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Family Child Care :: Presidio of Monterey :: US Army MWR

The Family Child Care (FCC) program is an integral part of the Child and Youth Services (CYS) child care system available on Army garrisons. FCC provides quality home based care for children 4 weeks to 12 years old and is offered in government owned and government leased housing located on post.

FCC has unique qualities that make it a preferred choice for many families. It offers flexible hours: full day, part day, extended /overnight, weekend and hourly care in a comfortable home setting. FCC also offers a 15% cost savings compared to Child Development Centers and School Age Care fees

FCC Providers are vetted and only the best qualified candidates are recommended for certification. Providers must complete background checks and regular home inspections as a part of certification. They also receive paid ongoing training for professional development.

Army policy requires that anyone providing care on a regular basis for more than 10 hours per week, must be certified through Child and Youth Services as a FCC provider. 

Providing unauthorized child care in government owned/leased housing puts you at risk of losing your housing privileges.   Unauthorized child care by an uncertified person puts your child at risk.

For more information on how to register your children in the FCC Program visit MCC.COM MilitaryChildCare.com

 

Why choose FCC?

All the Comforts of Home

Quality, Availability, Affordability and Accountability

• Multi-age care, so siblings can stay together

• 15% lower cost than facility based care

• Options for hourly, evening, weekend & flexible care

• Weekly home monitoring & oversight

• Offers developmentally appropriate curriculum

• Unannounced inspections to ensure a safe, healthy environment for your children

• Providers receive ongoing training and professional development

 

FCC is Your Child’s Home Away from Home.

Become a Family Child Care Provider

Are you interested in running your own childcare business? Are you creative, energetic, and do you love working with children?

 

Own your Own Business & Make a Difference by Providing Quality & Affordable Child Care 

Benefits:

• Expedited background check clearance process

• Paid training

• Opportunities to increase your salary with training & education

• Business that moves when you move

• Stay at home with your children & earn a salary at the same time

 

A career in Family Child Care awaits you!

How can I become a certified FCC provider?

To become a certified FCC provider, you must complete a local background check; agree to have inspections conducted by the Fire, Safety and Preventive Medicine Offices; as well as attend a minimum of 38 hours of training.   The training includes child abuse identification and prevention, first aid and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training.

 

1.    Complete FCC Application (DA Form 5219).  Submit application to the local FCC office for processing.

2.    Family Interview-conducted in the home of the applicant.  All family members should be present for the interview.

3.    Background checks-Investigations are completed on the applicant, military sponsor, and children or any bono fide resident in the home 12 years of age and older.

4.    Orientation Training- Minimum one week.

5.    Home Inspections- Fire, Safety, Health and Sanitation proponents.

6.    Provisional Certification!  Open for Business!

It’s Ok to Be Neighborly

An explanation of the Family Child Care ten hour rule

 

1. At Child and Youth Services, we provide safe child care for military Families – at Child Development Centers, and in Family Child Care (FCC) settings, where certified providers offer child care in their on-post homes.

 

2. The Army has a responsibility to balance the ability of families to rely on one another to meet their short term child care needs with protecting the safety and well-being of children.

 

3. It is not — and never has been — the intent of CYS to eliminate such “good neighbor” favors.

 

4. There is a difference between caring for children a few hours a week and providing child care services on a regular basis.

 

Know the Rules

A 10-hour child care limit has been established by the Department of the Army to protect children from being in unregulated child care settings on a regular basis.

This means any Family member living in government quarters providing child care for more than 10 child care hours per week on a regular basis must be certified as a Family Child Care provider.

“10 Child Care Hours means 1 child for 10 hours per week, 2 children for 5 hours per week, etc.”

 

“Regular Basis” means routinely, for an extended period of time.

SO …

If you care for your neighbor’s child all day, 5 days per week for 9 hours per day, that is a total of 45 child care hours. You must be a certified FCC provider.

OR …

If you care for 6 different children per day, 5 days per week, even if it’s only an hour per day each, that is STILL a total of 30 child care hours. You must be a certified FCC provider.

It pays to be a certified FCC provider! Certified FCC providers receive FREE training & support, FREE referrals, FREE materials & equipment AND qualify for child care subsidies!

 

Become a certified FCC provider today!

Contact your local CYS FCC Office.

Already an FCC Provider?

Transferring your FCC business from one post to another is a snap!

Don’t stress over a PCS move! A few steps can get you set up as an FCC provider at your next duty station.

Here’s what to do:

• First, make sure your future garrison has an active FCC program. If it does, you may be able to transfer your business.
• Submit an FCC Transfer Request to the losing garrison’s FCC director/administrator, who will review and send it on to HQ, IMCOM G9 CYS.
• Receive initial email or phone contact from the gaining garrison’s FCC director/administrator less than 30 days after they receive your inbound transfer.
• Continue to stay in touch until you arrive and are set up as an FCC provider.

Meanwhile, your gaining garrison’s FCC director/administrator submits a transfer work order ticket to the supporting CDE office. A background check administrator also coordinates with the losing garrison for your file, determines whether re-verification is needed, and issues an updated Background Verification Checklist to the gaining installation.

We want to make the transfer process as easy as possible for you. Because of that, we’re implementing this guidance across all IMCOM garrisons and spreading the news to all current and newly on-boarded FCC providers.

Announcing new bonuses for FCC Providers!

Starting 1 June 2020, we’re offering two new bonuses to qualified FCC providers:

Relocation Bonus: Up to a $1000 relocation bonus will be provided to FCC Providers who successfully relocate their home business to a gaining installation. Providers will receive payments over a twelve month period. Payments will begin upon home certification and enrollment of at least two children who are unrelated to the provider. Payments will be disbursed monthly with an initial payment of $120 and $80 thereafter (for the next eleven months). If the home closes or certification is lost during this time, all remaining payments will be forfeited.

Recruitment Bonus: Up to a $1000 recruitment bonus will be provided to FCC Providers who successfully open their homes. Providers will receive payments over a twelve month period. Payments will begin upon home certification and enrollment of at least two children who are unrelated to the provider. Payments will be disbursed monthly with an initial payment of $120 and $80 thereafter (for the next eleven months). If the home closes or certification is lost during this time, all remaining payments will be forfeited. This is a one-time incentive.

Talk with your local CYS for more details!

FBI Investigates Presidio Child Molestation Report

SAN FRANCISCO — 

The FBI is investigating allegations that 37 or more children were molested at a child-care center at the Presidio Army base here since mid-1985, authorities said Monday.

At least four children contracted chlamydia, a common, treatable venereal disease, Presidio spokesman Bob Mahoney said. Another child initially tested positive for exposure to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus, but a more reliable test showed no infection.

“It is an extensive investigation regarding child molestation at the Presidio,” FBI spokesman John Holford said. “The agents are still conducting interviews and collecting evidence.”

“Because of the long period of time in which this case concerns itself, we simply don’t know how many children are involved,” said Col. Joseph V. Rafferty, commander of the base, which overlooks the Golden Gate.

Mahoney said the FBI has questioned more than 60 children who attended the day-care center between June, 1985, and November, 1986. Parents say they have been told by base authorities that at least 37 suspected victims have been identified.

Mahoney maintained that today, the child-care center, a pleasant wooden structure with a capacity of 300 children, “is a safe place to be. ”

Word of the continuing investigation was disturbing news at the campus-like fort, where there has never been a shot fired in hostility and which is a center for such pursuits as medical research and language studies. About 6,000 military personnel and civilians work at the base.

‘The Rumors Escalate’

Attendance at the center has dropped to about 150. Although a summer attendance decline is common, some of this year’s has been attributed to fearful parents pulling their children out. Some parents are holding weekly support-group meetings, and some circulated petitions last week calling for a town hall meeting to air the issue.

“It’s got a lot of people asking a lot of questions. Out of questions come rumors, and the rumors escalate,” said Maj. Dennis Runyon, a base dentist who believes that his two daughters were molested when they were in the center for six weeks last summer.

The allegations began last November, when Capt. Michael and Joyce Tobin’s 3-year-old son complained about being molested by “Mr. Gary.”

In an interview Monday, Joyce Tobin, a nurse, said she examined her son but could not find evidence of such an attack. After he complained a second time, she found marks and reported it to authorities.

Gary W. Hambright, 33, who worked as one of 40 adults at the day-care center from June, 1985, until November, 1986, was put under investigation. Hambright, described by his attorney as an ordained Baptist minister who now works as a handyman at a church here, was indicted in December.

U.S. District Judge William Schwarzer ruled that statements by Joyce Tobin, the boy’s doctor and a nurse regarding the alleged molestation constituted hearsay evidence and could not be used in court. He also decided that the boy was not competent to testify, so prosecutors were forced to drop charges against Hambright.

The investigation into Hambright continues, however. The FBI obtained a search warrant to test the former teacher for chlamydia last month. The test showed that he was not carrying the disease, Hambright’s attorney, Rommel Bondoc, said.

The condition is curable with antibiotics and leaves no trace.

“There are all of these rumors and accusations that seem to spread like a venereal disease,” Bondoc said. “But it turns out they are all negative. He didn’t do it.”

Bondoc said Hambright has no criminal record.

At the Runyon’s home on Monday, as children ran in and out or rode bikes outside, a group of parents discussed the emotional effects on their children, the difficulty in bringing the molester or molesters to justice and the need for parents who fear that their children were molested to speak up. Joyce Tobin said she believes that the wives of some enlisted men fear that their speaking up may damage their husbands’ careers.

“We want the children who were molested taken care of, and you can’t take care of them if you don’t know who they are,” Tobin said.

The Tobins, Runyons and three other other couples sent letters in April to other parents who had children in the center, saying that 37 youngsters have been “identified by authorities as suspected victims. ”

“It’s the perfect crime,” Runyon said. “You’re dealing with young kids who do not make competent witnesses to testify. What they say to their parents can’t be used in court. You don’t want to taint these kids’ testimony by discussing it, so it’s difficult to spread the word.”

For the military and civilian employees on the eucalyptus-forested base, word of the molestation has been a shock. Capt. Larry Adams-Thompson, a chaplain, said he put in for a transfer and will move to Hawaii because of the suspected molestation of his daughter.

“You get to the point where you just don’t trust anyone to take care of your kid,” the chaplain said.

KinderCare facility at Presidio of Monterey to close by mid-December – Monterey Herald

MONTEREY – A child care facility in Monterey has given notice to parents of children at the center that come mid-December, they will no longer be in business, leaving parents scrambling to find alternatives.

The KinderCare Learning Center at the Monterey Presidio announced in a letter dated Aug. 12 that after 23 years the center will close by the end of the year.

“It’s so upsetting,” said Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, a Middlebury Institute of International Studies scientist in residence and adjunct professor. “It’s so terrible to get notice a couple of days ago that they’re closing the center at the end of December, giving us four months’ notice.”

The letter sent out by Arlene Delmundo Garcia, KinderCare district leader of Northern California broke the news to families.

