Parental Influence 'House Parents' Bring Family Feel to Spurwink Agency Homes Parental Influence ; the Switch From Shift Workers Also Cuts Staff Turnover and Gives Residents the Stability They Need.

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Zeb Ellis diced zucchini for a stir-fry dinner while his wife, Kara Estey, chopped bok choy.

Their "guys" - the men in the home they staff - also had their hands full. In the dining room, George Buck was making a line drawing of the iPod he wants.

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Parental Influence 'House Parents' Bring Family Feel to Spurwink Agency Homes Parental Influence ; the Switch From Shift Workers Also Cuts Staff Turnover and Gives Residents the Stability They Need.

At a table in the kitchen, where he had piled his action figures, Jason Hill was singing the theme song for the Power Rangers.

"No one can ever take them down," bellowed the 30-year-old. "The power lies on their side!"

Kara, a soft-spoken 29-year-old with short red hair, looked up from the ve...

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