Even though the library is closed, there are a number of resources available through the library’s website.
Spring freeze is like a bad party guest who arrives late, wrecks the place and then disappears without saying goodbye.
Vital to a child’s sense of well-being are parents who act competent to provide adequate provision and protection under any and all circumstances.
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10 YEARS AGO | 2010
The public is invited to a night of laughter, good fun and supporting a cause near to the heart’s of many in Halifax County when Halifax County Cancer Association hosts the 6th annual Womanless Beauty Pageant at 7 p.m. Saturday at Halifax County High School.
I’ve learned a new word! My daughter informs me that according to some mothers I am guilty of “mom-shaming” and should be ashamed of myself. I am an unashamed mom-shamer because I happen to believe that just as there is one proper way to go about training a dog (of any species), there is one…
A benefit barbecue for Penny Carey will be held beginning at noon on Saturday at Living Waters Church of God, 3059 Clover Road, Randolph.
Halifax County Beekeepers will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in the Sentara Hospital Leggett Auditorium.
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QUESTION: We homeschooled our son through the sixth grade. This past fall, per his wishes, we sent him to a public school for the seventh grade. Last week, he was attacked by the class bully. This other child pushed our son to the ground, called him vile names and threatened him with further…
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Members of Misunderstood bowl at the World of Sports. “Misunderstood would like to thank every staff member who encountered our group as well as the management of the World of Sports for extreme hospitality and care during our visit,” said Anthony Womack of Misunderstood. He said Misundersto…
QUESTION: Our daughter, our first and only, is just short of 3 1/2. She has recently started coming into our room in the middle of the night and making a request of one sort or another. She wants one of us to accompany her to the bathroom, get her a drink of water, listen to something she’s …
Historians, collectors and military buffs will have the chance to explore 25 vendors from up and down the East Coast at the Civil War and Military Collectors Show at the South Boston/Halifax County Museum on Saturday and Sunday.
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This concludes my three-part series on the 10 biggest mistakes parents Make (and how to stop making them!). For the first two columns in the series, go to johnrosemond.com. The mistakes covered to date include:
Heritage Festival committee members announce the dates for the 2020 Halifax County Heritage and Antique Machinery Festival.
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When Bertha Lacks stood in a pastor’s parsonage on Feb. 14, 1946, and told her husband, William Randolph Womack, that she takes him to be her husband till death do they part, she meant it.
This is the second in a series of three columns on the biggest mistakes parents make (and how to stop making them!).
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Chase your dreams, no matter how big they are.
QUESTION: I’m new to reading you, but it appears that you don’t have much in common with other psychologists. You don’t agree much with about their approach to children and parenting. Correct?
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QUESTION: Your recent series on punishment was thought-provoking. I agree children should have consequences when they misbehave. Nonetheless, would you please clarify when punishment becomes excessive? What is the line between reasonable and too much? When I was young, I was spanked with a b…
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QUESTION: Our 10-year-old granddaughter lives with us. We have custody of her but her father, our son, is now asking us for visitation privileges. I probably don’t need to tell you that both he and his ex-wife were not up to parental responsibilities. He says he’s cleaned up his act and want…
This is the last (for a while, anyway) of three columns in which I take on the absurd notion that punishing children for bad behavior is bad parenting. (The previous are on my website at johnrosemond.com.) There is commonsense and there is nonsense and the absurd notion in question belongs s…
20 Years Ago | 2000
Southside Bird Club will kick off its 2020 programs at 7 p.m. Thursday at Fairview United Methodist Church in Danville
This is the second in a series on “parent-babble,” as in the same-old, same-old nonsense the mental health industry has been passing off as sound parenting advice since the late 1960s.
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Start a new tradition on New Year’s Day with a special First Day Hike in a Virginia State Park.
Christmas came early for some county children thanks to Winbush Racing and others in the community who helped donate toys at Heritage House on Saturday.
I am often asked how long I intend to keep this up, as in writing this column, writing books and speaking on childrearing and family matters. My answer: As long as they keep it up; “it” being the utter nonsense that emanates and has been emanating from the mental health professional communit…
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With the release of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” inquiring minds want to know: What did I think of Mr. Rogers?
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The Halifax County-South Boston Public Library System has Book Trees in both the Halifax and South Boston libraries this holiday season. The trees are decorated with ornaments featuring the covers of recently purchased books.
The Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) invites the public to participate in its First Saturday Outing on Dec. 7: a 3.2-mile hike on the Great Blue Heron Loop Trail in Iron Ore Belt Access of Haw River State Park, 6068 North Church St., Greensboro, North Carolina.
QUESTION: I’m already dreading the holidays. Our 8-year-old is a very excitable child, and our family is expected to attend numerous holiday get-togethers at the homes of family members. When he’s included in events where there’s lots of excitement and anticipation in the air, he has a reput…
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After a recent talk in South Florida, women came up to me in droves asking, “How much should I help my children with their schoolwork?”
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OK, it’s time to set the record straight, confront the gorilla in the proverbial room, call a spade a spade, and so on and so forth.
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