Colleen Moran, KinderCare public relations manager, stuck to the text of the letter when she said “it’s become increasingly difficult for us to support our Monterey center in the way we would like to given its distance from our other centers. After careful consideration, we came to the difficult conclusion to leave Monterey at the end of the year.

“At KinderCare, our families are the heart and soul of all we do each day. Between now and our last day, we’re going to do everything we can to support our children, teachers and families as they look for a new child care center,” said Moran.

Dalnoki-Veress, his partner and their 4-year-old son, along with several other families, will be directly affected by the closure of the KinderCare Learning Center at Monterey Presidio. He explained the timing makes it more difficult to find an alternative with the school-year just beginning.

“I think you’re better off asking the city of Monterey” the reason for the closure, said Lilia Perez, KinderCare center director in Monterey. “They’ve been the one to negotiate to find a child care provider for the space” on the Defense Language Institute campus.

The city of Monterey leases the child care facility building from the United States Department of the Army and subleases it to a childcare provider.

The city received notification on Aug. 12 that KinderCare was terminating the sublease effective December 14, 2019, according to Janna Aldrete, city of Monterey property manager.

The city of Monterey also sent an email to KinderCare families, signed by City Manager Hans Uslar, the same day, and Aldrete confirmed the city’s intent.

“The City of Monterey is committed to trying to secure a new (National Association for the Education of Young Children)-accredited child care provider at the center. City staff is currently researching California NAEYC-accredited providers, reaching out to providers to gauge interest to enter into a new sublease agreement before KinderCare vacates the premises,” said Aldrete. “Any new sublease agreement will require approval of the Army.”

Perez said there are more than 50 families that use the learning center now, but would not give an enrollment number or say how many teachers it employs.

According to Aldrete, as of April 30 of this year, 91 children were enrolled in the program but believes current enrollment is lower than that.

Still, the news of KinderCare’s pullout seemed to come out of the blue.

Dalnoki-Veress said his family was shocked by the news they received via email and that the next day a KinderCare representative and one from the city of Monterey were at the center to answer questions. He said he wanted to know why they did not tell parents earlier.

“It does usually take a year or more to get daycare in this area,” said Dalnoki-Veress. “So a lot of parents are left in a lurch.”

Through his experience, he has discovered that finding care for his toddler will be easier than if he was still a newborn. There are not many options for families with newborns and it costs about $200 more a month for their care.

Uslar’s letter said that in the coming weeks the city of Monterey will be issuing a Request for Proposals to find the best-suited child care provider for its partnership with the United States Army and unique community.

“The city knows there are limited child care facilities in the area and we will do our very best to enter into a contract with a new provider before KinderCare vacates the center in mid-December,” said Uslar.

Dalnoki-Veress has only good things to say about the teachers at KinderCare Learning Center and the community that has been built with families. He acknowledged that options for childcare for his family and others are limited. “There’s not much out there.” He said the costs are comparable and depend on the age of the child. Dalnoki-Veress said child care for his son runs between $1,000 and $1,100 per month.

But he will miss many aspects of what KinderCare offered including an on-site cook for the kids who prepared morning snacks, lunches and afternoon bites.

The Presidio Child Molestation Case 16

The Presidio Child Molestation Case.

In 1987 allegations of child sex abuse surfaced at the daycare center of the Presidio of San Francisco involving 60 children, some infants. Upon physical examination, four children were diagnosed with chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease. 

Other children exhibited vaginal discharges, genital soreness, rashes, and psychological symptoms like sleep disturbances, nightmares, and bizarrely inappropriate sexual behavior. 

Military police and CID (Criminal Investigation Command) investigated Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Michael Aquino, a member of Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan between 1967 and 1975, who then founded the the Temple of Set, another Satanic organization.  

Officials seized thousands of photographs and videos in a search of his residence, logging and photographing “weapons, masks and ceremonial items.” 

In 1987, LTC Aquino appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and explained his Satanic philosophy, saying that Satanists “are not servants of some God; we are our own gods; we are our own decision makers. And people naturally fear this.” He concluded saying that the beliefs of his followers were “most closely aligned to that of Plato.”

In September of 1987, a pair of fires destroyed all records and the daycare center itself. ATF investigators determined that the cause was arson.  

The same month, Mr. Gary Willard Hambright, 34, an employee of the daycare center, was indicted on 10 counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child and 2 counts of oral copulation. 

The New York Times reported that “An assistant United States attorney, Peter Robison, said Mr. Hambright was charged with molesting only 10 children because other victims were so young they would not be allowed to testify in court.” 

A Presidio spokesman, Mr. Bob Mahoney, said that “more than 70 children had been interviewed by Army therapists as potential abuse victims. Parents have said as many as 60 children were molested at the center.” 

The Times article states that an Army review team conducted an investigation of nearly 300 child care centers run by the Army, caring for an estimated 94,000 children daily.

“Allegations of sexual abuse have surfaced at more than 10 percent of those centers since 1984. Among them are the centers at Fort Dix in Jew Jersey and the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Despite evidence of child anal abuse, no charges alleging sodomy were filed. Other medical examinations of the children revealed missing hymens and rectal lesions. 

The case against Mr. Hambright was eventually dismissed on numerous technicalities. He ultimately died from AIDS.

An aide to Senator Jesse Helms filed a complaint with the US Army in 1988, complaining about LTC Aquino’s appearance on an episode of the Geraldo Rivera Show about “Satanism and witchcraft.” 

The San Francisco Police Department ended its investigation of LTC Aquino for lack of sufficient evidence. US Army CID continued its investigation until 1989, when it also concluded its investigation due to a failure of suspects and other involved adults to cooperate, and the expiration of the 3 year statute of limitations.  

LTC Aquino in the end escaped prosecution, though a continuation board of the Army Reserve recommended his discharge. He was processed out of the Army in 1990. 

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Links in order of precedence. 

http://www.whale.to/b/aq2.html

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1037/h0079332/abstract

http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/957/139/2044/

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This is my 16th installment on the pedophilia epidemic. 

Read dispatches 1-15 and forthcoming segments at magickingdomdispatch.com, or on Medium: https://medium.com/@estebantrujillodegutierrez.

TX WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 18, 2022

FLOOD WARNING

Flood Statement

National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX

815 PM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022

…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas…

Rio Grande at Boquillas affecting Brewster County.

Rio Grande at Castolon affecting Brewster County.

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas…

Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch affecting Brewster County.

Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.

Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge affecting Presidio

County.

.Recent releases from the Luis Leon dam have caused elevated rises

along the Rio Conchos and into the Rio Grande. Minor flooding is

expected to continue from Presidio downstream through Big Bend

National Park until further notice.

For the Rio Grande…including Presidio 6WNW, Presidio International

Bridge, Presidio 5SE, Castolon, Johnson Ranch, Boquillas, Dryden

16S, Terlingua 8S…Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law

enforcement and request they pass this information to the National

Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive

cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 815 AM CDT.

…FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ..

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.

* WHEN…Until further notice.

* IMPACTS…At 9.0 feet (2.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood

stage, and low lying areas begin to flood.

At 11.0 feet (3.4 meters), minor flooding continues along the

river. Irrigation pumps may need to be removed. No threats to

residences or other structures are known to occur.

At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches moderate flood

stage. Farmland near the river will be inundated. Water may

begin flooding low lying areas of FM 170.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…

– At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.1 feet (3.4 meters).

– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

ending at 7:15 PM CDT Saturday was 12.0 feet (3.7 meters).

– Forecast…The river is expected to fall to 10.1 feet (3.1

meters) Thursday evening.

– Flood stage is 9. 0 feet (2.7 meters).

– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of

9.2 feet (2.8 meters) on 09/07/2022.

– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):

Fld Observed Sun Sun Sun Sun

Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 7am 1pm 7pm

Rio Grande

Presidio 5SE 9.0 11.1 Sat 7pm 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.5

Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):

Presidio 5SE 2.7 3.4 Sat 7pm 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2

* WHERE…Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge.

* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet (3.7 meters), the river reaches bankfull,

after which the flood plain between the levees begins to flood.

No damage is expected.

At 15.5 feet (4.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage,

and flooding between the levees occurs. No damage to structures

is expected.

At 20.0 feet (6.1 meters), the river reaches moderate flood stage,

inundating the plain between the levees. Erosion of the levees is

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likely. Water may seep through the levees, flooding adjacent

farmland.

– At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.1 feet (5.8 meters).

ending at 7:15 PM CDT Saturday was 19.6 feet (6.0 meters).

– Forecast…The river is expected to fall to 18.0 feet (5.5

– Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).

18.9 feet (5.8 meters) on 09/03/2022.

Fld Observed Sun Sun Sun Sun

Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 7am 1pm 7pm

Presidio Internation 15.5 19.1 Sat 7pm 19.0 18.9 18.8 18.7

Presidio Internation 4.7 5.8 Sat 7pm 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7

…FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…

* WHERE…Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch.

* WHEN…Until early Tuesday morning.

minor lowland flooding occurs, and no significant damage is

expected.

At 15.0 feet (4.6 meters), flood stage is reached. Moderate

lowland flooding begins. Roads that lead to Cottonwood Campground

and River Road may flood. Stages are practically synonymous with

the gage at Cottonwood Campground at Castolon (CSTT2), and

therefore represent the reach from Santa Elena Canyon through

Cottonwood Campground, where damage may occur. Cattle also graze

in the lowlands, and may be threatened.

– At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.0 feet (4.9 meters).

ending at 7:15 PM CDT Saturday was 16.1 feet (4.9 meters).

– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage

early Monday afternoon and continue falling to 14.1 feet (4.3

– Flood stage is 15.0 feet (4.6 meters).

15.7 feet (4.8 meters) on 09/03/2022.

Fld Observed Sun Sun Sun Sun

Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 7am 1pm 7pm

Johnson Ranch 15.0 16.0 Sat 7pm 15.8 15.7 15.5 15.3

Johnson Ranch 4.6 4.9 Sat 7pm 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7

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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather

In San Francisco with children | GQ Russia

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Exit to the gate

Alexander Ilichevsky

September 17, 2012

Alexander Ilichevsky with his son David.

In San Francisco with children

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What is childhood without books by Jack London? On the eve of the 20th century, this restless writer, having already published stories about smuggling oysters off the coast of San Francisco and wintering on the Klondike, sat on a bench in Presidio Park, looked at the gray waters of the Pacific Ocean and again bitterly thought that fate had mercilessly bestowed upon him adventure. If London had been born only half a century earlier, he certainly would not have missed the chance…

David regretted that only walruses can swim on China Beach – the water temperature here does not rise above 12 degrees

The 1850s in California is best described by a quote from the report of the Russian mining engineer P. P. Doroshin, who caught the height of the gold rush here: “Everyone abandoned their usual activities and went for gold. Government officials, volunteers who came to conquer California, left their places … The strict discipline of the military courts was unable to keep the sailors from fleeing. Newly born settlements were empty, and grain crops were dying due to lack of hands … By the end of 1848, the population of California had tripled. And in 1849year, as expected, it was seven times. The same thing happened to her capital.”

