The weather is getting warmer and school is out. Children everywhere will be playing outdoors more. Injuries are a part of summer life and children are particularly vulnerable. There are several things parents and caretakers can do to help minimize or eliminate summer time injuries.

Family life is complicated and unpredictable. Day-to-day expectations and responsibilities can create angry emotions in both parents and children. No matter how skilled you are at parenting, no matter how wonderful your children are, you cannot eliminate or avoid the unpleasant situations that occur in all families. However, once you understand where the anger comes from you can modify the situation and learn ways to control your reactions, so that anger can occupy a smaller place in your home.

In Victorian England, beginning around the middle of the 19th century, little girls were routinely named after flowers. The flowery nature of that era - which gave rise to countless Violets, Hyacinths, and even little Buttercups - extended into the early 20th century, after which time, both in England and the United States, floral baby names faded from sight almost completely.