Russian Parents NJ Weekly Digest - April 14, 2013

Yersterday's News

• Man buys toy poodles, discovers they’re actually ferrets on steroids
• Wikileaks launches searchable archive of government records
• Margaret Thatcher, aged 87 and Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer aged 70, die on Monday
• After 38 years in jail, a Bronx man is acquitted of a murder of 8-year-old girl, thanks to DNA test
• Wrestling, Olympic sport since 708 B.C, will be dropped from 2020 Olympics

This Week in History*

Apr 15, 1947           Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier
Apr 16, 1943           Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discovered
Apr 17, 1970           Apollo 13 returns to Earth
Apr 18, 1906           The Great San Francisco Earthquake
Apr 19, 1897           First Boston Marathon held
Apr 20, 1980           Castro announces Mariel Boatlift
Apr 21, 753 BC       Rome founded

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Parents Tip of the Week

Play “inside and outside voices” game with your child - to help them regulate loud voice in inappropriate places.  Just before visiting new places, talk about which voice is to be used. Give examples of park vs. library, mall vs. hospital, zoo vs. place of worship, etc) 

Upcoming Events

• The Gruffalo on April 28th, 3:00 PM at Kingsborough College, Brooklyn, NY
  
• Popovich Comedy Pet Theater on April 26th, 7:00 PM at Bergen PAC, Englewood, NJ
  
• Popovich Comedy Pet Theater on April 28th, 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM at Mayo PAC, Morristown, NJ
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*Sourced from History.com