Today San Francisco – a white city full of graphite skyscrapers and Victorian houses with bay windows and turrets – stands on the steep hills above the Golden Gate. It was founded on a fold of tectonic plates crawling on top of each other, and flourished thanks to gold and an ocean port. San Francisco burned down more than once and rose from the ashes, more than once was crushed by powerful earthquakes. The houses in it have since been built from lightweight building materials so as not to impede rescue work from the rubble, and its inhabitants partly flaunt the rapture of life on the edge.

The best view of the world’s most beautiful Golden Gate Bridge opens from China Beach – a narrow strip of coast, famous for the fact that here, moving away from the ship in the roadstead under cover of night, boats with illegal Chinese emigrants moored to the shore. It is important to bring a child to China Beach and explain to him that one of the best stories written in Russian, “The Gentleman from San Francisco”, is directly related to this place, because its main character got fabulously rich precisely because he was engaged in deliveries to construction sites cities of unfortunate (or happy?) Chinese peasants.

At the California Academy of Sciences Aquarium, sharks and rays circle the streets like stray dogs

My son David was curious to know that the cold currents cause the water in the ocean to freeze in winter and summer, and therefore Alcatraz, an island with a fortress around its perimeter , was (before Guantanamo) the most impregnable prison in America, from which it is impossible to escape: after seven minutes, the fugitive, who decided to swim to freedom, died of hypothermia. That is why Al Capone and other enemies of the United States were kept here.

The Japanese garden in San Francisco does not betray its American roots in any way

Thanks to the same ocean current, the dew point is located directly above the city, which is blown by warm air masses from the continent, and therefore the Golden Gate Bridge often sinks into a lake of fog. Next, the child should be taken to the bridge itself – red lead, bulging like a jaguar in a jump, a miracle of bridge construction – and told that due to the constant exposure to salty moisture, it has to be constantly repainted with anti-corrosion paint. And how difficult it was in the midst of the turbulent

ocean waters to erect the supports of a bridge flying over the ocean for almost three miles. And that its main suspension cables are made up of thousands of steel veins…

San Francisco also has one of the largest man-made parks in the world, the Golden Gate Park. The once swampy lowland was planted with eucalyptus trees and surpassed New York’s Central Park by a fifth of the area. Eucalyptus trees are the most useful trees for land reclamation, because their power as pumps that pump out malarial moisture from the soil is not surpassed by any other species. Golden Gate Park has a Japanese tea ceremony garden with gates like the Rashomon Gate from Akutagawa’s story, and a Dutch windmill made from Rembrandt’s etchings with burgundy tulips all around. Here the story will come in handy that a few centuries ago a tulip bulb cost a fortune (for a different variety you could buy six horses with a carriage) and that it tastes no different from shallots.

Near the Tea Garden – a monument to Cervantes looking at Don Quixote with Sancho Panza, and a spacious museum complex de Young Museum of Fine Arts and California Academy of Sciences. CAS is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. There is a wonderful aquarium here with such monster fish looking through the fountain thickness of glass that you will not see in any National Geographic.

Not only botanists are interested in the rich flora of the Golden Gate Park. Here you climb to the height of a multi-storey building in a spiral and watch with your mouth open as butterflies curl around, chameleons crawl, tree frogs croak and hover at feeders with hummingbird syrup, the flutter of wings that resemble the sound of a rapidly turning book. Academic-looking old men – handsome, in white lab coats, with a professorial beard and excellent manners, standing behind the training kiosks, give demonstrative lectures on paleontology, zoology, botany (the obvious casting is a little alarming, but that’s okay, it’s for children, adults, then know that there are professors with red noses).

More than a hundred exotic reptiles and amphibians live in the rainforest of the academy

The only minus of the museum is the crowd in the buffet (a little crowded, but tasty and varied), and the wind on the cafeteria veranda throws not only napkins, but also chairs. But how cool it is to touch a live sponge and starfish laid out on the trays of one of the kiosks with your hand – your fingers will become numb from icy water. “At depth, zero temperature always reigns. Like Dante in Cocytus, in the center of hell, ”an extra professor suddenly explains, noticing how you frown, unclenching and squeezing your fingers, and lays out another marine curiosity for you to try.

More than a museum

California Academy of Sciences

In addition to the rainforest and aquarium, there is a planetarium, so one visit to the academy may not be enough.

55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, +570 (415) 379 8000; tickets: children under 12 $14.95; children aged 12 to 17 $24.95; adults $29.95.

The Exploratorium

This huge area for experiments in physics, chemistry, optics will not be boring for both children and adults. Be sure to visit the Tactile Dome to try to re-learn the world around you in complete darkness.

3_601 Lyon Street, + 570 (415) 561 0360; tickets: children under 2 years old $10; children aged 12 to 17 $12; adults $15)._

Walt Disney Family Museum

Whole families come here to understand what the Disney empire was built step by step, watch the films of the legendary studio and feel like animators in creative workshops.

104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio of San Francisco, +570 (415) 345 6800; tickets: children $12, adults $20.

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Cozy Lafayette Park is a small but very comfortable area for recreation in the Pacific Heights area. A huge number of green plants are planted on its territory, so spending time here is a pleasure. The main highlight of the park is a modern playground with themed play areas built into the natural landscape, where the child will want to have fun all day long. He will be able to feel like a traveler, explorer or geologist, come up with new games and have fun.

Lafayette Park © Chris LaBasco / Shutterstock

Presidio Park

North of Golden Gate Park, on San Francisco Bay, is Presidio Park, a scenic and verdant wilderness area. Eucalyptus forest and bird habitats have been preserved here, which can be observed from observation platforms. In addition, the Main Post center has been opened on the territory of the park, inside which there are museums, various sculptures, cafes, shops and comfortable areas for recreation. In addition, there are playgrounds, walking and cycling trails, picnic areas, golf courses, children’s theater, bowling and much more.

Presidio Park © Chris LaBasco / Shutterstock

Activities for Kids

To make your child’s trip even more exciting and memorable, you can engage your child with fun hands-on activities that are a great option for outdoor activities. Fortunately, finding entertainment and excursions for every taste in San Francisco is not a problem.

San Francisco Bay Cruise Tour

When you’re in San Francisco, be sure to take time out on a San Francisco Bay ferry or catamaran cruise for stunning views and memorable family photos. Often such excursions are arranged at sunset, when the surrounding landscapes look especially impressive. Alternatively, you can choose a tour that will take you directly to the city’s two main bridges, the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate. Other sights are also clearly visible from the water – for example, Alcatraz, Coit Tower and Treasure Island. Such a boat trip will be a great entertainment for a child of any age.

San Francisco Bay Cruise © canadastock / Shutterstock

Fort Baker Yacht Harbor © cdrin / Shutterstock

Cable car ride

one of the symbols of San Francisco. The movement of this transport is provided on the principle of a funicular – the engine is not in the car itself, but at the station. Thanks to this system, small multi-colored cabins can easily cope even with steep descents and ascents. The trams have open areas without doors, and there are places near the glazed windows, from which there is an equally good view of the city. It will be interesting for a child to ride on such a mini-attraction, especially if you tell him that this “give” is already over 145 years old!

Cable car ride © Daily Travel Photos / Shutterstock

Treasure hunting tour

A walking tour of the city’s most iconic sites can be even more fun for a child with a little activity. A prime example would be a tour where participants can challenge each other on an exciting treasure hunt hidden on the streets of San Francisco. Veiled clues, surprises, games and other themed entertainment await you along the way. Thus, little travelers can not only explore the city, but also immerse themselves in a little adventure.

Treasure Hunt Tour © Ekaterina Pokrovsky / Shutterstock

Other Activities

While exploring San Francisco, you are unlikely to encounter a situation where you cannot find the right entertainment for the whole family. In the city, tourists are waiting for a lot of options for unforgettable and exciting leisure activities that will appeal to both adults and children of any age.

Pier 39 and Aquarium

Pier 39. The famous area is replete with cafes, shops and entertainment centers. But first of all, this place is associated by many with fur seals. Despite the constant attention of tourists, they relax in the sun on the piers, feeling like local celebrities. They are very interesting to watch. An equally fascinating place on Pier 39 is the City Aquarium, where you can get acquainted with the underwater inhabitants of the bay. About 20 thousand species of marine inhabitants of various sizes are represented here. Thanks to the giant glass tunnels, the animals can be seen up close and some of them will even float above your head.

Pier 39 & Aquarium © Jeff Whyte / Shutterstock

City Beaches

An almost surefire way to keep the kids busy is to take them to a sunny beach. Even if you can’t swim, you can always entertain him with active games, have a picnic, watch big waves and birds. One of the most suitable locations is China Beach. This is a small bay, which is perfect for a family holiday. There are comfortable places to lay out a blanket and have a bite to eat, and there are playgrounds nearby. Also for recreation, you can choose the beaches of Crissy Field (Crissy Field), East Beach (East Beach) and Baker Beach (Baker Beach).

Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach © Larksky789 / Shutterstock

House Of Air Trampoline Center

It’s always a good idea to have a fun and active day. An excellent place for its implementation will be a trampoline center with the characteristic name “House of Air”, where a huge number of trampolines of various types will be waiting for children. By the way, it is very symbolic that the building of the center is a restored aircraft hangar. And the concept of flights remains unchanged. There are both small single trampolines and large ones designed for several people. This location is often used for children’s parties. The complex also has a volleyball court, a cafe, changing rooms and a lounge.

House Of Air Trampoline Center © d2vgrig53oyigc.cloudfront.net

Food for children

San Francisco has many family cafes and restaurants with a children’s menu and comfortable conditions for spending time with a child. For children, french fries, Brussels sprouts and broccoli, meatballs, stews, various sandwich options, milkshakes, pancakes and much more are most often served. There are several options for places where you can dine with children and treat them to delicious desserts.

• Eight Am is a cozy cafe with a large selection of dishes for every taste. They serve excellent breakfasts, and the portions themselves are quite large.
• Pacific Catch is a restaurant where you can taste delicious fresh seafood dishes. The children’s menu is also based on different variations of fish dishes.
• Mendocino Farms is a family-run cafe that, in addition to a varied children’s menu, has a comfortable corner for kids with low tables and games.
• Trish’s Mini Donuts is an original cafe in case you want to feed your child something tasty. It serves small donuts in buckets, prepared according to a unique author’s recipe.
• VeganBurg is a great vegan cafe serving delicious and healthy food. The kids menu features mini burgers, fried potatoes, broccoli, cookies and more.

Salmon Burger © Wichakorn Kitrungrot / Shutterstock

Need to Know

• Walking through the San Francisco hills with young children can be exhausting. In this case, you need to take care in advance to move between destinations by transport.
• The weather in the city is often very unpredictable, therefore, just in case, it is better to have warm clothes with you when walking.
• In order not to miss the locations that are definitely worth visiting with children, it is most convenient to choose accommodation in the central regions.
• In California, children under the age of eight are prohibited from driving without a car seat. The law also applies to taxis and rental cars.
• When walking around the city, it is better for a child to have written down the telephone numbers of elders and the address of the hotel.
• Traveling with a stroller on overcrowded buses can be uncomfortable. For such cases, it is better to take a carrier with you.

