by K.A. Holt
Scholastic PRess
2015
House Arrest
Timothy is a good kid who did a bad thing. Now he's under house arrest for a whole year. He has to check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist, keep a journal, and stay out of trouble. But when he must take drastic measures to help his struggling family, staying out of trouble proves more difficult than Timothy ever thought it would be. Touching, funny, and always original, House Arrest is a novel in verse about a good boy's hard-won path to redemption.
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The Marshall project is a non-profit news organization that reports "Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system."
This article is written by a person who has experienced house arrest first hand.
Baby Sign Language
The nurses teach baby Levi sign language, since he is unable to communicate verbally. Lots of parents use sign language so their babies can be more expressive before they develop speech.
Teddy Bear Tracheostomy
This visual tutorial shows how to do a tracheotomy on a teddy bear (click on image).
We found it on this Pinterest site created by a parent to help other parents of tracheotomy babies figure out how best care for their infants. It is powerful to see images of all of the supplies needed.
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