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Always My Dad

Language: English

In this book, a girl, who after her parents divorce doesn’t see her father very often, frequently thinks about him and treasures the time they have together. In the video, LeVar joins a Family Day picnic and shares how he grew up in a single parent family. Viewers meet a one-parent family, and see how these four children and father manage schedules, responsibilities and share lots of love.

 

Here are activities to do after watching this episode:

An indoor picnic…

Plan a family picnic …but have it indoors! Spread out a blanket with a basket of food. Sit together on the blanket, just like you would if you were at the park. (With No Ants!) Relax and enjoy quality time with your family.

 

Volunteer Work

Have you ever volunteered to do a special job? Is there volunteer work you and your child can do together? Perhaps you know a home-bound person who could use a visit or some older people who could use “meals on wheels” delivered one day a week. Contact your local YMCA, hospital, nursing facility, library, church or soup kitchen. Ask about volunteer jobs that will fit into your family schedule. Teach your children that to share their time and talents with others is the greatest gift they can give.

Check out some of these books on your
next trip to the library:

  • Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman
  • Taxi! Taxi! by Cari Best
  • The Perfect Spot by Robert J. Blake

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