Creating a Safe and Inclusive Halloween Halloween, with its costumes, candy, and spooky fun, holds a special place in the hearts of children. But amidst the excitement, it's crucial to ensure that this Halloween is safe and inclusive for all children, including those with disabilities and...
Follow Your Dreams . . . I have a confession to make—I like football—I always have. Well, at least since I was six years old and my father took me to see his alma matter, Georgia Tech play Duke at Grant Field in Atlanta. Tech won...
I never met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. even though I grew up in Atlanta in the 1950’s and 60’s. To be honest, I didn’t truly appreciate what a great man he was until after he was gone. A few days later some classmates and...
November is National Veterans and Military Family Appreciation Month. As we take time to appreciate the many sacrifices of our Military to ensure our safety and freedom, we must also acknowledge the sacrifice of Military families. Parenting is a difficult job even in the best...
October is Head Start Awareness month so I strongly encourage you to visit the Head Start website where you’ll see that they are “committed to the belief that every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to succeed in life.” To that end,...
There is a day for everything (even blueberry popsicles day on September 2). There are a few national days in September that fit the Active Parenting model: National Read A Book Day is September 6 National Literacy Day – September 8 Read to Your Child Day falls on...
Roots: Then and Now The International Day of Families got me thinking back to when I was an ambitious young graduate student in 1977, a book, followed by a television miniseries, became international events. The story, Roots, by author, Alex Haley, follows a family from its...
