HOW YOU CAN ENHANCE YOUR ALLYSHIP FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY!

Each year the month of June is celebrated as LGBT Pride Month. Pride events can include performances, festivals, speaking events, and the infamous Pride parade – all celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer culture and identities. Although Pride...

KID-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES FOR SUMMER BREAK 2020

When the Stay-at-Home order first began, teachers and parents scrambled to figure out a way to keep school-aged children active and engaged from the safety of home. While not an ideal situation, many tried the best they could to adapt. NOW PARENTS ARE FACED WITH THE...

KIDS AND MENTAL HEALTH: FUN WAYS TO TALK TO ABOUT IT

WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS AND MENTAL HEALTH, IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION. BUT TURN THAT ON ITS HEAD, AND YOU’VE GOT AN EXPERIENCE YOU MIGHT ALL ENJOY. Mental health means emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Our mental health affects how we...

BUILDING HEALTHY BRAINS

Written By: Sandi Lerman, MA Ed. Community Educator   Building a Healthy Brain Babies are born with billions of tiny brain cells ready to form connections and build pathways for growth, learning, and human connection. When a young child is raised in a safe and...

STAYING CONNECTED THIS MOTHER’S DAY

Sunday, May 10th is Mother’s Day. This day of celebration and recognition originated in 1876 when Anna Jarvis heard her mother, Ann Jarvis, pray in a Sunday school lesson. She prayed that one day someone would create a memorial mother’s day and that this day would be...