Category: parenting

parenting

November 21, 2019

Preschool Literacy is Everybody’s Business: Families, Educators, and Stakeholders

We all have the responsibility to help address the literacy crisis in Michigan. The Wayne RESA GSRP team is thrilled for the opportunity to enlist everyone to become a part of the foundation of our literacy work with young children. Our momentum comes with a sense of urgency for the...

parenting

October 17, 2019

Five Ways to Be Active as a Family

Being an active family is sometimes hard. Here are five fun ways to get your family moving all-year round.

A Healthier Michigan / Halloween / Health & Fitness / parenting

October 15, 2019

Halloween Costumes: Dress Up For Spooky-Yet-Safe Fun

Halloween is a chance for kids to put on creative costumes and pretend to be something else for the night. But whether your little one is dressing up as a pretty princess or frightening ghost, you’ll want to make sure they stay safe. And that’s where these tips come in....

parenting

October 9, 2019

4 Unexpected Safety Hazards And How To Protect Your Kids

It’s up to you to protect your child from hazards and to familiarize yourself with the safety risks in and around your home and community. While your child will no doubt experience the occasional slip and tumble (after all, that’s part of being a kid), there are a few things...

Health & Fitness / parenting

September 30, 2019

Making It Work As A Work-From-Home Mom

Working from home is both a blessing and a curse when you’re a mom. You can save on childcare, but it can be challenging to get your work done without any distractions. So how do you make it work as a work-from-home mom? On top of everything else, it’s difficult...

Detroit / parenting / Wayne County

September 28, 2019

Paid Focus Group: Parents Concerned about the HPV Vaccine

Are you worried about the HPV vaccine? We’d like to learn more about the opinions of parents/guardians who have been offered the HPV vaccine for their child, but have either refused or delayed the HPV vaccine due to concerns about the vaccine. You are eligible to participate if… You identify...

Education / Event / FREE / Legal / Oakland County / parenting

August 22, 2019

Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy Workshop

Who’s ready for back to school?! A parent workshop is being offered twice at the following times and locations: Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy with Patti Banks THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th- 6:30PM – 8:30PM HAVENWYCK HOSPITAL -1525 University Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th – 6:00PM – 8:00PM JUDSON...

A Healthier Michigan / Health & Fitness / parenting

August 16, 2019

Minimalism and a Family Dynamic

Minimalism is about living more with less. Incorporating that idea into a family dynamic can be difficult. How do you get kids – who always want the newest, best, and next – to scale down and simplify? Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, authors of the book Everything That Remains give the...

asponsored / Homeschool / parenting

August 9, 2019

Homeschool Connections – Supplemental Homeschool Classes

In 2016, there were over 2 million homeschool students in the United States. It is estimated that those numbers will grow between 2% and 8% over the next few years. It might seem overwhelming at first, but there are several local programs that can help parents in their homeschooling journey. ...

parenting / Summer

August 7, 2019

Get Outside and Play!

When I was a little girl, I had a delightful childhood. I was fortunate to live on a dead-end dirt road where I could spend the entire day exploring and playing; I suppose you could have called me a free-range child. With local neighborhood friends, I built forts in the...

Category: parenting

We all have the responsibility to help address the literacy crisis in Michigan. The Wayne RESA GSRP team is thrilled for the opportunity to enlist everyone to become a part of the foundation of our literacy work with young children. Our momentum comes with a sense of urgency for the...

Being an active family is sometimes hard. Here are five fun ways to get your family moving all-year round.

Halloween is a chance for kids to put on creative costumes and pretend to be something else for the night. But whether your little one is dressing up as a pretty princess or frightening ghost, you’ll want to make sure they stay safe. And that’s where these tips come in....

It’s up to you to protect your child from hazards and to familiarize yourself with the safety risks in and around your home and community. While your child will no doubt experience the occasional slip and tumble (after all, that’s part of being a kid), there are a few things...

Working from home is both a blessing and a curse when you’re a mom. You can save on childcare, but it can be challenging to get your work done without any distractions. So how do you make it work as a work-from-home mom? On top of everything else, it’s difficult...

Are you worried about the HPV vaccine? We’d like to learn more about the opinions of parents/guardians who have been offered the HPV vaccine for their child, but have either refused or delayed the HPV vaccine due to concerns about the vaccine. You are eligible to participate if… You identify...

In 2016, there were over 2 million homeschool students in the United States. It is estimated that those numbers will grow between 2% and 8% over the next few years. It might seem overwhelming at first, but there are several local programs that can help parents in their homeschooling journey. ...

When I was a little girl, I had a delightful childhood. I was fortunate to live on a dead-end dirt road where I could spend the entire day exploring and playing; I suppose you could have called me a free-range child. With local neighborhood friends, I built forts in the...

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