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90,000 Read “Russian San Francisco” – Khisamutdinov Amir Aleksandrovich – Page 26

Combinations of cold ocean water and the high air temperature of mainland California leads to the creation of a unique phenomenon – San Francisco fog, which in summer can envelop the city, especially its western part, for days on end. Fogs are active in the city at the end of summer and from September to October. Fogs, the hot climate of California and the influence of the ocean make San Francisco the owner of a special microclimate. The high hills in the city center seem to be responsible for the discrepancy in the amount of annual precipitation in different areas. They also protect the eastern counties from the fog and cold conditions that prevail in the Sunset area. For those who live on the east side of the city, San Francisco is sunnier and drier.

Today a strong cold wind with drizzle is blowing. I shiver a little, but the desire to find 1090 Grove Street, home of the Russian Society of Culture, is too overwhelming to think about the weather. The tram was not long in coming, and we quickly darted into it, lowering the fare at the entrance. Sitting down, he began to think about the role of Russians in American history. It is well known that even before 1917, about one and a half million immigrants from Russia worked in the New World. For the most part, they were semi-literate and did not leave a noticeable mark, although there are examples when the Russians held high positions, founded cities, and created works of art. But the contribution of those who came after the Civil War turned out to be much more significant. They not only replenished the US middle class, but also introduced Americans to their culture and art. It is no secret that the United States has taken such a prominent place in the world precisely because the most active representatives of different nationalities have gathered there from all over the world. Russians – representatives of art, science, technology, medicine – were in the forefront.

The mission of today’s Russian Americans is very important. It is well known that a view from the outside allows you to better assess the situation. It’s not easy in Russia right now. Of course, there can be no talk of dramatic changes, but there are some problems. In particular, with the construction of a civil society, when each resident understands well his role in the life of the country. This is not yet the case in Russia. Our compatriots abroad have accumulated invaluable experience of living in another country, for example, the unique experience of Orthodoxy.

Emigration will never end. There will always be people who want to go to another country for various reasons, from economic to political. Compatriots are always ready to lend a shoulder to new arrivals. Here the role of preserving Russian culture, including Orthodoxy, is important, as well as the preservation of the Russian language among the younger generation. After all, the knowledge of such a rich language as Russian allows not only to realize one’s role in another country, but can also support in difficult times.

Sometimes one hears about the fading of interest in the Russian language and culture among representatives of the Russian emigration. I assume that this is only at first glance. On the contrary, the natural passing of the baton to the new generation is noticeable. There are many examples when an interest in one’s roots leads Americans to study Russian history, makes them go to Russia to find a house or village where their ancestors once lived. For example, after the Russo-Japanese War, about four thousand Russians came to the Hawaiian Islands to work on sugar plantations. Worried that these islands might become Japanese, the US authorities created special conditions for their arrival, including payment for travel and housing. Of course, over time, these people assimilated or left for other countries, and some repatriated. The University of Hawaii has created a special page on the Internet with a detailed link to one hundred families from this branch of emigration, and recently Americans have been constantly reporting on it about ancestors who came from Russia.

A more difficult question is this: what can be done in order not to disappear into American life? “You can’t live,” wrote one of the leaders of the Russian community, “only with memories of the past and dreams of returning to it, as many of the older generation do. One cannot live by material interests, as many of the capitalists of our younger generation do. Living in America, we must take into account the characteristic features of American life, the American state and make OUR cultural contribution to it, and “not live in someone else’s monastery with our charter. ” It becomes sad and insulting that we Russians, after more than a hundred years of settled life in America, remain the least influential, the least visible of all ethnic groups, and America is not to blame for this, but we ourselves, Russians.”[45]

Caring for the younger generation

Along with the language, the big problem of Russian Americans was the upbringing of the younger generation. There were a lot of children, victims of the recent Civil War, in emigration, and the imprint of the recent tragedy of their parents remained on all destinies. “There are thousands of them,” Russkaya Zhizn wrote on August 30, 1961, “these unfortunate “little ones”, innocent victims of our hard times. Among them are many orphans or half-orphans: many of them, even if their parents are alive, cannot find work with all their efforts, or have overstrained themselves in the struggle for life and for a better fate for their children. There are countries where governments or public organizations come to the rescue in such cases, but it is usually not enough to satisfy the most pressing need. In other countries, there is not even such assistance at all.”

There are many examples of caring for children in the Russian diaspora in the United States. For this purpose, the Society for Helping Russian Children Abroad was founded, headquartered in New York. Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles had their own charitable organizations that helped children. So, on September 3, 1925, the Society for the Protection and Education of Russian Children was founded in San Francisco, and on November 26, its activists opened a kindergarten on the street. Tork. It was not the only one (one of the first Russian kindergartens was opened in San Francisco by the teacher of the school of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Evropaksia Ivanovna Ivashinenko, who arrived from Harbin at 1923 and also known as one of the founders of the House of Mercy), but proved to be very long-lived. On March 19, 1942, Russkaya Zhizn wrote: “The activities of the Kindergarten begin at 7 o’clock. morning and ends at 5. 30 pm. Children have pedagogical supervision, hygienic care and proper excellent nutrition. Parental fees are minimal, and the poorest enjoy either a discount on this small fee or a completely free service. In the circle of activity of D.s. besides supervising the children, the initial lessons on the law of God, the Russian language and dances are included. In addition, parent-teacher meetings are periodically held to get acquainted with the organization of the upbringing of children.

At first, only Russians used the kindergarten, but over time, Americans also began to bring their children here. His work was controlled by the state authorities, and more than half of the pupils were Americans. The kindergarten received 50% of the funds from the city funds. Leaders had to have a higher education, keep records of the development of children, conduct conversations. In addition, sanitary and fire safety requirements have been tightened. For these reasons, the admission of children had to be limited. At the request of the authorities at 1948, the kindergarten was renamed “Community children’s nursery”, so that the name reflects the multinational nature of the institution. the opening of a daily summer Russian school took place with him. Also, the society had courses to prepare for passing the exam for obtaining American citizenship. The activity of the society was recognized by the city authorities, and in 19On 29, he began to receive an allowance from the city. Since 1932, the Society has been participating in the Day of the Russian Child, constantly organizing Christmas trees, which were attended by children from all over Russian San Francisco. In the autumn of 1931, the Russians opened an evening Russian gymnasium.

Dolores Park – frwiki.wiki

Dolores Park (former name: Mission Park ) is a public park in the city of San Francisco, California. It is located two blocks south of Mission Dolores in the west of the Mission Quarter. Hills Dolores Heights lies to the north of the park, with the Castro area to the west. Dolores Park is bounded by 18th Street to the north, 20th Street to the south, Dolores Street to the east, and Church Street to the west.

Dolores Park offers many opportunities for recreation and sports: six tennis courts, one basketball court, two football fields, a kindergarten and a playground for dogs. There is a pleasant microclimate. The southern part of the park is famous for its views of the Mission District, the central business district, San Francisco Bay, and the East Bay. From 19In the 1960s, Dolores Park was a gathering place for San Francisco residents for festivals, Aztec ceremonial dances, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and performances.

The “Blue House” from Maxime Le Forestier’s song “San Francisco” is located on the street next to the park.

Residential

Rents in the Dolores Park area, especially in downtown San Francisco, have skyrocketed since influencers like Mark Zuckerberg left Silicon Valley. The current situation forced the indigenous and historical residents and people belonging to the Hispanic community to leave the area and protect their heritage.

Notes and links

1. ↑ http://www.consulfrance-sanfrancisco.org/spip.php?article2078
2. ↑ “ Mission District, hispano solar “, Liberation (as of November 15, 2019)

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★ San Francisco with kids: 11 best things to do ★

San Francisco is known for its stunning scenery and sophisticated landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, elegant Knob Hill Inns and picturesque pastel-style Victorian houses. Many of the city’s most important sights are also close to children’s favorite attractions. On the way to the Golden Gate Bridge, families can stop at the Presidio National Park to visit the Walt Disney Museum. Driving along the Great Highway to Ocean Beach invites a detour to the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens. A scenic walk through the Embarcadero leads from the Ferry Building to the Exploratorium, where a fantastic world of scientific discovery awaits young people. The city’s most popular tourist destination, Fisherman’s Wharf, is just a few blocks from the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39. To keep the kids entertained all day long, the best place to visit is Golden Gate Park, close to the famous 1960s hippie neighborhood of Haight Ashbury. Golden Gate Park spans 1,017 acres and has several kid-friendly spaces: the California Academy of Sciences with the Steinhart Aquarium, the Japanese Tea Garden, and Boating Lake Street.

1 Discover the wonders of the natural world at the California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences

In San Francisco Golden Gate Park Academy of Sciences is a spacious facility with an aquarium, state-of-the-art planetarium, natural history museum and rainforest. The exhibits show animals in environments that replicate their natural habitats. A highlight of the Academy, Steinhart Aquarium mesmerizes kids with its array of colorful views. This impressive aquarium contains about 40,000 different sea creatures, many of which are in tanks with real coral reefs. Four-storey Osher Rainforest is a lush tropical ecosystem with over 1600 animals. Children will be delighted to see hundreds of flying birds and beautiful butterflies plus dozens of exotic reptiles and amphibians. The academy also has notable residents, including its African penguins and Claude , a white alligator. Kimball Museum of Natural History teaches children about evolution and life on Earth.

Address: 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA

Official website: http://www.calacademy.org

2 Spot Amazing Animals at San Francisco Zoo

San Francisco

Founded in 1929, the zoo is located near the popular San Francisco Ocean Beach . rare species of frogs and endangered mammals. Top attractions at the zoo include Primate Research Center ; amazing Cat Kingdom which contains endangered tigers, snow leopards and lions; African region with zebras, giraffes and ostriches; and South American Rainforest with fleeing birds, exotic reptiles and two-toed sloth. Kids will also love Puffer Small Miniature Steam Train and, in 1921, Denzel Carousel (located next to the Fisher Children’s Zoo). Elinor Friend Playground has a river play area for toddlers aged six months to two years, a polar exploration area for children aged two to five, and a Banyan Tree climbing structure for children aged 5 to 12. For athletic children aged four to fourteen Rockin’ Ropes Adventure is a challenging rope training course that requires rocking, jumping, stepping and sliding.

Address: Sloat Boulevard on the Grand Highway, San Francisco, CA

Official website: http://www.sfzoo.org

3 Attract curious minds to the Exploratorium

Exploratorium 9003 / photo modified This unique museum showcases fascinating exhibits about science, art and human perception. The museum encourages children to ask questions that lead to discovery of how the world works. The exhibits are presented in a fun way that makes kids excited about learning. Kids can make paper planes, watch the inner workings of a single cell, learn how proteins make muscles, make fun sounds with soda straw, learn how to make candy, learn about light pigments, and do many other fun topics. The Exploratorium also offers screening films and seminars.

