News & Blog

29 Jul Virtually or in the Classroom, Back to School 2020 will be A+ mazing!

Posted at 17:25h in Parenting

By Tammy Donoho As the summer slowly slips away, parents and caregivers' thoughts turn like autumn leaves to back-to-school preparations. This year brings more uncertainty than usual. Some students will be learning from home, others will be in the classroom. Caregivers sending their children to school for traditional classroom instruction may...

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02 Jul There’s No Room for Boredom with Fun At-Home Activities and Learning Opportunities

Posted at 15:15h in In The Community, Parenting

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...

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24 Jun Local Budgets? Loaded with Opportunity!

Posted at 15:37h in In The Community, Policy

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...

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18 Jun Summer-Time Safety Tips & Sunny Suggestions

Posted at 14:38h in In The Community, Parenting

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,...

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03 Jun OP-ED: Keeping Kids Safe Now and Long After the Pandemic

Posted at 14:49h in In The Community, Parenting

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...

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28 May Announcing Kentucky Family Kindness Day: Saturday, June 6th

Posted at 14:08h in In The Community, Parenting

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...

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13 May CARE for Yourself and Your Child with Special Needs

Posted at 18:24h in In The Community, Parenting

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...

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08 May “All the Feels” May is Mental Health Month

Posted at 14:21h in In The Community, Parenting

“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...

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28 Apr Keepin’ it Real! Rockin’ Your Oral Health Routine!

Posted at 13:54h in In The Community, Parenting

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...

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22 Apr Amid the Pandemic, Supporting Parents is as Important as Ever

Posted at 16:33h in Face It Friday, In The Community, Parenting

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...

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