Action, Aromas, and Accomplishment
Now, with Fall quickly approaching, it’s a great time to put good intentions into action. Let’s get outside and ENJOY!
ADULT WORKSHOP: Preparing Your Child for a Successful School Year
This adult workshop shares practical ways to help your child(ren) have a successful school year. Most foster kids are behind in school due to the trauma they have experienced, and COVID-19 has compounded these issues. Try these 25 simple strategies to help your teens become the best they can be.
ADULT WORKSHOP: Preparing Your Child for a Successful School Year Read More »
Dreams, Decisions, and Damsels in Distress
Many of you are trying to decide what career field to go into as you get ready to graduate from high school and move to college. Don’t believe anyone who tries to tell you that you aren’t supposed to enjoy your career, or that you’ll be stuck in a dull nine-to-five existence and hate it…
Changes, Challenges, and Choices
It doesn’t seem possible that we are almost to the middle of August already. Next comes the beginning of high school and college football games, falling leaves, and cooler weather…
Brain Architecture: Building Strong Foundations and Responding to Trauma
Early experiences literally shape how the brain gets built, establishing either a sturdy or a fragile foundation for the development and behavior that follows. A strong foundation in the early years increases the probability of positive outcomes. Learn about how this may affect you and how you can help make your brain stronger.
Brain Architecture: Building Strong Foundations and Responding to Trauma Read More »
Possibilities
What doors can we open, if we open the door for creativity and chasing our dreams? Hope. People living instead of just existing…
Delight, Debate, and a Droid
Happy Friday, RISERS! I hope that this week has been good to you and that you’ll have a safe, enjoyable weekend. Sleep in late…take a nap…eat one treat that makes you happy.
Teach Your Children Well
In this parent workshop, Love’s Arm advocacy team members Mimi Nikkel and Brandon Culpepper addressed the important topic of sex trafficking. They shared how parents can recognize the signs of human trafficking, help their children establish a healthy sexual identity, and teach their kids SMARTS.
Baseball, a Book, and Back-to-School
I hope you have made the most of your summer vacation, and if you are going back to school, I hope it will be your best year yet. With the weekend almost here, just sit back and relax and do that one thing that makes you happy.
Unleash Your Potential
What are your capabilities? What is that fire in you dying to escape? Everyone has a great amount of potential, and so many hold it back.
