ENGAGE YOUR KIDS
ON THANKSGIVING WITH THESE GRATITUDE-THEMED GAMES
Thanksgiving is an excellent time to teach children about gratefulness. By planning some fun, gratitude-themed games, you can impart a valuable lesson and spend some quality family time together. Get your kids in the holiday spirit by adding a Thanksgiving twist to these classic games. PICTIONARY Want to bring out your kids’ creative sides? Pictionary is the perfect way to encourage artistic expression and grateful thinking. Try adding a rule where players have to draw something they’re grateful for. This will get your kids thinking beyond turkey and stuffing and give them an imaginative way to express their gratitude. Plus, who doesn’t love a good art contest? GUESS WHO? To play gratitude-themed Guess Who?, have each participant write down their name and something they’re thankful for on a slip of paper and put it in a bowl. Then, at
the dinner table, have each person draw a random slip and read what it says without saying the name while everyone else tries to guess who wrote it. While Pictionary may get your kids talking about what they are thankful for, Guess Who? will tune them into what others around them are thankful for, too. PICK-UP STICKS Like regular pick-up sticks, the goal is to remove a stick from a haphazard pile without disturbing the others. However, by using colored sticks that represent different kinds of thankfulness — such as places, people, or food — you can make players think outside the box. This will ensure you get a wide range of creative, thoughtful answers whenever the kids pick up a stick. These modified games are great for helping your kids realize how much they have to be thankful for. Use these to spend some fun, educational, quality time with your family this Thanksgiving.
HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN YOUR CHILD’S WELL-BEING? WHEN THE BUS MAKES A WRONG TURN
We’re well into the school year now, and that means your kids may be out of your sight for up to eight hours a day in class and after-school activities. When they arrive on campus, they become the responsibility of the school. But what about the time in between leaving your home and arriving at school? If your child takes a school bus to and from school, on class field trips, or even to sporting events, who assumes the liability of a vehicle accident during which your child is injured? As we’ve covered in past issues — articles discussing liability of injury for children when they’re out of your care — the ability to take legal action is most often based upon circumstance. In the case of school transportation, bus drivers have a burden of care for the children entrusted to them during transport. These drivers are expected to follow state transportation laws, thoroughly inspect their vehicle before driving, and maintain safety protocols for the students within the bus.
If the driver is found to be at fault for any of these, it might seem like the case is open and shut. But liability for vehicle accidents can be nuanced, and even the best drivers may not be able to avoid certain circumstances on the road. Factors like who is involved in the accident, the location of the accident, and the status of the vehicle itself all play an important role during an investigation. If there were multiple vehicles involved in the crash, liability may fall to a different driver. If the crash occurred due to faulty equipment, then the bus manufacturer may be the responsible party. It might even come down to a question of the child’s behavior inside the bus at the time of the incident. Whatever the case, no detail should go unexplored when it comes to the safety of your children. If your child has been seriously injured in a school bus accident and you think you’re entitled to compensation, don’t wait to take action. Let us explore the details of your case and determine what your next best steps should be. Give our office a call at 334-314-1814 for a consultation.
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