Address: Pier 15, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA

Official Website: http://www.exploratorium.edu

4 Admire the colorful underwater world at the Aquarium of the Bay

Jennie Woodward Bay Aquarium Maderazo / photo modified

This spectacular aquarium at Pier 39 Fisherman’s Wharf . The aquarium contains over 30,000 marine animals that are native to San Francisco Bay. Interpretive naturalists help visitors understand marine life and its distinctive ecosystems. Children will be dazzled by the 300-foot crystal clear tunnels offering magnificent views of over 20,000 fish and marine animals. For a close-up of sharks, rays, and starfish, kids can head to the Touch the Bay exhibit, and the Bay Lab offers more interactive activities. Children especially love to see the adorable river otters. After visiting the Aquarium of the Bay, many tourists head to the piers of Pier 39to watch the sea lions. Another favorite nearby children’s attraction is the old-fashioned San Francisco Carousel , found in the Bay End of Pier 39 on the first level. This whimsical carousel was handcrafted in Italy with 32 animal-like seats including panda bears, horses, dolphins and sea dragons.

Address: Pier 39, 2 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA

Official website: https://www.aquariumofthebay.org

5 Take a Chocolate Factory Tour

Take a Chocolate Factory Tour Gabrielle Saldana / photo modified

Some kids spend years dreaming about the scenes of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A trip to San Francisco offers a dreamy chance to visit two incredible chocolate factories. The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company at Ghirardelli Square (900 North Point Street) is the most famous chocolate manufacturer in San Francisco. Founded in 1952 a few years after the gold rush, The Ghirardelli chocolate company was the first to create luxury chocolate for wealthy gold miners. Ghirardelli is the oldest continuously operating chocolate manufacturer in the United States and continues to develop cocoa bean chocolate into chocolate bars. Although the site of Piazza Ghirardelli is no longer a working factory, it does have original chocolate machinery. After taking samples of Ghirardelli’s chocolates, and possibly using an ice cream cone, head to the scenic attraction nearby. Aquapark has a small sandy beach and places to sleep. The waters protected by the semi-circular pier and the sea coast, the waters of the Aqua Park are safe enough for children to swim and swim.

Another chocolate factory in San Francisco is located in the Mission area. Dandelion Chocolate (Valencia Street 740) is a chocolate factory that produces small-batch bean chocolate with cans of cocoa sourced from small farmers around the world. Dandelion offers factory tours that show how their chocolate is made from cocoa beans to the cocoa processing stage to create chocolate bars. With huge amounts of liquid chocolate poured from vats into candy bar molds, it’s a breathtaking sight. Dandelion Factory tours also have a selection of chocolate with one Dandelion sauce.

6 Cable car ride

Cable car ride

A ride on one of San Francisco’s iconic cable cars is an unforgettable experience for most children. Cable cars offer an exhilarating way to see San Francisco while traveling through the city’s historic neighborhoods – with stunning views along the way. The views from Nob Hill and Russian Hill are truly sensational. Children and adults alike admire stunning panoramas of the city’s mountainous hills and the bay with Alcatraz in the distance. Kids will also love the thrill of outdoor riding and the feeling of refreshing ocean air breezes. Adding to the fun, cable car conductors often encourage passengers to cheer and shout as if they were on a speedboat. Don’t forget to appreciate the excitement of hearing noisy cables and car bells and contemplating the unique history of the cable car.

The San Francisco cable cars were created in 1873 by Andrew Hallidi. He saw the need for a new form of transportation in the formidable hills of the city after watching a horrific horse-drawn carriage incident. After a rainy day, the carriage glided down a clean slope away from the damp cobblestone street. To prevent future accidents and replace horse-drawn carriages, Hallidi developed a railcar system that could handle San Francisco’s steepest hills. Although much of the cable car system was destroyed in the 1906, there are still three cable car lines. The Powell-Mason and Powell Hyde lines start at the cable car turntable at the corner of Powell and Market Streets. Powell-Mason Line runs over Knob Hill and to Fisherman’s Wharf where it stops at Bay Street. Powell-Hyde line also passes through Nob Hill but turns to pass through Russian Hill before ending at the Aquapark near Ghirardelli Square. California Street Line runs from the Financial District through Chinatown and Nob Hill, ending at Van Ness Avenue.

7 Learn about science at the Randall Museum

Randall Museum Orin Zebest / photo modified

This community center provides children with science, environmental education and the arts. The museum focuses on hands-on exhibits that promote learning. The STEM Lab offers children the opportunity to interactively experiment with top-notch technology tools. Science Laboratory encourages children to explore nature in its inspiring setting. The Buckley Redwood Room hosts special events in a truly stunning setting. Convenient for families, the museum has Café serving snacks and light meals. For visitors who have plenty of time, Ceramics Laboratory is a great place to practice ceramics.

Address: Mission Arts Center, 745 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Official website: https://www.randallmuseum.org/

8 A spark of imagination at the Children’s Art Museum

Children’s Art Museum Agnieszka Koszowska / photo modified

The mission of the Children’s Art Museum is to celebrate children’s creativity through innovative programs and presentations. Each exhibitor is assisted by a qualified artist or educator who assists young people in the creative process. The museum has Animation Studio, where children can create clay characters for their own animated film. The music studio allows children to sing, which can be recorded on DVD. Imagination Lab also encourages imagination through hands-on interactive activities. at Invention Lab , kids use their critical thinking skills to create their own inventions.

Address: 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA

Official Website: http://creativity.org

9 Visit the Walt Disney Family Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum is dedicated to the life and work of Walt Disney. This museum occupies two historic buildings in the Presidio, a California national park that used to be the most important US Army on the West Coast. With 40,000 square feet of exhibition space, the museum has several galleries displaying Walt Disney’s biography from early childhood and drawings to his work as an animator. Other exhibits show original productions from the Hollywood years (since 1923 to 1928), such as the first drawing of Mickey Mouse. The museum also discusses highlights from Walt Disney’s career, his successful international projects Snow White, Bambi, Pinocchio and Fantasia. Special temporary exhibits show other creative artists such as Maurice Sendak and Salvador Dali. Kids will love Small Outdoor Studio, where they can make collages, paint the night sky or create animal portraits after being inspired by the museum exhibits.

Address: 104 Montgomery Street, San Francisco Presidency, CA

Official Website: http://www.waltdisney.org

10 Lake Boat Rent

9 Lake0 Boat Stow Trace Nietert / photo modified

Tucked away in a wooded area Golden Gate Park , Stow Lake is an idyllic retreat. Get out into nature and enjoy a nostalgic outdoor experience. Stow Lake has been a place of family fun since 1893 years. Head to the charming Stow Lake Boathouse to rent a paddle boat, pedal boat or electric boat for the second day. For a healthy snack, stop at the Stow Lake Boat Café for great lake views. The café offers homemade organic food and old-fashioned pink popcorn.

Address: 50 Stow Lake Drive E, San Francisco, CA

Official Website: http://stowlakeboathouse.com

11 Relax in Japanese Tea Garden

Japanese Tea Garden

In Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Tea Garden is a peaceful retreat in nature. This romantic garden allows children to experience the tranquility of a beautifully landscaped Japanese-style garden. The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, the San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden includes all the traditional elements – an arched bridge, brightly decorated pagodas and stepped stone walkways. Children can wander over the stepped rocks to discover native Japanese plants and koi ponds and enjoy the bright orange fish gliding through the water. In spring (March-April), the cherry blossom trees are in full bloom. For a delicious snack any time of the year, stop at Tea House to enjoy authentic Japanese tea in irri (Japanese farmhouse) style while admiring the tranquility of the southern facing pond.

Address: 75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA

Official website: http://japaneseteagardensf.com

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Knife. child – is it necessary?

andrey132 24.09.2012 – 16:33

moved from Knife through the eyes of the owner

Here is the older daughter running around drooling all over my spider on a flashlight, multitool. Now the stump is clear, it’s too early for 5 years, but how I can go to school, maybe I’ll give something, who gives what to children, and what is the process of teaching TB. In short KNIFE AND CHILDREN ALL THAT IS CONNECTED WITH THESE.

Timur9 24.09.2012 – 16:43

andrey132
but how can I go to school and give something, who gives what to children,

Why? Better an interesting book

Andrey_Mgt 24.09.2012 – 16:54

Well, why not? Buy her a multi-subject wix, let her join the beautiful.

chiseliov 24.09.2012 – 16:55

of course, you need to buy “my first victorinox” business then … I had my very first knife at the age of 7, it was a Turkish-made ramboid, but it was …

Karagoz 24.09.2012 – 16:57

Timur9
An interesting book is better

And they copy their parents’ activities. If you rarely read, then the child is without much interest in this activity. If you constantly twist the knife in your hand, then the child needs it.
Yesterday my 6-year-old son peeled potatoes for the whole family for the first time in his life. Tool – pchak chirchik.
TB was to show the correct grip, control the distance between the face and the knife and the prohibition of chatting during work. I was nearby, but did not interfere in the process.

andrey132 24.09.2012 – 17:07

they copy their parents’ activities.

support, mine is only trying to cover the salad so far

wanna_sleep 09/24/2012 – 17:18

I have a knife from the age of 7, but I also started going to grocery stores from the age of 4. this is to the fact that children are now infantile, I look around and wonder if I would not trust them with a knife. I find it difficult to say about my child, 2.5 years is clearly early.

andrey132 24.09.2012 – 17:22

from 4.

so yes, at 5 I calmly walked all the surrounding ravines and climbed, it’s easier to say where I wasn’t, my favorite place was a construction site and an airfield, and there were a lot of things stolen in the garden.

children are now infantile

children have nothing to do with what kind of society we adults have created for them and in this they live.

dr_Whale 24.09.2012 – 17:38

From a year and a half my son tried to wring out either a knife/tool ​​or a lantern. He quickly realized (without reprimands and punitive sanctions, oddly enough) that it was impossible to touch his father’s things without permission, he couldn’t open/remove knives from their sheaths while unattended, and couldn’t bring fingers to the blade.

After another attempt to squeeze the SwissTool, he was presented with a SwissTek (there is no knife in it) with a flashlight – he walks happy that he can unscrew it. Under supervision and manual control, at his request, they cut the salad with him. In a year or two, I see no reason why not buy him a Wix / tool and something at his discretion (now 2 and 8 – he wants an NRA mini-presidio, for the sake of a blue handle).

My father gave me my first knife back in kindergarten: the knife was my own, but it was given by my father and I cut it under his own control.

SKAARJ 09/24/2012 – 18:07

I had from the kindergarten, I remember the game was wonderful “in knives” 😊

987 -RO 09/24/2012 – 18:40

swam in these the edges of a similar topic.
TB is good, wonderful and even necessary, but do not exclude such a factor as the team. Your child will be taught to use a knife correctly and so on (at least from a year and a half), but sooner or later there is a chance that your child’s knife will be (for a while, to look, brag) in the hands of some loafer, whose behavior can be predicted personally You can not.
as practice has shown in children, interest in knives can disappear if there are no excessive prohibitions and emphasis on this particular topic. Knives will bother you, something else will interest you. Just TB skills remain.

