Kelly has an excellent voice, for example, but has much to learn about empathy for others. T.J. is a great dancer but a lousy student. Billy has a great sense of humor but needs to develop self-restraint. Dwain has artistic and athletic abilities but struggles with asthma. Amy is extremely intelligent yet tends to be bossy.
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Adventures with Kanga Roddy also is effective because it is not sugar-coated. Youngsters see likable people making mistakes and then learning from them, sinners with faults and failings who are striving to live as saints. It may take some searching to locate Adventures with Kanga Roddy in your area. In their inimitable style, public television stations across the land have scheduled it at widely varied times throughout the week. You may, in fact, need to call your local station to ask when it will be shown.