Enjoy my inspiring interview with Father Paul Abernathy, Founder and CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project in Pittsburgh, PA
ADOPTION AWARENESS: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND HOW DO WE GET THROUGH IT?It is National Adoption Awareness Month. Traditionally, it has been a month…
Helpful reminders for teachers and other school staff regarding classroom behaviors and learning: poor social skills, no conscience and learning difficulties all have ONE thing…
I’m actually writing this morning in reference to two articles that appeared in our local newspaper about student behavior. The first article was about police…
It is National Foster Care Month and the theme is Engaging Youth. Building Supports. And as I thought about the theme, I wanted to write…
walk into a coffee shop, and then a teacher, a librarian, and a lawyer walk in. They are followed by a mayor, a doctor, and…
Wow! this is one of those times when I have an idea that I want to share with families that have been created through fostering,…
To all parents out there who struggle in the most important role we have in life, I came across this today from “Daring Greatly” by…
An addendum to my blog post yesterday about trauma sensitive classrooms. This is based on a form that is presented in the workbook: “The Trauma…
I have been asked recently, by both a teacher and a school social worker,what might be put into place in a classroom setting to help…