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...

强大的父母

在黑人历史月期间,我一直在阅读有关非裔美国人父母和自我倡导者在种族隔离和残障人权利方面所产生的影响。我不断想起的一位母亲是露西尔·布里奇斯(Lucille Bridges),她勇敢的小女儿鲁比(Ruby)在1954年成为第一个进入路易斯安那州学校就读的非裔美国人儿童,并在诺曼·洛克威尔(Norman Rockwell)笔下被人永远铭记。 洛克威尔的画作采取儿童高度的视角,鲁比被国民警卫队队员所围绕,保护她免受那些种族主义的白人抗议者袭击。  但在这幅震撼的画面中,却少了一个人:每天送她上下学的母亲露西尔。...