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Engaging Parents in Student Success
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. This wise proverb, suspected to have come from African roots, is really speaking to me as we launch into the 2017–2018 school … Continue reading
Summertime Fun: 12 Games to Play Outside
By Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor. This post was originally published by Write Creations Group, LLC. Holiday weekends. Birthday parties. Park gatherings. Community picnics. Camping. Summer is full of opportunities for families and youth programs alike to get outdoors and … Continue reading
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Who Needs Technology? Four Ideas for Screen-Free Family Fun
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D., author of Ollie Outside: Screen-Free Fun Technology is ubiquitous; computers, tablets, gaming systems, smartphones—wherever we are or go these days, it seems that some sort of screen is right there with us. And while there are … Continue reading
Quick Bursts to Brighten the Winter Blues and Engage Young Brains
Adapted from Brain Boosters for Groups In a Jar®: Brain-enhancing games to get teens moving and connecting by Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor As winter drags on, the gray days (or white ones) and cold nights can lead to fidgety … Continue reading
7 Tips for Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D., author of Ollie Outside: Screen-Free Fun In the 1984 movie The Karate Kid, a teenage boy becomes disheartened when his karate teacher has him doing chores to exhaustion day after day. Instead of teaching the boy … Continue reading
