Toy's Smart Play/Smart Toys, the
Best Smart
Products for Baby to Older Children for 2005."
"Children learn best through play
," says Dr.
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Through retirement planning and various insurance policies -- auto,
homeowners, liability
, life, health and disability -- they have solved all of
the boxes except one: the long term care
box."
Financing long term care has traditionally been accomplished in three
ways: (1) self
-insuring; (2) reliance on Medicaid; and (3) purchasing long
term care insurance. Toy's Smart Play
/Smart Toys" list for this year.a.com.
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Some solutions are obvious, but others can be reached only when all
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Dr. Toy reports
that in the years the innovative on-line magazine, Dr. Toy to "encourage parents and teachers to focus
on the value of play as
essential to the learning process." The winning products include innovative
toys,
games, books, videos, audio tapes, software/CD's, crafts and other children's
products.
" The honored
products are from among large and small companies and range from low to high
tech
for "hours of constructive, educational and stimulating fun." "This is a perfect time," she says,
"to 'take stock'
and do an inventory of what your child is playing with, what is not used and
what
they need next in their learning process.chutes rearrange
" Neveleff enthusiastically endorses both Sudoku and long
term
care insurance as enhancements to well-being, with one sharpening mental
acuity and the other
solidifying financial security.quadrants chutes
This effectively precludes
the so-called "half-a-loaf" strategy
previously employed by Medicaid planners,
which enabled them to shield the transferred assets by
simply waiting a period
of time before applying for Medicaid., b." Scramble Squares(R) received
more of the awards than any other of the one hundred six products named to the
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Toy's Guide, on the Internet
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dazzle promptly replaces the stores' puzzles
awarded to consumers at no cost
to the merchants. dazzle founder, puzzle designer,
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The new law also authorizes the
expansion of the long term care insurance Partnership
program, which allows
individual states to authorize special long term care insurance policies
enabling
people to legally shield a certain amount of their assets from
Medicaid spenddown.
"The federal
government has spoken loudly and clearly," says Neveleff,
"and the message is that Medicaid is to
be used exclusively by the truly needy
and that the middle and wealthy classes may not look to the
government to pay
for their long term care."
(Logos: http://www.newscom." This web site
was the first on-line to
evaluate toys and children's products. Store
displays come complete
with the unique Scramble Squares(R) "5-MINUTE
CHALLENGE(TM)" in-store free puzzle giveaway promotion
for consumers who solve
a Scramble Squares(R) demonstration puzzle within five minutes!
Current
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science, technology, occupations,
fantasy, gourmet, hobbies and activities.00 retail for all ages
of
adults and children that can be selected by style to appeal to the personal
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There are nine squares and nine boxes within each square." "Consequently," adds
Neveleff, "since self-
insurance does not fit unless you are extremely wealthy and since Medicaid
planning is no longer an option, by taking the Sudoku approach and solving
problems through the
process of elimination, the only solution to the long
term care puzzle for most middle and upper
class Baby Boomers is long term
care insurance.
k. Toy), is now available to parents,
teachers and others on Dr.
dazzle also offers a free, very compact, corrugated counter spinner
display,
including the timer and poster, with the purchase of any 72 Scramble
Squares(R) puzzles
in any quantity per style.sokoban checkerboard
newscom."
"By making a renewed focus on selecting summer as an ideal
time for
choosing new products for children," adds Dr.rows checkerboard
"I do the puzzle in the newspaper every day
with my
morning coffee."
So how exactly does the puzzle relate to long term care? Sudoku
is about
finding solutions.
"Imagine," offers Neveleff, "that each box relates to a different
financial risk that Boomers may encounter during the course of their lives. REDONDO BEACH, Calif
. dazzle, inc.
Dr. Auerbach, "and these 'Smart
Toys and Smart Products' encourage children
to maximize their potentials and
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"I've become addicted to
Sudoku
," says Neveleff.
However, on February 8, 2006 President Bush signed into law the Deficit
Reduction
Act of 2005, stating that "the bill tightens the loopholes that
allowed people to game the system
by transferring assets to their children so
they can qualify for Medicaid benefits. The ten Scramble
Squares(R) puzzles receiving this prestigious award are "Boston," "Bunnies,"
"Civil War," "Hot
Air Balloons," "Ice Cream You Scream," "Penguins,"
"Retrievers," "Sea Shells," "Serengeti" and "Space
Shuttle.D. Toy's Smart Play/Smart Toys Award Program 2004" was developed by
Dr. Toy, "parents improve
their
children's development.samegame brawn
Self-insurance can be extremely risky and is
increasingly expensive
. With at least a 40% chance of needing long term care
at some point in life and the current average
annual cost of nursing home care
exceeding $70,000, a prolonged period of care could have serious
financial
consequences. Toy, Director of
the Institute for Childhood Resources, founded in San
Francisco in 1975, "I
have seen the continuous, essential need for more year-round resources for
consumers to identify and choose the most appropriate, safe and engaging
learning and developmental
products for all children. for Father's Day, Mother's Day, Easter,
Halloween, birthdays, get well
, graduation, travel and holidays.
Each Scramble Squares(R) puzzle package includes a panel of
fascinating
factual information on the subject of the puzzle, as well as a trivia question
and
hidden answer, all packaged in a unique and handy heavy duty 10 1/2" long
x 5 3/4" wide x 3/8" deep
resealable vinyl travel pouch, which may be
collected and stored easily in a standard 3-ring binder
.
Scramble Squares(R) teaches:
* Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Skills
* Patience
* Perseverance
* Statistical Probabilities
* Cooperative
and Solitary Productivity
Scramble Squares(R) also helps maintain mental agility, sharpness
and
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However, there is only one solution for each box in the
puzzle." Among other things, the new law
extends the Medicaid "lookback" period on transfers from 3 to 5 years and
starts the penalty period
caused by such transfers on the date of Medicaid
eligibility rather than the date of the transfer
. of Redondo
Beach, California, has announced that ten of its Scramble Squares(R) 9-piece
brain
teaser puzzles have been honored by The Institute for Childhood
Resources in San Francisco as "Dr
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Toy's Smart Play/Smart Toys
2005," based on the newly
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to consumers who desire to purchase safe,
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Toy's Smart Play/Smart Toys" award winning products were carefully
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from among hundreds that she reviewed at toy fairs, catalogs and
through many other sources, and
by using extensive criteria that she has
developed over many years. dazzle provides a free 24" x
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Squares(R)
"5-MINUTE CHALLENGE.rows chutes
, Can the popular Sudoku puzzle
craze sweeping the nation help
Baby Boomers figure out how to pay for their
long term care? Yes, says Ed Neveleff, long term care
insurance expert, with
Senior Insurance Services of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Medicaid, with
its many loopholes enabling people to transfer assets and
still qualify, has previously been a viable
solution for many people. The report is being released according
to Dr." She adds, "The smart play
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