The Journal – Page 13

National Safety Month

Navigating the conversation about the recent gun violence with young children in an age-appropriate manner is something many parents are struggling with right now. We get it!! I am a parent, and even I am at a loss for words...

June Bright Leader

This month's Bright Leader is Ashton Mota. ⭐After coming out at age 12, Ashton got to work publicly speaking about being a black, Dominican-American transgender teen. He started the Gay Straight Alliance at his middle school, became a Human Right...

Safety

As a parent, we want to protect our kids and shield them from the world they live in. I personally would like to wrap Poppy in bubble wrap and not let her out of the house until she's 30, but...

Boundaries

Do you say "yes" to too many things? Yep, me too! Learning to set boundaries is hard to teach when most adults struggle to have boundaries themselves. Part of my parenting journey has been learning while teaching. Most of us...

Words matter

“Mommy, I am too fat for gymnastics. Only skinny girls go to gymnastics.” My heart broke into a million pieces. “Honey, you are beautiful, and your body is perfect and strong the way you are. Gymnastics is for persons with...