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Empowering Adolescents Through Uncertain Times

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Carrie Jackson

Adolescents have had portions of their lives altered or put on hold during a time of pivotal social growth and personal development. Chicago organizations are helping them to navigate and flourish in these times of uncertainty.

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5 Easy Tips for Helping Students to Connect with Nature this Fall

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Gina Iliopoulos

Now more than ever, youth need the benefits a connection with nature offers. Gina Iliopoulos of Chicago's Keeler Gardens NFP has five simple tips on how to create nature-focused learning opportunities.

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Make Back-to-School Lunches Tasty and Sustainable

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Tiffany Hinton

Many local grocery stores have posted signs directing us not to bring our own bags—no more using cloth, reusable market bags due to COVID-19 precautions. This is similar to the concept and rules of many of the Chicago area schools and daycares that will be opening this fall for bringing lunch to school. GF Mom Certified's Tiffany offers tips and recipes to make school lunches allergen free and Earth-friendly, too.

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Parent Teaching Child Resilience Through Rock Climbling
Raising Resilient Kids: How to Help Them Bounce Back

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara

Mindful strategies to help parents build up resiliency in children in order to deal with challenges, overcome difficulties, be less fearful and anxious and more confident and empathetic.

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Strong and Healthy: Five Ways to Strengthen Kids’ Immunity

Jul 31, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara

It’s critical for parents to help build up their children's natural immunity. From birth onward, here are some proven strategies that strengthen kids’ immune systems.

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Calming Kids: Ways to Turn Anxiety Around

Jun 30, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara

In these uncertain times, many kids are feeling anxious, but parents can use these straightforward strategies to help lower childhood anxiety.

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Staying on Track

May 31, 2020 ● By Isabella Dussias

I’m learning not to waste countless, mindless hours on social media and to not drown in indecision about what to do next.

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GARDENING 101: A Summer Home Economics Course

May 29, 2020

This gives parents an opportunity to teach life skills, along with some horticulture.

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Celebrating Birthdays in New Creative Ways

May 29, 2020 ● By Tiffany Hinton

RECIPES FROM A GLUTEN-FREE KITCHEN

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Family Stories: Help Kids Cope During Tough Times

May 29, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara

Help children feel safe, secure and in control by telling them what strong stuff they come from. Get started telling family heritage and ancestry stories with these 20 questions.

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Eye Care for Kids: A Clear Path to Healthy Vision

Apr 30, 2020 ● By Ronica A. O’Hara

The key time to pay attention to eye health is during childhood. Here are holistic ways parents can foster naturally healthy vision in kids to help prevent myopia and other eye problems.

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Must-have Ideas to Nurture Yourself at Home

Apr 15, 2020

Here are some healthy, earth-friendly activities you can enjoy from the comfort and safety of your home.

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COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020 ● By Isabella Dussias

What do teens think of these unprecedented times and an upheaval of life as we know it?

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Healthy Home, Healthy Kids: How to Keep Them Safe

Mar 31, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara

By taking active steps to rid our home of everyday contaminants, we can give our children the clean air, clean water and clean food that they need to thrive.

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Now's the Time to Teach At-Home Nutrition

Mar 30, 2020

With a lot of parents facing the challenge of keeping housebound kids happy and healthy, this is the perfect time to teach kids the basics of nutrition and eating right.

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