As we all continue to deal with the pandemic, let’s pause and consider one of the reactions many of us have had: seeking out comfort foods. The definition of a comfort food from Google’s Oxford Dictionary: “Food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically any with a high sugar or other carbohydrate content and […]
How Far Have We Come Since Martin Luther King’s Death?
We are currently celebrating the impact of Martin Luther King on this federal holiday. He was a figurehead in the civil rights and racial justice movement before he was assassinated. His life ended too soon while he was having such incredible impact of raising awareness while attempting to bring our country together around the issue […]
Who Will Oversee and Lead our Schools?
Schools have become a bit of a lightning rod for many of the issues related to COVID-19. Whether or not to wear masks, vaccine requirements, social distancing, teacher shortages, board disagreements, students in emotional crisis and so much more have added to the stress that already exists in our schools making it difficult for educational […]
The Fundamental Need for a “You Matter” Message
Most of us continue to be acutely aware of how this ongoing pandemic is impacting us emotionally and relationally. We can feel discouraged, frustrated, and disappointed that we haven’t yet come to the end of it, with no end in sight. We can feel depressed and unmotivated. Relationally, while we do have the ability to […]
Helping Your Anxious Child
As you may well know, many of our children are experiencing significant anxiety in school which is showing up in our homes. It can be disconcerting to be with an anxious child. It is hard for parents to sense that and then have clarity as to what to do to help them. When we add […]
Do We Need an Omicron Break in our Schools?
It seems that we are struggling as a nation again in our schools with the spread of the latest version of COVID-19, the omicron variant. Schools all across the country are not recovering well from the recent holiday break in that teachers are unable to come to work due to exposure to COVID and/or contracting […]
Dealing with Disappointment
As we say goodbye to 2021, we can reflect on what we celebrated about the holidays and also what disappointed us. For some, especially children, they had hopes and wishes to receive certain gifts that parents may not have been able to afford or felt were inappropriate or unnecessary. Knowing how some children are often […]
Next Steps in 2022
As we enter this next new year there is much to anticipate. We seem to be facing another contagious round with the Omicron variant that is highly contagious and threatening our schools, businesses and communities. We still need so much work to be done to find curative measures for those who contract this virus. It […]
New Year’s 2022
First of all, I want to thank you for reading our Lakeside Connect Blog during this past year. I hope it has been helpful, informative and instructive in how we care for our kids and our families. Secondly I do hope that you and your family have a very safe, healthy, COVID-free and meaningful 2022. I […]
Looking Back and Looking Forward
This is the time of year where you hear all the reflections on the past year and look forward to what is to come in the new year. For most of us COVID still dominates our thoughts in both categories as to its pervasive and prevalent impact on so many levels in all our lives. […]
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