Protect our Children: Online Safety
The North Carolina Attorney General has declared a youth mental health crisis due to the increase in depression, anxiety, …
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Protect Our Children: Safe Gun Storage
The surgeon general of NC has declared a youth mental health crisis due to the increase in depression, anxiety, …
A Homemade Christmas
Welcome to Advent, one of my favorite seasons. All my senses are stimulated while enjoying this time of the …
Stay on the Road to Well-Being
There are many challenges facing families with children these days, specifically when a parent finds him or herself parenting …
Champion the Strengths in Our Teens: What Is Strong as Opposed to What Is Wrong
Taylor McDonald, the Engagement Manager at Prevent Child Abuse NC, told me recently to focus on “what is strong …
LRF Educational Booth Pays Off - $350!
Magetsi 4-H Club created an award-winning educational booth for the Lee Regional Fair earlier this month. They not only won first …
Families Learn Together
When posing for a photograph, many members of my family enjoy creating laughs by holding up “bunny ears” at …
STEMing Summer Learning Loss
How can you address the increasingly prevalent phenomena of summer learning loss? According to a Fairchild & Baulay 2002 …
Competition and Teamwork Promote Well-Being
In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act into federal law to ensure that each state would have …
Cell Phone Use and Well-Being
Imagine standing in line at the grocery store waiting to check out. The parent in front of you has …
What Do You Call a Mischievous Egg?
We will deliver twenty dozen fertilized eggs and incubators to thirty elementary classrooms in Lee County very soon. Beginning …
Parents, You Are Wise Again
I am a parent of two emerging adults. If you caught my article last month about parenting skills, you …