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Posted on June 19, 2025 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Commemorating, Celebrating, and Learning from Juneteenth
“The historical legacy of Juneteenth shows the value of never giving up hope in uncertain times.” – National Museum of African American History and Culture Juneteenth commemorates and celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. It originated in Galveston, Texas on June 19,1865 with the following announcement: “The people of Texas are informed that …
Posted on June 9, 2016 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Pathway to Our Kids’ Well-being and Anecdote to Violence – A Must-Read Book
‘It’s impossible not to be changed on the inside after being at the Seeds of Peace Camp,’ a refugee from Somalia told me (writer, Michele Borba). ‘Once you see that other people have the same worries and fears, you start to feel with them, and everything inside you turns upside down. You never go back …
Posted on March 17, 2016 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
When Kids Question Everything
It just started happening seemingly out of the blue. “Why can’t I watch PG-13 rated movies? I know kids in my class who do.” “Why do I always have to go upstairs for bed at 7:00? The neighbors all get to stay up later.” And then what seems like minutes later, I hear “Why do …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Asking questions of parents, Caring, Child development, Compassion, complex thinking, equality, ethics, Fairness, justice, kids questioning, Moral development, Patience, questioning authority, questioning parents, Reflection, Responsible decision-making, Rules, Self control, Social rules, stages of moral development
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