giving a child too much acetaminophen (brand names: Tylenol, Panadol, Tempra, Feverall, etc.) can lead to irreversible liver damage and even liver failure. Other medications which might cause serious problems if inadvertently given in overdose portions are codeine, ibuprofen, Tramadol and aspirin. Every year, more than 70,000 children are seen in emergency departments in the United States because of accidental medicine overdose, according to Dr. Paul. Some of these unintentional overdoses are the result of using an incorrect measuring device.

Rather than household spoons, childcare providers should use a calibrated syringe or the special cup or spoon that comes with liquid medication. Your pharmacist can provide a dosing syringe upon request. Always take special care to follow the prescribed directions for the medicine as to how much to give, when to give and for how long.

Safety Recommendations:

• Always keep medicines out of children’s reach. • Use bottles with child safety caps.

• Check labels carefully for dosing and avoid combining medications unless medically approved. • Always bring a list of current medications when your child is being seen by the doctor.

For Medicine Mistakes: Call the Poison Control Number 800.222.1222. If the child is unconscious, not breathing or having a seizure, call 911.

Use extreme caution when disposing of unused medication. Medications should not be flushed down the toilet or drain. Liquid medicines can be mixed with coffee grounds or kitty litter, sealed in a plastic bag, then disposed of where kids are not likely to access them. When disposing of prescription bottles, remove labels with any personal information.

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Resource: AAP News, www.aapnews.org April 2015

by Nikki Schroeder

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.+(' %#4' %1//70+6; k i r by p i n e s. c o m Grandparents of the Month - CHARLES & LAURA PARROTT ~ by Jaqueline Bestemen

Charles Parrott - born with a green thumb – an agrarian at heart. Laura Parrott - born with an innate warmth towards those who are hurt or fragile - a healthcare giver at heart. This Kirby Pines couple, married for 55 years, are the parents of 3 sons and a daughter. One child is a Physician, one is in Middle Management, and two are Educators. They also are grandparents to 2 grandsons and 7 granddaughters. Charles Parrott received his Medical training at the UT Medical School; interned at Baptist Hospital; and completed his Residency in Family Practice at Baptist Memorial Hospital in 1960. Licensed to practice in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, Charles’ practice included Emergency Rooms and Outpatient Clinics in Whitehaven, TN and Southaven, MS. Walk-in and After-Hours medicine was especially appealing to him. Laura Parrott received her RN Degree in Nursing in Boston, Mass. She moved to Memphis and worked at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Pediatric Surgery; participating in the first successful open heart surgery. It was during this medical breakthrough in open heart surgery that Charles and Laura met at LeBonheur Hospital and their life moved into its ordained pattern.

Close ties to the Baptist Church, teaching responsibility for ones actions and establishing a workable philosophy that had expectations of doing for others, caring for others and personal goal-setting – these basic frames of reference guided their children in their life pursuits. The 5-acre Parrott home in Whitehaven also was home to many kinds of animals whose well-being was the responsibility of their children; tending to this “quasi-ranch” included chores for the children such as mowing, clearing brush, annual replenishment of a workable garden and maintaining the health of the property's trees and shrubs. As their children became adults and had families, the precepts that guided their lives became building blocks for the grandchildren as well. One granddaughter is in college majoring in veterinary medicine; one is a Registered Nurse, two are Music Majors, and one has been crowned a High School Beauty Queen. Charles and Laura Parrott relied on goal-oriented diligence along with imaginative ways to show their children a time-honored route to maximize their talents. While the teaching that continues into the great grands generation could merely be labeled “text-book” parenting, their teaching reflected their church-based beliefs – an approach to life that the Parrotts modeled for their children on a day-to-day basis. The belief system was a “given” for their family’s direction. Wise choice, Charles and Laura.

GRANDPARENTS TRIVIA FUN! ODD FACTS . . . TRUE OR FALSE?

1. There are 249 ways to make change for a United States dollar. True OR False? 2. March 14 is "Save a Spider Day."

True OR False?

3. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. True OR False? 4. Japan has a larger land area than Florida.

True OR False?

6. Napoleon Bonaparte was terrified of cats.

True OR False?

5. Bananas do not get sunburns.

True OR False?

7. The novel "Gadsby" does not contain the letter "E." 8. Almonds are part of the peach family.

True OR False?

9. A chameleon can move both of its eyes in two directions at once. True OR False 10. The can opener was invented two weeks after the can itself. True OR False?

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Answer to the CUPBOARD PUZZLE on page 7: 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B Answers to the DENTIST PUZZLE on page 7: 1. floss 2. 2 times (If you use mouthwash twice a day, you'll slash your risk of gum disease by 60 percent) Answer to the JOKES on page 8: 1. Garden hose. 2. They both have bees coming after them. 3. Because his celery wasn't high enough. 4. An icicle. 5. Tulips Answers to the Grandparents Trivia on page 23: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. F Answers to JabberGenius on page 24:

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