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How Can Kids Learn Self-Care?
In recent years, we’ve established the value of self-care and how it leads to an overall better quality of life. According to accumulated…
Trauma Resources
In this time of horrific loss for children, families, teachers, and communities, we offer the following resources and support. These…
The Sense of Belonging – A Powerful Connection
I can still remember my third year as a preschool teacher when I received a card in the mail from a mother whose son was in my classroom…
The Superpower of Empathy – A Gift to the World
My weekend shopping ritual began as I walked through the sliding doors of my local Walmart. The usual took place – a Walmart greeter said,…
My Sankofa Experiences
This is part one of a three-part blog that relates to the importance of culture. We need to “Sankofa”!…go forward but go back. Sankofa…
My Sankofa Experiences, Part 2
Last month I shared what I called a “Sankofa” experience that helped me to find out more about myself. Sankofa is a word from West Africa…
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