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Holiday Slime Craft Tis the season for fun, holiday crafts! Kids of all ages love to make and play with slime! Making slime provides a science lesson as the ingredients combine to form the slime, but also hours of creative fun. Only three ingredients are required, but add glitter and food coloring to make it festive. See ... Click Here to Read More
Finding Your Joy This Holiday Season ‘Tis the season to celebrate the holidays. We are surrounded by “holiday cheer”, from holiday displays in store windows to commercials we see showing glowing images of happy, holiday gatherings. For many of us though, the holidays aren’t ideal; our version of things isn’t like the Hallmark movies. In fact, the ... Click Here to Read More
Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive the Board of County Commissioners and Sheriff Armando Fontoura COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-11 Visit a County Vaccination Center Mon-Fri 3PM-7PM | Sat 9AM-5PM Visit EssexCOVID.org or call 973-877-8456 to Schedule an Appointment Parent/guardian must be present. Children with allergies or underlying health conditions should check with their doctor before ... Click Here to Read More
Giving Thanks This is the time of year when we give thanks and reflect on all that we are grateful for. As we continue to adjust to the new normal and the continued challenges we face, it can be difficult to hold on to gratitude. However, when we pause and reflect, there are likely many things we ... Click Here to Read More
Is it Healthy Optimism or Toxic Positivity? What’s the difference? There is no doubt that practicing positivity through such things as mindfulness, positive affirmations, seeking gratitude and the like, can have a very powerful, positive effect on both our mental and physical health. If we can become skilled in these coping skills, we can actually rewire our ... Click Here to Read More
5 Simple Ways To Find Peace & Calm Sometimes as a parent, it can feel like you don’t have a minute to stop and catch your breath! With the return to school and our busy lives, it’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed. Finding ways of restoring peace and calm to our day is an important act ... Click Here to Read More
My Child is Acting Out in School- What Can I Do About It? Kids at every age and grade level across the country are having difficulty returning to school. There is an increase in such things as physical and verbal aggression (name calling or using inappropriate language). Children are more depressed and anxious than they were pre- ... Click Here to Read More
Easy and Fun Black Cat Craft Get into the Halloween Spirit with this simple Halloween craft. All you need is black, pink and yellow construction paper (all colors available in a single pack of construction paper), scissors and glue! Click here to learn the steps!
Talking it Out!- How Your Emotional Support Can Help Your Child Have A Successful Year! Welcome back, Irvington families! A new school year is upon us, and thankfully it will look more normal than the last, but it may not be without it’s challenges. Some of our scholars have not been to in person school for some ... Click Here to Read More
Start the Year Off Right!- What to Do at Home to Help Your Child Succeed In School With a year and a half of virtual and hybrid learning, many of us had to adjust to supporting our children while they learned at home. With the return of full-time, in person learning, we will need to adjust again. ... Click Here to Read More
