By Nicole Long, CEO of OCES Every year, on the first Sunday after Labor Day, we celebrate Grandparents Day! It is a special day to honor and connect with grandparents and pay tribute to them for their involvement in our lives. Grandparents often play a key role in supporting families, including grandchildren. Some grandparents live … More Grandparents Day
By Megan Libby — Coordinator for Counseling and Student Services Brockton Hospital School of Nursing With schools back in session, we are seeing a rise in the need for self-care. For most people, “self-care” brings up images of spa nights, face masks, and indulgent decadence. What self-care means is so much simpler than that: to … More (School) Stress is Back in Session
By: Sarah Gonet, Vice President, Development at BAMSI Going back to school is stressful for parents and students across the board, with this stress often being amplified for students with learning disabilities. Characterized by neurological differences that affect how a person processes, store, and communicates information, common learning disabilities including dyslexia, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD and … More Dealing with Back-to-School Stress
By: Sandy Churchill Teachers are heading back for orientation, parents are shopping for school supplies, and students are either moving in on campus or scrambling to savor the last few days of summer before school is back in session. While the days are still steamy-hot, it’s hard to imagine the coming cooler days of fall, … More Back to School Spirit Is Not Just for Kids
By: Jennifer Lonergan Back to school. Never has this phrase elicited so many feelings from parents and children. As a child, I loved back to school. New supplies, my beloved trapper keeper and seeing my friends again. As a parent, I also loved back to school. Being a stay-at-home mom of four and keeping the … More Back to School: Communication
By: Heather O’Neill The end of the school semester brings lots of “stuff.” Stuff scribbled on notepads or random pieces of paper. Stuff in backpacks. Stuff in the car (usually wrappings from snacks and empty water bottles) Stuff littered around the house. I can understand and appreciate the need for a break for students, teachers … More How Middle and High School Students Can Prepare for the Upcoming Semester
By: Sandy Churchill In the wee hours of morning, I found myself listening to a delightful podcast called Rise Together, hosted by Rachel and Dave Hollis. (Rachel’s books, Girl, Wash Your Face and Girl, Stop Apologizing are fantastic inspiration to tackle your stuff and get going in this world.) The topic was all about tackling … More Facing a New School Year with Intention, Goals, Attitude
By: Heather O’Neill End of summer—tis the season to visit the barber and hair salon to make sure your kids look stellar as they meet their new teachers for the new school year. At the end of every school year my boys like to get “summer haircuts.” For the past few years this has meant … More Back to School Haircuts
By: Deirdre Littlefield I love watching your excitement as you prepare for the first day of Middle School. Your folders are labelled, hair is brushed, and your thick, new socks are pulled to the knees. I’m not sure if I should warn you about these next few years or just let you learn on your … More It’s Time For Middle School
By: Sandy Churchill September ushers in a whirlwind of emotions—wistfulness, energy, excitement, perhaps a last-minute scramble to get life together before the hustle and bustle of academic-year routines. Bathing suits and beach towels are packed away, replaced by schoolbooks, planners, backpacks, lunch bags, and fall clothes, as students head back to school. Some wisps of … More Back-to-School Learning Inspires Us All
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