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Relocating with
Children
Having personally experienced the trauma of relocating "with
children" several times, I hope you will find the following suggestions helpful.
These ideas are drawn from both my readings an experience.
One of the first
places to go is your local library. Here are a few of the books I came across
that help children understand just what is happening are listed below. Your librarian
may be able to suggest others. Browse through whatever books are available, you
know better than anyone else which ones will prove to be "age appropriate"
for your children.
Books:
Alexander, who's Not (Do you hear me?)
Going to move - Judith Viorst, Atheneum Books
The Berenstain Bears
Moving Day - stan and Jay Berenstain, Random House
A House for Hermit
Crab - Eric Carrle, Picture Book Studio
Ira Says Goodbye - Bernard
Waber, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Kids Travel: A Backseat Survival Guide
- From the Editors of Klutz Press
The Moving Book: A Kids' Survival Guide
- Gabriel Davis, Little, Brown and Co.
Oh, The Places You'll Go -
Dr. Seuss, Random House
Also, contact the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of
Commerce at 104 S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27513 (919) 967-7075, for mor3e
information re. activities for children
Other Ideas - Chapel Hill/Orange
Co. Visitors Bureau (919) 968-2060
Parks and Recreation (Chapel Hill)
- (919) 968-2784 (Carrboro) (919) 968-7703
Communities
Sports
Recreation
and Arts (CLICK HERE for a detailed
list of NC Based Arts Organizations)
Education
1998-99
ABCs Results: Schools of Distinction
1998-99
ABCs Results: Schools of Excellence
North
Carolina Schools on the Web
All
North Carolina Schools listed by County
The
North Carolina 1999 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Report
Alamance
County - Burlington, Elon College, Mebane
Chapel Hill - Carrboro
Charter Schools
Chatham County -
Pittsboro
Durham County - Durham
Orange County - Hillsborough
Wake County - Raleigh, Cary,
Apex
Colleges and Universities
Places of Worship
Gardening
Gardening
Resources
Carolina Gardener
Online --Great resource and links to some of the best gardens in the Southeast
My Deer Garden --
List of Deer resistant plants broken-down by category
NC
STATE Horticulture on the Internet --NC State University Dept. of Horticultural
Sciences
The
Carolina School of Gardening —Visit this site to
sign up for the many interesting classes offered by the School of Gardening.
Garden.com —A beautiful site served by
W. Atlee Burpee that has almost everthing you could think of that would interest
a gardener: tips, articles, shopping, and a live chat.
The
Garden Gate —A good list of links to garden related sites.
Garden
Guides —A resource for gardeners covering a wide variety of topic, each
page has information, recommended books, and relevant links.
Home
& Garden Television (HGTV) —the companion Web site to the popular
television channel. The site includes a listing of the subjects of their upcoming
shows, regular live chats with Walter Muellenhagan and Kim Haworth, HGTV Ideas
magazine, and more.
JC Raulston
Arboretum —Visit this site to take a photographic tour of the gardens,
view major collections, read their newsletter, and more.
Mail
Order Gardening Association —This newly redesigned site an exhaustive
amount of links to online catalogs for the mail order gardener, as well as a glossary
of gardening words and other information.
NCDOT
Wildflowers —Have you ever wondered about the flowers blooming along
the interstates? This website will fill you in on the history, as well as providing
an identification index and a screen to look up what is currently blooming in
your area.
The Old Farmer's Almanac —Everything
you expect from an almanac, easily accessible online.
UGA
College of Agriculture and Environmental Science Cooperative Extension Service
—This extensive Web site includes the home page and newsletter of Georgia
Master Gardeners, job opportunities, a directory, a calendar and list of upcoming
events, as well as links to other departments and sites of interest.
UNC
Press —Publishers of quality gardening books.
UNC
TV —Gardening programs with down-to-earth information and advice.
The Weather Channel —
Continuous updates of weather in your area and around the world.
Web
Garden —Weekly newsletter, plant dictionary, great gardening links.
Weekend Gardener —Practical
horticulture for busy people.
The
Wild Gardener —Garden writer Peter Loewer's Web site containing plant
information, where to find gardening books and a Q&A forum.
