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PLEASE, TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE A FRIEND

PLEASE, TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE A FRIEND

by Erin Croyle | Jan 23, 2020 | Advocacy, Elementary School, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Help, KIDS, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU

My heart was broken into a million pieces by a group of elementary school kids today. I was escorting my 9-year-old to the bus for ski club. He loves skiing. He loves ski club. This was his first time getting on the bus without his best friend. The one that took him...
THAT AWKWARD CURIOSITY

THAT AWKWARD CURIOSITY

by Guest Author | Dec 16, 2016 | Elementary School, Help, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Uncategorized, YOU

By Jill Rose A couple years ago I was sitting by the pool with a friend and her two daughters. They were passing through town and stayed at our house for the night. I was talking to my honorary niece Mandy, who was twelve at the time, when she suddenly became sad and...
STOP A BULLY WITH … A HUG

STOP A BULLY WITH … A HUG

by Guest Author | Dec 2, 2016 | Elementary School, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Uncategorized

By Jill Rose What if we started a “Hug U Campaign” as a way to show our unity? I talk to my son about bullying a lot. His little sister is 6 and has Down syndrome. So I worry. I worry kids will make fun of her or tease him about her disability. We have to be more...

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