by Emily Balcken | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog
Many struggle to achieve any sort of lasting stability. The last thing I thought I’d ever say was that I like paying bills! I spent a good number of years scraping pennies together, making payment arrangements or having to pay a bill on location right on the due date....
by Emily Balcken | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog
I know it’s hard to think about a big-kid thing like school when you’re looking at a 2- or 3-year-old, but what you’re doing with them today will determine whether they are ready when the time comes. And it comes. FAST! Read...
by Emily Balcken | May 10, 2018 | Blog
My son wasn’t reading at grade-level at the end of third grade. His struggle set off a series of interventions that seemed to only improve things slightly.Unfortunately, it wasn’t until the end of eighth grade that we finally got a correct diagnosis: dyslexia. Up...
by Emily Balcken | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog
From columnist, Renee Kumor: There’s a lot to be said for success. And we can find success in a lot of places. Sometimes we make it, and sometimes we benefit from it and sometimes we all bask in its glow. Like the evening I joined many of my friends at the Children...
by Emily Balcken | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog
There is variety in every living thing, and our brains can sort and distinguish among these differences very early on. Children can, and do, sort by race at a very young age. Studies show that children show familiarity with their own race consistently by 6 months of...
by Emily Balcken | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
It pains me when we hear about a mass shooting and immediately blame mental illness. I confess I’ve done the same. Until now. Over the past year, I’ve walked with a family member through a mental health diagnosis. It’s been gut-wrenching and eye-opening. To quote a...
