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Fizzi Posted 19 years ago
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00" Please dont kick or hit other kids. It is good to be good to them. Please rememember that hands are for eating and legs are for walking"02br
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0 Hi Fizzi02br
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0 "Hands are for eating" seems odd to me. I would be more likely to say "Don't throw your food at other kids. 01i00Food is for eating02i00, not throwing." I'm not sure what I would say hands are "for" (rather than for hitting), as we do so many things with our hands. How about just "keep your hands to yourself"? 0-
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01cite10Khoff12cite10"Hands are for eating" seems odd to me. I would be more likely to say "Don't throw your food at other kids. 11i10Food is for eating12i10, not throwing." I'm not sure what I would say hands are "for" (rather than for hitting), as we do so many things with our hands. How about just "keep
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0And remember "rememember" is spelt with only one "me" 050010id5
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0 And besides -- if you tell the kids "hands are for eating," what will you tell them when they refuse to use silverware "because hands are for eating"? 0-
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0Thanks everybody 05002br
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