Posts Categorized: Education Newsletters

Like many traditions that have endured over the years, making New Year’s resolutions serves a valuable purpose for me. It creates room for reflection and for refocusing myself on living with intention. My youngest child is 14 years old, however in the whirlwind of raising small children, this was especially hard to do—and especially needed (then and now). 

For January’s newsletter, we will turn back the clock to December!  I was lucky enough to attend, and present at the National Conference for Social Studies, in Nashville, Tennessee.  This annual conference is a gathering for thousands of professionals from various disciplines who hail from across the United States and the globe.

You already know social skills are necessary for children’s social-emotional learning and development. But how do you effortlessly teach them in a way that introduces them into your kid’s daily routine? 

As we say hello to the winter weather here in Buffalo, there are many mixed emotions we feel with the extreme temperatures that are headed our way! For my article this month, I wanted to share some science-backed facts that shed light on the BENEFITS of cold weather! As you are bundling up and dusting off that shovel this month, keep these facts in mind to help stay positive during our chilly season ahead of us! 

Season’s Greetings, E&M friends! Did you know that every year, there is a winter solstice, the shortest
day of the year? On December 21st, 2023, the planet will be tilted as far away from the Sun as possible,
with the fewest hours of daylight. After the winter solstice, days become longer and nights shorter as
spring approaches.