Taking Time by Rebecca Escott This weekend many families will be getting together to cele brate Memorial Day—putting flowers on graves, watching parades, having picnics, opening pools, and kicking off the sum mer season. It’s a perfect recipe for adult-child fun! Recently I was reminded of how desperately children need caring adults around them. I reviewed a study originally released in 1989 by Peterson and Peterson. For 10 years they t . h f I | t V f i 17 IV PLEASE SEND MY FATHER LANCASTER FARMING Kl If UL PA ’ny J ;v°a H *wv DE ’ (Checkone) 4 tT n $29.50-1 YEAR □ NEW SUBSCRIPTION jRI V» ■&P n $57.00 - 2 YEARS \ |Tj OTHER STATES □ RENEWAL jL| ■f. □ $39.50 -1 YEAR f I %)|l □ $77.00 -2 years ENCLOSED IS A h i r □ CHECK □ CASH □ MONEY ORDER I (To help correctly code your addres, please furnish COMPLETE address At in example, include number of the M%m ft I\ I dwelling (treet name, city and itato Whan appropriate. Include other specific information such as suite. 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