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February is Heart Health Month: What does this mean for parents and caregivers?

Posted 1 year ago

By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Manager of Family Life Education February is American Heart Health Month. Most of the focus of heart health is on physical health, but I have been thinking a lot lately about how being a parent impacts my own mental and physical well-being. As a parent, c[...]

Grappling with Uvalde tragedy: Finding space to mourn, support and heal

Posted 2 years ago

By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE, Family Life Education Manager Just 11 days after a violent racist attack in New York, we learn the horrific news of 19 children and two teachers killed by yet another senseless act of violence – this time in Uvalde, Texas. Our hearts are broken. . . AGAIN. Proce[...]

So many decisions and so little time: Support for families as the school year begins

Posted 4 years ago

By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager As I look back to March, at the beginning of the pandemic, it really hits me just how many challenging and different kinds of decisions parents and families have had to make over the past six months. When[...]