P.S.: Andrey132, I suppose that your daughter will lose interest as soon as you give her the required

Wanna_Sleep 09/24/2012 – 18:44

SKAARJ
I remember the great game “

dugouts, tanks, it was already discussed somewhere that children don’t play them now, and even when I see a knife in the hands of a 7-year-old boy, even I myself will be surprised.

andrey132
children have nothing to do with what kind of society we adults have created for them in this they live

maybe, I won’t argue.
Yes, I myself am not ready to let a 4-5-year-old child go to the store now. if it were my will, I would go with the child until graduation from the institute 😊
I have a terrible mug, the child would avoid many problems 😊

dr_Whale
with a flashlight – he walks happy

wanna_sleep 24.09.2012 – 18:48

SkaaRj
I also remember the wonderful game was “knife”

when I see a 7-year-old boy with a knife in his hands, even I myself will be surprised.

andrey132
children have nothing to do with what kind of society we adults have created for them in this they live

maybe I won’t argue.
Yes, I myself am not ready to let a 4-5-year-old child go to the store now. if it were my will, I would go with the child until graduation from the institute 😊
Kharya I have terrible, many problems would avoid 😊

DR_WHALE
with a flashlight – a happy

has a favorite toy, one of my favorite

BCEXOPOWO 09/24/2012 – 19:12:15 p. m.

Knife, I don’t remember how old it was, Soviet folding knife. TB, I don’t remember when they explained it, but I observed it clearly. The starting point, I think, is 7 years – dad gave GB, clearly explained TB. At 14, he gave another self-defense joy, but that’s another story.
So, I’m leading to the fact that a child needs a knife, for children’s joy, and a balloon, so that, if anything, from a bad uncle, protect himself.
Many will say: “Here, I was a boy…” – How many years ago were you? Now life is different.
p.s. There is no child yet, but he will have the whole set.

updt while departing, I remembered. After the GB gift, interest in the knife disappeared.

Kostyara 24.09.2012 – 19:45

wanna_sleep
my mug is terrible,

Well, why is that?:-(((

Timur9 24.09. 2012 – 20:03

TS, and other supporters of the knife to children, but how do you plan to control the presence of a knife in a child? If, for example, he takes his school Timur9
If, for example, he takes his school? “I have never used it against people and had no desire. I don’t know why, maybe they explained something, maybe because I realized that it could turn on my fingers and in general, it’s a stupid idea, I don’t remember anymore. Something like that

wanna_sleep 24.09.2012 – 21:12

Timur9
If, for example, he takes his school?

I went to school with a knife for 10 years…

sDiablo666
Never used it against people and had no desire

either. a stick, or a stone there, yes, but I didn’t even think about a knife, even then I considered it an instrument

wanna_sleep 24. 09.2012 – 21:150577

here it is as it is 😊

MudriyKot 24.09.2012 – 21:24

At the age of 7-8, you can safely give a small fold and learn how to use it correctly. This will be the initial stage of the transformation of a boy into a man.
In principle, if a girl is interested, then this normal interest should also be encouraged.

gavrilovv_al 09/25/2012 – 01:07

The topic is not new, but interesting.
Why is she the only one in this section?

winky 09/25/2012 – 09:36

Um, well, my first fold appeared in a pioneer camp at the age of 9-10. Dad picked it up. But with that knife it was very difficult to cut yourself or pierce there. For a small backbiter, a wix or a ranger will be just right there. And better multi-subject than single-blade. It looks like a knife, but it seems to be just an interesting thing.

densson 25.09.2012 – 11:19

I bought a cartoon “leatherman mikra” as a gift for four years, he calls it “helper”, as in the cartoon about “Fixies”.
Happy as an elephant ))) now what is needed, he opens the packages himself, mostly on toys, but also helps his mother with the housework when we come from the supermarket.

ahin 25.09.2012 – 11:55

I gave my little opinelka for February 23rd. He was 8 years old. The gift was extremely negatively received by the ex-wife and ex-mother-in-law, with whom the son lives. After 2 weeks, the knife was taken away under the pretext that the son-de poked a cat with a knife. I didn’t believe it. Now I’m thinking of giving him a mini (micro) tool too. Let’s see what comes out.

Sar13 09/25/2012 – 12:44

More recently. We went from school on an excursion (parents with children). Went out for a picnic. Of course, no one has a knife. My two nine-year-olds approached the adults with dignity and, opening them, offered their Benchmade minigriptillians, holding them by the blades. You should have seen the eyes of adults (which is more – surprise or fear – was in the views – I find it difficult). But the children at that moment definitely felt like they suddenly matured

paxomov 25.09.2012 – 13:32

I gave my son a knife (Vicks multi-objective) for his 8th birthday. The joy was indescribable. My wife did not approve.
It is necessary to accustom to a knife from childhood, then there will be fewer problems at a more mature age. IMHO.

chiseliov 25.09.2012 – 14:19

Let’s go on an excursion from school (parents with children). Went out for a picnic. Of course, no one has a knife. Two of my nine-year-olds approached the adults with self-respect and, having opened it, served their Benchmade minigriptilians, holding them by the blades

I imagined it … it’s class! 😊

dr_Whale 25.09.2012 – 14:24

Timur9
TS, and other supporters of a knife for children, how do you plan to control the presence of a knife in a child? If, for example, he takes his school?

Firstly, children, in principle, are able to understand a reasonable and reasoned demand and fulfill it (for example, not to take him to school at all). Secondly, what prevents the knife from being handed out of the safe as needed? Thirdly, in support of the above unsubscribers – about 20 years ago at our school a bunch of boys boasted with knives to each other, but no one even thought of using it for other purposes, and indeed at the school of incidents with knives, unlike pneumatics and GB, I don’t even remember at the level of tales.

The same Oak 25.09.2012 – 14:32

I give my goddaughter the second knife. About birthdays.
True, she is already ten years old. Yes, and she regularly goes on scout trips.

Better than the inexpensive Leatherman. SwissTech is also a thing, even though there is no knife in it 😊 But there is an opinion that a Phillips screwdriver today is much more useful than a knife…

The same Oak 25.09.2012 – 14:49

Phillips screwdriver today is much more useful than a knife

Phillips – limited. Better flat, but reduced to a stronger point. Then it’s really – and for a larger number of screws it will fit, and you can stick it somewhere if you have to. We went from school on an excursion (parents with children). Went out for a picnic. Of course, no one has a knife. My two nine-year-olds approached the adults with dignity and, opening them, offered their Benchmade minigriptillians, holding them by the blades. You should have seen the eyes of adults (which is more – surprise or fear – was in the views – I find it difficult). But the children at that moment definitely felt like they suddenly matured

Epic win!!! 😊

HungryForester
Regarding the Victorinox (officers) – a) thin, b) very sharp, c) unfixed – as many as three arguments against.

Better than cheap Leatherman. SwissTech is also a thing, even though there is no knife in it. But there is an opinion that a Phillips screwdriver today is much more useful than a knife… 😊
By the way, not all children like Leathermans – I already noticed with several that for some reason black SOGs are asked to “look at” from several tools, and then SwissTool is taken with shaking hands and is no longer produced (I suspect that the case is in the toggle key from the kit). 😊
And SwissTech – yes, a thing, it is great for small children as a gift. When I took it in Basselard, it seems that I gave the seller a fresh marketing idea. 😊

Old1302 25.09.2012 – 14:52

Leatherman is better than the inexpensive ones.

I agree, very reasonable. I myself have been walking with a knife since I was ten years old, with an inexpensive pirate pen. And it’s okay, I didn’t kill anyone and no one was killed) TB is explained intelligibly, with examples – and everything is fine. And the fact that the children are infantile – I doubt it) On the contrary, they became fast and quick-witted, IMHO. They would only read more books, otherwise literacy is falling. Here is an option for you, by the way – to make the book easy to read, you need to be interested in the content. Present a laser, get the child interested in this business, and after the laser – a book on knives, a thicker one – history, views, how to sharpen correctly, etc. So you will make a twice useful gift to your child. Then give a canary. And a book on natural history 😀 And by the age of 15, a child will surprise teachers with his horizons

Old1302 09/25/2012 – 14:56

and the ability to open the doors of the teaching 😀

Beliyoff 09/26/2012 – 10:16 9000

posted 25-9-2012 11:19
bought his ability Orcharovtsu as a gift for four years the cartoon “leatherman micra”, he calls him “helper”, as in the cartoon about “Fixies”.

Helper 😊 😊 😊 cool thing!!!
Chopped firewood for kebabs with a cleaver… Daughter (3-8 months) watched and then said: Dad!!! What is this, a helper?
I nearly pissed… laughing.
Fixies rule!!!…and Smeshariki with Luntik too.

Sergey Alexandrovich 26.09.2012 – 23:28

When I was 4-5 years old (it was in the very beginning of the 80s), my grandfather gave me a small fold with an owl-shaped handle (everything I remember about that knife). And although more than 30 years have passed, I still remember how I sobbed bitterly 😊 😞 when I lost it after going to the store, I “guessed” to put it in my shirt pocket.

ASDER_K 09/27/2012 – 12:51

I also got my first knife when I was 4-5 years old… so I will give it to my son somewhere at the same age. I think my daughter is at the same age 😊 it’s too early – they are only a year old.

YURAN-99 27.09.2012 – 01:32

He gave his first knife to his daughter at the age of five – a nail clip venger, then he was a Bocker hamster. Now she is 8 years old and carries a kersho bow with her.
She herself is already cutting vegetables for salad in the kitchen by an ordinary chef.
From the TB training, he immediately showed how to hold the knife correctly when cutting, that they don’t cut on weight, and even more so on the arm, they also don’t cut anything RK towards themselves, and even more so holding it at the level of the stomach and chest.
I will say right away that a knife for a child should be a tool, and not some imaginary object of SO. For CO, there is GB, and it is also worth teaching the child how to handle it.

BeliyOFF 09/27/2012 – 10:28

Excuse me, but how do CO and GB stand for?

Arche 27. 09.2012 – 10:49

Self defense and gas canister.

BeliyOFF 27.09.2012 – 11:09

🙂 thanks!

ASDER_K 09/27/2012 – 11:22

YURAN-99
I will say right away that a knife for a child should be a tool, and not some imaginary object of a SO.

exactly like that.

Arche 27.09.2012 – 11:47

That’s exactly why I’ve been teaching salads to cut myself since the age of 4 – I only warn about TB. Recently, however, I ask you to cut the onion – he categorically refuses and is still pouting. I ask – “why?” – is silent. I say – “due to the fact that you cry?” – barely admitted that yes.

