What is Family Engagement? For Families

Download what is fam eng for families Family engagement is an intentional, authentic, respectful, and equal partnership between practitioners and families leading to positive results for children and youth. For families this means: Strong two-way communication in...

Accentuate The Positive: Helping Your Middle Schooler Accept Themselves

Middle school is a time of incredible exposure. Young people between the ages of 10-14 undergo seismic shifts in their relationships and self-concept all under the watchful eyes of their equally vulnerable peers. For the first time in their lives, middle schoolers may...

Powerful Parents

For Black History Month, I’ve been reading about the impact that African American parents and self-advocates have had on both racial desegregation and disability rights. One mother I keep thinking about is Lucille Bridges, whose brave young daughter Ruby was...