by Emily Balcken | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
A variety of resources report that over the past few years, homeless families make up between 34 percent to 41 percent of the total U.S. homeless population and are the fastest growing demographic of homeless people. Here in our own community, Henderson County Public...
by Emily Balcken | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog
In these first few weeks of school, I wonder how many parents have heard complaints from their children about math, and how many have responded with something about how bad they used to be at math. Adults can have very strong and negative feelings about math. We...
by Emily Balcken | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog
A tremendous amount of social-emotional development occurs in early childhood and continues through life. It includes how children learn to express and manage their own emotions, their ability to understand others’ expression of emotions, form attachments, or play...
by Emily Balcken | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog
Even when separation and divorce are necessary, children (even babies) are impacted. It goes without saying that it is crucial that the adults figure out how to work together and create stability for children in these situations. We’ve all seen families who do it...
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...
