 Parents,
grandparents, godparents, aunts and uncles! This is a special
opportunity to delight the special children in your life. UNC-TV's
Kids Club provides a year's worth of fun activities for the whole
family. It's offered as a thank-you gift to those who contribute
$60 or more to UNC-TV. Pledge
online using our secure form or call our Customer Care line
at 1-888-292-7070. Click here
to see what the Kids Club has been doing.
Now there is a place where you can come to get great
information about all the events and contests for UNC-TV's youngest
viewers. Be sure to check back frequently as new events as constantly
added.
The American Family Coalition is accepting nominations
for Parents of the Year 2003. Please go to www.parentsday.com
to learn more about this national holiday. Fax completed form
to 919-303-4787 or email to jpace40@bellsouth.net. Also,
Please feel free to nominate yourself or pick a exemplary couple
from your religious, community, or business organization.
When you or a loved one is stationed far away from
home, keeping in touch isn't always as easy as simply picking
up the phone. Access to telecommunication services and the high
cost of communicating to/from the United States are common concerns
of service members, Department of Defense civilians, their families
and friends. Now that so many American military are deployed abroad,
the FCC has compiled information and tips to help you communicate
with a loved one when you're far away. Today the FCC is beginning
a program to send information to hundreds of military installations
all over the world to help servicemembers and their families stay
in touch.
The FCC's Military Outreach
Campaign "CALLING HOME: What You Should Know; A Guide for the
U.S. Military," encourages families to:
- Call carriers' toll-free numbers and request information regarding special calling plans for Defense personnel and their families.
- Check out different carriers' web sites. Look specifically for "military plans."
- Read the fine print and investigate advertisements and solicitations before purchasing calling plans and calling cards.
- As a general rule, it is easier for Defense personnel overseas to call back to the United States than for someone in the United States to contact the service member in a foreign country. Keep in mind that difference in time zones.
- When making a call from a payphone, consider cost-saving options such as using a calling card, a prepaid card or a dial around.
- Emergency communications are provided through the Red Cross. The Red Cross sends messages quickly. These communication services can be requested through local Red Cross chapters listed in phone directory.
How do you talk to your children about disasters
like the one that happened Tuesday, September 11? Read
some ideas from a child development expert.
Is your child ready for kindergarten? Here are some
pointers for parents preparing for
this special day.
Has your child been vaccinated against rubella?
Here is a brochure with information
about rubella and the vaccination.
PBS has a great site for parents called PBS
Parents. In it are games and activities that you can do with
your kids, plus advice about how to communicate with your children
about different issues. Included in this site is an exciting new
mini-site, "Talking
With Kids About War & Violence."
Click here
to visit UNC-TV's Education and Outreach website.
UNC-TV dedicates more than a third of our programming
day to preparing students for the classroom. And now there is
a place where you can come to tap into all the information we
have to share. So be sure to log in regularly for lesson plans,
activities and other fun stuff from your statewide PBS network.
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