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Greg Alexander
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Crystal Apple Awards
Contents
March 2018 - EASTERN OREGON PARENT - 3
Ways to curb possessiveness
in your children ..........................4
Kid-friendly Calendar ............. 8
ASPIRE Program offers
opportunities in Hermiston ....... 5
Difficult family discussions .... 12
Neighborhood Happenings ....11
Stopping and treating lice ..... 13
When is a child ready
to stay home alone? ................... 7
ON THE COVER:
Six-year-old Atlas Garrigues of
Pendleton looks a little too young (and a
little too happy) to stay home alone.
To spank or not to spank ...
what is the answer? ............... 15
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