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Managing No-School Mondays

Monday, July 30th, 2018

Issues: child, child care, children, kid, kids, school, transition

The scramble is on. With Brighton School District 27-J moving to a 4-day student contact week, single parents and couples working outside the home must figure out who will care for their grade-school-age children on Mondays. Our children are unique and so are available options. Paticia Dischler, former president of the National Association for Family […]

Easing the ‘Back to School’ Transition

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Issues: child, parenting, resilience, school, transition

By Rachel Morici, LPC As your child transitions back to school, you might experience worries, fears and challenges. As a parent, you have watched your child grow from a dependent innocent toddler to a unique independent and self-sufficient human being. It can be hard to hand that control over to the school and people we […]

School Success: What Parents Can Do

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Issues: involvement, parenting, school, skills, success

by Jody Pierce, LCSW “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” – Jane D Hull School is upon us and parents have an important role in assuring school success for their children. As a parent, children of all ages benefit from your […]