Mike Moyer joins Family Connections to illustrate his creative and effective method to get students into the college of their choice, especially prestigious colleges, specific programs, or colleges with low acceptance rates. Often college admissions receive thousands of applications and students … [Read more...] about Family Connections – How to Make Colleges Want You!
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Family Connections – Falling Through the Cracks–Where We’re Failing America’s Kids and What You Can Do
Everyone agrees kids are important. Ted Lempert of Children Now and the Children's Movement talks with us about the cracks in services to children, and how we're failing to make sure all children have equitable and equal opportunities and access to early education, healthcare, and K-12 education. … [Read more...] about Family Connections – Falling Through the Cracks–Where We’re Failing America’s Kids and What You Can Do
Family Connections – The Parenting Trap–Surviving the Transition to Parenthood
Having a baby is an exciting time! However, relationships often experience distress in the first six to nine months after the baby's birth. Dr. Kristen Mickelson describes the common problems couples experience shortly after a baby's birth. She'll describe the differences between equality and … [Read more...] about Family Connections – The Parenting Trap–Surviving the Transition to Parenthood
Family Connections – Great Reads–Using Stories to Help Children Cope
All parents struggle with the right words to help children through grief and loss. Children's literature can help kids work through feelings, find solutions to difficult problems, and develop compassion and understanding. Dr. Mia Mercurio-Morse, professor of Special Education and Reading at Southern … [Read more...] about Family Connections – Great Reads–Using Stories to Help Children Cope
Family Connections – Help Me Survive the Holidays!
We all have a mental picture of the ideal holiday. Whether it is the classic Norman Rockwell painting or a fantasy of the perfect family, real families sometimes, and more often than not, just don't measure up. Dr. Georgianna Donadio joins Family Connections to discuss research gleaned from 30 years … [Read more...] about Family Connections – Help Me Survive the Holidays!
Family Connections – You May Hate Your Ex But Your Kids Don’t
Divorce can be messy and painful. Collaborative divorce attorney, Cat Zavis, describes ways to end a marriage while minimizing the emotional and financial stress, and the negative toll divorce takes on children. Ms. Zavis describes different divorce options, and the best ways to minimize the effects … [Read more...] about Family Connections – You May Hate Your Ex But Your Kids Don’t
Family Connections – Beyond the Wicked Stepparent
Cinderella, Snow White...stepparents are stereotypically cast as malevolent characters. However, stepparents aren't typically wicked, and families of divorce aren't "broken". Whether a stepparent or step-sibling, one-third of all Americans are part of a step family. Learn how to create a healthy and … [Read more...] about Family Connections – Beyond the Wicked Stepparent
Family Connections – Military Families After Deployment
What happens to soldiers when they return home after deployment? How do families cope with the transitions, especially when soldiers have 3 to 4 deployments? Listen to Julie Madsen, Director of Psychological Health (DPH) for the Washington State National Guard's Psychological Health Program, discuss … [Read more...] about Family Connections – Military Families After Deployment
Family Connections – Giving Kids A Healthy Start in School
Good nutrition helps kids do better in school. What kids eat for breakfast and lunch impacts how they concentrate. Good sleep habits helps them stay alert and focused throughout the day. As the cold and flu season approaches, its important to know how to keep kids healthy so they don't miss school. … [Read more...] about Family Connections – Giving Kids A Healthy Start in School
Reconnect to Personal Connections-Friendships for a Meaningful Life
Welcome to Healing From Within. I am your host Sheryl Glick author of Life Is No Coincidence and The Living Spirit and my soon to be released third book in the trilogy A New Life Awaits Spirit Guided Insights to Support Global Awakening which share stories of awakening spiritual … [Read more...] about Reconnect to Personal Connections-Friendships for a Meaningful Life