Parents and kids are overwhelmed when their living space doesn't provide a place for the things they use and reuse. Families are frustrated when their $50 storage bin purchase breaks before it has survived its first week of wear and tear. Children are reluctant to hang their coats and book bags on hooks that won't hold the weight and girth of the contents of their school locker or desk. Small children are less capable of sorting and putting away toys if their play area is poorly organized. Smart parents look for children's furniture that will answer these dilemmas and make their home an organized, user-friendly and learning-friendly space.
If you've got kids, you can expect a lifetime of wear and tear on the furniture that you purchase for your home. Your children will, very likely, live with you for almost two decades. And, once the kids are grown they have kids of their own! Grandma and Grandpa still have a houseful of little ones to care for, even thought the little love bugs don't live (technically) at your house any more!
Consider the benefits of purchasing high quality children's furniture for your home. It's important to expect that your living, storage and organizational solutions will survive decades of use. Reconsider buying cheap imitations that won't survive for the long haul. You turn your furniture purchases into long term investments when you buy the best products for the right price.
If you are a parent or educator, you want to go to the right place to make your children's furniture selections. You might be surprised to learn that many school furniture stores offer lifetime warranties for custom wooden furniture. This school furniture is sold to educators, as well as regular consumers at a fair price. When you purchase quality you purchase reliability and durability. You also bring home attractive, kid-friendly, no-hassle solutions at an economical price.
My experience as an educator has taught me to anticipate wear and tear. It didn't take long for my elementary students to teach me that my temporary solutions weren't advantageous in the long run. Today, I am busy with my job as a full-time mom of three kids, so I know it's smart to consider the best solutions for the kid-friendly living, storage and organizational needs within my home.
School furniture should answer the needs of students and the adults who use it. With "careful selection," the kids' furniture in children's classrooms and day care centers will hold up against repeated and relentless use. As well, it will provide necessary space and organization. Consider the same "careful selection" within your home. Library furniture, classroom storage, coat lockers, day care furniture, school furniture, mobile storage, book shelves and book displays aren't limited to classroom use anymore.
The home can become an organized, and stimulating, environment that fosters learning for a lifetime. Smart parents shop for children's furniture that answers needs for the present and the future.
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Lady Brownrigg of England first obtained a Shih Tzu in 1928. She was around 30 years of age, was a much-traveled lady and was very fond of birds and animals. Her husband was an Assistant Adjutant and Quarter-master General to the North China command. When they returned to England, they brought with them two Shih Tzu, a dog called Hibou and a bitch called Shu-ssa. Both were black and white and described as ?small.? Shu-ssa was mated to Hibou and produced Lung-fu-ssu. The offspring of Hibou, Shu-ssa and Lung-fu-ssu and many of our present-day Shih Tzu are descended from these. They were called the famous ?Taishan? Shih Tzu. The weight of these three is known to have been within the range of 12 to 15 pounds. Lady Brownrigg considered this weight as ideal.
In 1933 at the West of England Ladies? Kennel Society Shu-ssa, Hibou and Lung-fu-ssu were exhibited in a class along with other dogs from Tibet. It was quite evident that there were great differences between these Tibetan Lion Dogs and those which Colonel and Mrs. Bailey had imported from Tibet. These were narrower in the skull and had longer noses, and eventually became known as the Lhasa Apso. Other Tibetan dogs, with longer legs are now known as Tibetan Terriers.
The Brownriggs were instrumental in preparing the first breed standard. By 1934, the breed had been separated from the other small and hairy dogs of oriental origin.
By the time World War II had begun, very few Shih Tzu litters were born during those troubled years. The Taishan Shih Tzu, however, made their own contribution to the war effort. The combings from their coats were gathered up and made into knitting wool.
After the war was over, Lady Brownrigg carried on with her work of establishing the Shih Tzu in England.
Lady Brownrigg was not in agreement with the decision to introduce Pekingese blood and an attempt to start a new club for the miniature Shih Tzu.
In 1939, a lady called Gay Garforth-Bles, later Gay Widdrington saw eight Shih Tzu being exercised in Thurloe Square in London. The dogs were being exercised by Mrs. Doig, their cook. Shortly after this sighting, Gay Widdrington bought her first Shih Tzu from Lady Brownrigg. This was a black and white puppy bitch called Mee-Na of Taishan. Mee-Na set her owner off on a curse that would lead her to become one of the best-known figures in the breed. The name of her Shih Tzu line was ?Lhakang.?
Gay Widdrington bred more than a hundred litters over a period of nearly fifty years. The list of Lhakang champions shows how this kennel competed at the highest level in the breed over a thirty-year period, which is a remarkable achievement.
Gay Widdrington joined with Lady Brownrigg in the 1950s to form the Manchu Shih Tzu Society with the aim of promoting the smaller type of Shih Tzu. The Kennel Club did not agree to the division of the breed into two sizes. The Manchu was given official status only on condition that it promoted the welfare of all sizes of Shih Tzu.
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