With smartphones, social media and the 24-hour news cycle, information flows nonstop. Teaching your children how to think critically about the world around them is a skill they can develop early and use their whole lives. First, what is critical thinking? “It’s approaching information that is given to you in a mindful, thoughtful way,” said […]
“Inside Out 2” sparks important conversations for parents and kids
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” comes to theaters at a pertinent time as our society faces rising rates of childhood mental health concerns. In true Disney and Pixar fashion, the box-office smash hit doesn’t just entertain, it educates. The main character, Riley Anderson, confronts complex emotions as she navigates life as a 13-year-old ice […]
Neurofibromatosis has taken a lot from Josh, but he comes back stronger
Remarkable. Resilient. Hard-working. These are just a few of the words used by Josh Yacklin’s providers to describe him. Now 20, Josh has been challenged pretty much from his earliest days with neurofibromatosis, a condition which causes the growth of tumors along nerves in the skin, brain and other parts of the body. They can […]