Dr. Zlo-78 27.09.2012 – 15:58

I gave my 5th birthday TINKER Vicks. The son was absolutely delighted. He doesn’t carry him at home, but he definitely takes him for walks, to the country house or to the forest. Usually with the words: “You never know what.” In order to prevent loss, they tied a long orange paracord lanyard to the knife, with which Sanka fastens the knife to his pants. Of course, the tweezers and toothpick are already loved, the linings are scuffed, but the knife is regularly washed, lubricated (everything is under my control) and given to me for sharpening. TB is dug in very thoroughly – it does not indulge in a knife, does not use it for bio-purposes and does not express such thoughts))

Mazar 27.09.2012 – 18:25

There was already a similar thread here:
http://guns.allzip.org/topic/5/459853.html

My opinion – yes, but only in the presence of parents or adults, at least until the end of primary school (i.e. up to and including 4th grade). Hiking, fishing, etc.
A knife is an increased source of danger, and children still cannot fully control and be responsible for their actions, adults are responsible for them.
Therefore, a child who independently carries a knife for a walk IMHO is not the right decision.

ASDER_K 27.09.2012 – 18:55

Mazar
Therefore, a child carrying a knife on his own is not the right decision IMHO.

I was carrying… there were no problems…

Dr. Zlo-78 27.09.2012 – 20:25

Mazar
Therefore, a child carrying a knife on his own IMHO is not the right decision.

I forgot to add – we go for walks together and all operations with a knife on the street and at home are under my unobtrusive control.

Trepa 27. 09.2012 – 22:33

From the age of 7-8 my daughter famously opens cans with family wixes.
It’s funny to read the lamentations of companions, adult men, that Wix’s openers are shit: I don’t believe it!
A personal knife was presented for the 8th anniversary: ​​Victorinox Rambler.

Anikey Skovorodkin 28.09.2012 – 09:39

Please advise a compact folder for a girl’s teenage hand, preferably from benches or spiders.

ai-clown 09/28/2012 – 10:41

and mine at 2.5 years old is already seriously demanding Izul, but not pink))))) .2012 – 12:26

Anikey Skovorodkin
Please advise a compact folder for a girl’s teenage hand, preferably from benches or spiders.

delica

wanna_sleep 09/28/2012 – 12:48

Anikey Skovorodkin
Please advise a compact folder for a girl’s teenage pen, preferably from benches or spiders

DRAGONFLY

Anikey Skovorodkin 28. 09.2012 – 13:39

Andrew3000 28.09.2012 – 13:56

The mental turmoil in our ward about giving children knives or not is touching. To begin with, one should remember whose genes were transferred to them, and whose example they observe every day in front of them. 😊 And then to understand what to give or not to give is not a question at all. If they want, they will take it themselves, at least forbid it, at least hide it under lock and key. But that they can break firewood and cut fingers without parental help and advice – this is clear, even if you don’t go to your grandmother.
Hence the logical conclusion – and to give, and to teach-show everything is necessary, just to match the “inventory” and “training program” with age and interest. For a start (after 5 years) honey mushrooms and simple wixes are quite enough, then you can already look at the situation and supplement the picture with multi-subjects, tools, accessories and older models.

YURAN-99 28.09.2012 – 21:01

Andrew3000
For starters (after 5 years) it is quite enough honey and simple Wix,

Not everyone likes honey mushrooms, for example, my daughter doesn’t like the way the castle looks… Ka-Bar Doyser she liked more…

Speaking of castles.
I wonder what kind of knives with locks do your children like best?
My daughter likes it the most now, the backlock is more convenient to open, the linerlock didn’t like at all, I didn’t have enough strength to bend it back (on a hamster)
Axis lock is also not very open for her yet …

eyesonly 29.09.2012 – 10:54

my first opinel cheerful color)

pechnig 30.09.2012 – 09:02

The history of Tsarevich Alexy teaches nothing. ..
But the little boy, according to the official version, played with a knife and killed himself in a fit of epilepsy!
I pierced myself that your sieve became, as the witnesses said.

Baby?
play DotA or cs on your computer!
(joke)

By the way, I had a knife in childhood, like a squirrel, but they say I didn’t have it better gygygy
some desks were cut up – a dozen, about benches and elevators – I’m silent.

I don’t make commemorative inscriptions myself, but I like to read.
You can learn a lot of truthful things about your neighbors or about our so-called government.

andrey132 09/30/2012 – 10:39

Thanks to everyone for the communication one of the few constructive topics without a fight

paradox 09/30/2012 – 13:46

travel wix is ​​always with you.
telling jokes all the time

Stef 30. 09.2012 – 14:16

Gave my kid a baby opinelka (rounded tip of the blade) for his 7th birthday. From the age of 6, he gave him sharp opinelka N7 in the forest. Taught branches to cut, sharpen sticks. Now he is already confidently working with his opinel. I forbid him to take a knife to school or anywhere. Only when we go to the forest or at home what to open / cut off. I think that it is dangerous to give a knife to a child before, even under supervision. I also think that children’s opinel is the best children’s knife.

SprinterBRN 30.09.2012 – 14:32

The child needs a knife. How he will use it is up to the parents, but a small person should know that there is an opportunity to change the world around him on his own. Cut something, cut food, but you never know. All this is SAM. It is YOURSELF, otherwise it will be another one from a generation of absolutely healthy people, but unable to serve themselves.
Somewhere at 6. 5 – 7 years old, a Vicks Spartan was presented to my son. Even earlier, my old tool was given to him. A couple of times the son cut himself with Spartan when he closed it – the springs were tight, the blades clicked on the fingertips when closing. He quickly learned to close it carefully and not panic at the sight of his own blood.
The knife is not worn to school, because was explained about public places, etc. But on all trips the knife is taken, on serious trips for a long time – to grandmothers.
When the son realized that he could easily open any previously inaccessible can of canned food, cut his own lunch, it was clear from his eyes that he became even more confident in himself.
Now he is 9. Vix’s Celidor pads have become similar to Ecoline ones from scratches, I periodically wash it from dust, but tweezers and a toothpick are surprisingly in place.
This summer gave him another Opinel stainless steel nine. My wife has an eight, I have a ten. The son was proud that he, as an adult, was entrusted with a knife larger than his mother’s. Well, I seriously thought about the fact that if I had looked at the Opinels earlier, then I probably should have given it first – it won’t fit on my fingers, and at the same time it has a retainer.

Last autumn we went fishing. Waiting out a particularly heavy rain, we sat in the car, spilled…
When it was necessary to cut something off, a friend asked, “Does anyone have a knife?” A second later, three knives were handed to him, including his son. After a couple of minutes, the son could not resist and asked, “Uncle Dim, do you really not have your own knife?” This year Uncle Dima bought his knife 😊.

SprinterBRN 09/30/2012 – 14:39

Yes, “children’s” versions with rounded edges are IMHO mainly for adults who are afraid of knives. The main danger to the child is not an injection, but a cut. So there is no particular point in rounding, and it will simply be inconvenient to use this.
When I was choosing a knife for my son, I showed him a photo of “My first” rounded one, so he asked what happened to him – did the blade break?

sDiablo666 09/30/2012 – 14:56

SprinterBRN
After a couple of minutes, the son could not resist and asked “Uncle Dim, do you really not have your own knife?”. This year Uncle Dima bought his own knife

History super
😊

prophet 09/30/2012 – 18:03

You need a knife, you need to increase the level of responsibility, the sooner the better,
this is a great reason 😊

Maddok 08.10.2012 – 20:46

The very first knife appeared at the age of 5, it seems that my grandfather gave me a folding bag, explained TB, 10 I bought myself a fold of some kind of Chinese non-name with a dragon on the handle … And away we go. 😛 I think that a knife is an important part of educating at least a man, it teaches responsibility, promotes the search for something new (you can unscrew, open, cut, etc.) The ideal first knife is something like a Wenger or Victorinox with 4-5 objects and a short blade.. Well, safety precautions and a personal example are a must. He gave his nephew a knife for 7 years, there was a lot of happiness, at 12 he thoughtfully chose the Hungarian ranger himself and has been walking with him for 2 years. Both to school and down the street.

Dj. Aborigen 10.10.2012 – 03:56

I got my first Soviet fold when I was 8 years old. I earned it myself, I bought it myself. My parents were not even surprised by my first purchase. And the godson, at the same age, was presented with a “Chinese” with a 6 cm blade. Immediately after that, he was tested on lard, sausage and a lot of other things (they prepared a New Year’s glade), washed and solemnly packed into a brand new duffel bag. A friend’s wife lamented, like: “Why give children such things.” I heard in response: “He has been helping us to butcher a domestic animal since the age of four, but a tourist cannot do without a knife,” and calmed down. And in the end everyone is happy. On fishing trips, he calmly cuts pegs, cleans small fish, sorts the legs along the joints while we are messing around with tent boats.

Now he’s 10, and he looks suspiciously at my “Fang” AIRovsky. 😊

sver4 10.10.2012 – 16:23

Andrew3000
The emotional turmoil in our ward about giving children knives or not is touching. To begin with, we should remember…

A wonderful idea.

All his childhood was spent in the topic of weapons, including knife. A child needs a knife, at least so that he knows that such a topic exists, and he must learn this from a parent, and not from a kid from the yard. TB and care for the first until they learn to use and understand “what is good and what is bad.” Of course, you shouldn’t wear it to school, but, IMHO, there’s nothing criminal in this – I think many played zemlenko or whatever it was called there, the name flew out (They draw a circle on the ground and you need to cut off part of the land from a neighbor, etc.) .

Dj. Aborigen 11.10.2012 – 06:41

And in the country, and in the city, and on the bench in hatchets, and just in knives. But in war games exclusively with wooden swords, bayonets and daggers, carved, by the way, by those very warehouses. And even the thought never arose to use an iron knife in the game. They did not even think about them, although almost everyone in the yard always has a “gentleman’s set” with them – a fold, a slingshot.

Nulotulo 10/11/2012 – 08:42

The child does not need a knife! And don’t get your kids hooked on your “Ganzian” hobbies!

Old1302 11.10.2012 – 11:10

I got a bunch of knives long before registration)) So don’t la-la))) This is a normal craving for weapons by NORMAL MEN.
Sincerely, Vyacheslav.

paradox 11.10.2012 – 13:39

This is a normal craving for weapons by NORMAL MEN.

oh..
a knife is actually a tool.

Old1302 11.10.2012 – 13:58

Including)

Although I do not use it as a weapon, this function is still embedded in it. For a rainy day, so to speak.. But more on that in another section)

gavrilovv_al 10/11/2012 – 19:44

paradox
oh ..
knife is actually a tool.

+100 First of all, a tool.
Weapon knife is usually for a simple blower. In his eyes, any knife is a cold weapon.
To give children a knife or not is not an unambiguous question. Everything will depend on the parents – what they instill in their child, what is good for them, what is bad (in terms of parents). Giving a knife to a child is not only a gift / Wishlist, but also the parent’s responsibility for the child himself and for the child’s actions with the knife. And for other parents themselves (it happens regardless of age) childhood has not ended . ..

Old1302 10/11/2012 – 23:03

gavrilovv_al
+100 First of all, a tool.

I don’t argue) I didn’t talk about the priority of its functions)

den83 10/11/2012 – 23:59

I got a knife at the age of six (a small multi-subject) at school I already bought different Chinese. Naturally, the parents said – do not wear to school!

