Growing minds and bodies need constant stimulation to reach their full potential. Exposing kids to different environments, settings, and activities on a regular basis will often do the trick. Sad to say, this may not be possible all the time. There may be circumstances like disasters or inclement weather that...
Has anyone else felt themselves climbing a series of steep learning curves over the past few months? How a novel coronavirus is transmitted to humans. How to homeschool a child. How deep and destructive systemic racism is. Our brains have been challenged to take in, process, and take action on...
By Tammy Donoho, Kentucky Youth Advocates Congratulations parents, guardians, and caregivers! You made it! After homeschooling for months, you may be just as thrilled as your children that the school year is finally over. You might have thought it couldn’t be done, but you powered through! Get out the party hats,...
Living through the collective trauma of a global pandemic has tested the very nature of our well-being as a community. When you are unsure of what to expect next and fear for the safety of those you love, it is only natural to feel like life has become unstable in...
By Harper Kelly They’re all over social media and TV commercials – community heroes being recognized and honored for putting their own safety and health on the front lines for others. Every-day people that before these pandemic times, were doing exactly the same things they are doing now, but the epic...
Being a parent or caregiver is arguably the most rewarding and fun job we will ever have – but also a very challenging, selfless, and exhausting one. This is even more true when your child has special needs.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Kosair Charities Face It Movement wants to remind you that in order...
“All the Feels” May is Mental Health Month By Tammy Donoho, Kentucky Youth Advocates Frustrated, anxious, lonely, self-conscious, how do these words make you feel? Uncomfortable? Most children will experience these emotions no matter how hard we try to shield them. As parents and guardians, we are bound and determined that...
By; The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition Team- KOHC Daily reminders on the importance of maintaining “ordinary routines” during this very “out of the ordinary” time are featured in the news and on social media. These reminders cover a multitude of topics. (There is even one prompting many of us to take...
By Carli Mosby-Smith, originally posted on Kentucky Youth Advocates These are unprecedented times. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, along with Governors across the nation, has issued strict orders to practice social distancing and stay “Healthy at Home” to slow the spread of the virus. While physical...
By Kelly Gillooly, Director of Behavioral Health Outreach, Peace Hospital  The coronavirus—or COVID-19—can put additional pressure on already vulnerable children, youth, and families. It can cause anxiety, stress and uncertainty. They are felt especially strongly by children of all ages. Children have been faced with school closures, cancelled events, separation from friends and need to feel loved and supported...