Pan 12.10.2012 – 10:40

I didn’t carry a knife to school. But in the forest, on the river, on a hike with a Klaas, as without a knife. And at the institute, all outputs are for potatoes, cabbage by itself.
I remember we had a doctor in the army, I think he was a Tajik. In his family, small children in the kitchen with knives are controlled, no worse than adults.

Vlad V 12. 10.2012 – 14:54

A knife is a good thing. When I was 9 (or 10) years old, MAMA gave me a 5-subject Pavlovsky. For 10 years I went with him to the forest for mushrooms. On trips, I cut bread, etc.
Only at the institute I switched to miscarriages. I didn’t drag it to school (and generally to the street).

Pan 10/12/2012 – 18:23

SprinterBRN
… otherwise it will be another generation of absolutely healthy people, but unable to serve themselves…

Somehow in the army it was necessary to dismantle a temporary wooden bridge. Explain l / s what and for how long. A platoon was brought up, I, with the foreman of the company, fixed the structure, waved off what was needed with a two-handed saw and dismantled it so that no one would be crushed. “Everyone understands everything? Well then, go ahead.” I hand the saw to a fighter (about 20 years old, unfinished higher education, muscled, intelligent, as far as it is possible in the army) and, without thinking, blurted out, “Well, have you had to saw in your life?” Answer: “No. But I will try.” The curtain… A man at the age of 20 picked up a saw, a hammer for the first time. Horror … And you say a knife.

TI -126 12.10.2012 – 19:13

Since childhood, my children have seen a large number of different knives around. I had my own knife. It happened that they cut their fingers, but this is also an experience, often useful. When they grew up, they didn’t become nayfoams, but they know perfectly well what a KNIFE is and what to expect from it! 😊 And, by the way, there is an anti-knife psychology, for sure. Example: EVERYONE is armed at work. Each PM, some PM and AKSU. they tense up, very noticeably. And there is no reaction to the machine with an attached magazine and PM ..

Zilraen 12.10.2012 – 19:53

Pan
life had to?” Answer: “No. But I will try.” The curtain… A man at the age of 20 picked up a saw, a hammer for the first time.

if you constantly live in the city – then what, in fact, to saw?
all the more, “friendship-2” 😊

Pan 12.10.2012 – 20:21

Zilraen
If you constantly live in the city, then what, in fact, to cut?
all the more, “friendship-2”

But at least at school, at labor lessons. Everyone seemed to make stools back then!

Vlad V 12.10.2012 – 20:23

Zilraen
if you constantly live in the city – then what, in fact, to cut?

Damn, well, a man must have normal labor skills))

Vlad V 12.10.2012 – 20:36

Pan
Everyone seemed to make stools back then!

We cut hammers by hand 😊

Zilraen 12. 10.2012 – 20:36

Pan
But at least at school, at labor lessons. Everyone seemed to make stools back then!

well, not “friendship-2” – probably with an ordinary hacksaw.
(however, we didn’t even have that – xs, as before. For example, we basically had a simple locksmith, but I don’t remember carpentry at all)

Vlad V
Damn, well, a man must have normal labor skills))

they should, but what to do if he didn’t need it in principle – like, for example, I don’t need it, at least now, to be able to mow and thresh grain were also useful and necessary skills.

Sergio777 13.10.2012 – 12:07

This year Uncle Dima bought his knife

😊 😊 😊
-ten. I remember how, starting from the 4th or 5th grade, our school was driven to agricultural work at the nearest state farm. At the turnip harvest, the whole class managed to swing knives during the day, cutting off the tops. I took with me a bayonet lying around at home – a knife from Kalashnikov 😊 (the whole family was in uniform at that time), I was a leader – I chopped everything off with one blow. As I remember now, the teachers shook their heads a couple of times, but no one had any attacks of hoplophobia. On trips to nature, almost everyone had knives – the boys had folds, the girls took the kitchen utensils. They also brought knives to school. I didn’t have anything – “squirrels”, butterflies, a frame. There were no related incidents. I remember very well that our fathers almost always had a folded bag in their pocket. Mine had an excellent, even by today’s standards, automatic miscarriage. Children copied the habits of adults and all this was considered natural.

paradox 10/13/2012 – 02:08

that our fathers almost always had a folded bag in their pocket.

my father, born in 1927, 172\66, KTN, botanist, bespectacled – always said: – “a man differs from a male in the presence of a knife in his pocket”
and a razor-sharp fold – he always had a multi-subject with him.
the best gift that I managed to give him, according to him, was a real Swiss.1425 13.10.2012 – 13:12

Here is the elder daughter running around drooling all over my spider with a flashlight, multitool. Now the stump is clear, it’s too early for 5 years, but how I can go to school, maybe I’ll give something, who gives what to children, and what is the process of teaching TB. In short KNIFE AND CHILDREN ALL THAT IS CONNECTED WITH THESE.

I have two calf friends – sisters with a difference of two years, the eldest is 7 years old.
When they reach out to me in the workshop – this is a terrible horror. I just have time to look so as not to be crippled. I show you how to use the tool, explain what is being done and why. Moreover, any tool is interesting to them – and sawing, and hammering nails, and making fun of screws with flat ones …
So what am I – the girls have an interest, where – it is not clear, but if there is – you need to make sure that they can safely satisfy it. Well, the skill of comforting the external environment, the very understanding that things are “changeable” with non-crooked hands – will always come in handy in life.
Children of acquaintances with my knives at all exits to the forest – no troubles. First, I brainwash dad / mom about where the dirty trick can happen, then I tell the kids the same thing. And all chiki-piki.
You should have seen with what pleasure this gopa equips himself with halabuda and cuts out “swords”! )
And the girls with an important look are cutting bouquets and birch bark to the fire – somehow they are not very good at planing.
It will be necessary to show how to make chopsticks. 😊

In general, it would be nice for the Hanseatic community to strain their brains and make a manual “Children/Knife”. Like, as you remember, -Stingy made a series of posters on the designs of knives and the names of the parts of the CW.

Va-78 13.10.2012 – 14:03

By the way, here’s another thing – just as there are types of adults to whom I won’t give a knife, so there are similar children.
i.e. somewhat incorrectly saying “children”, to cut everyone one size fits all purely according to the age criterion. The need for parental pedagogy has not yet been canceled.

mfs 10/13/2012 – 16:25

In the old days (and now only among tribes) children were taught to survive from an early age. The exam in the forest was for them a kind of rite of entry into adulthood. The current generation has almost lost these abilities

KDS 10/13/2012 – 16:43

Until the 8th grade, it was forbidden to wear wristwatches at school (it distracted from the learning process and was a symbol of property inequality).
There are no prohibitions about knives in the pocket, they dragged them from the 1st. By the way, inscriptions carved on a desk or on a tree were a frequent occurrence, although they were condemned.

Va-78 14.10.2012 – 11:52

In the old days (and now only among tribes) children were taught to survive from an early age. The exam in the forest was for them a kind of rite of entry into adulthood. The current generation has almost lost these abilities

Don’t be ridiculous – everywhere children are taught to “live” – ​​in a given natural environment, in a given society, with given technologies.
In this sense, you were also taught to “survive” for yourself. ) Remember, they taught you to say hello, to cross the road, to write & read … And then you even passed exams.
And the theme “before, children everywhere with a knife” is a myth and nonsense. This feature was popularized for a short time already at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.

Pan 10/15/2012 – 12:57

Va-78
… – everywhere children are taught to “live” – ​​in a given natural environment, in a given society, with given technologies…

Yes. But to survive not in the virtual, but in the real world. And here I support with all my paws

Vlad V … a peasant must have normal labor skills …

Zilraen
… to be able to mow and thresh grain – there were also useful and necessary skills.

Well, I won’t say anything about threshing. And the ability to mow is still a good thing. The trimmer is not always available. 😊

Arachnoz 15.10.2012 – 15:26

The first knife was given to me for my 7th birthday. It was a pen “parrot” – with a plastic handle. And then they just didn’t interfere. I had different Soviet knives, and at the age of 13 I switched to fixes, thanks to the influence of one of my Krasnodar friends, with whom we went to the same village for a summer vacation.

Cut with knives quite rarely. I think because my mother explained that you only need to cut with the blade “from yourself”, especially when you hold something in your hand.

Now my son is 12 years old. He is the owner of two Wix, plans to give a fixed thread for 14 years.

I think it’s worth giving knives to a child if he asks for it himself. But you need to choose knives “corresponding to the moment” – simpler than steel, dumber than RK at the initial stage. And change them as the child develops skills.

And be sure to explain the rules of TB.

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Miranda-Zz 09.11.2012 – 12:07

My youngest customer was 5. 5 years old)
This year he will go to school.
During this time (he comes with his grandmother, he doesn’t understand prices yet) he has already acquired three knives: cog, wix and kersh. Moreover, what is important, he always chooses what he considers necessary and listens very carefully to what he is advised.

Old1302 09.11.2012 – 12:37

These are few 😀

Miranda-Zz 09.11.2012 – 12:48

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Don’t tell me. It all depends on the grandparents. At what age will they decide to give a knife to a child)
Parents are stupid and greedy in this regard, most often one hears “You are still small” or “it is very expensive”, and children, from the age of six, very often ask to buy a knife for them.

Sharo 09.11.2012 – 09:18

“A knife sparkles in the hands of a child,
But I hope it’s a lie. ”

E. Letov

I remembered something 😊

u_96u_96 03.03.2013 – 10:29

Um? I have three sons. The senior one is in the first year of the institute, the middle one is the 10th grade, the junior one is the 1st grade.

Two seniors have been running around shooting ranges with me for a long time. The older one prefers the Glocks, the middle one (the guy generally has the manners of a sniper, heh) prefers something bigger and with optics, but on occasion he can shoot from both the musket and the Orsis T-5000 without any problems.

Elder’s favorite piece of iron. 😊

http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/soustov/view/451476/
Favorite iron of the middle.

http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/soustov/view/496443/
Well, these are Vicks. Small and mine.

http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/soustov/view/486797/
I believe that pieces of iron donated on time discipline the child and instill respect for both weapons and TB.

TursunBek 03.03.2013 – 14:06

By the subject: for starters, it would be better to have a small multi-subject, so as not to focus the child’s attention solely on the piercing-cutting functional of the tool.
A child with a knife is now rare. Previously, everyone had a nail, if not a knife, in their pocket. Three years ago, my eldest went to the camp. The only knife (sanremka) for 2 detachments was only with him out of 40 loafers 12-17 years old. Brought scratched with backlash. Actively used.

FrostyShad 03.03.2013 – 15:57

As far back as I can remember, I’ve been dragging knives around the village. SchA 22, never fought with knives. Max. injury from a knife, a nail cut off by a nephew in the process of a quarrel. I shield a knife, as necessary as shoes, no, it will be more necessary and more beautiful.
The most important thing is not to mix a knife and alcohol, in our village a lot of people died like that.