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America’s Missing Student Crisis: School Systems Struggle to Locate Thousands of Children Who Vanished During Pandemic

April 15, 2025June 1, 2021 by Cristin Dickey
With the public school enrollment rate down, experts believe we're in the middle of a missing student crisis. Photo by bantersnaps on Unsplash.

School is back in session, but not for all… It’s been over a year since American public schools closed their doors to protect against the … Read more

Tags current events, family, grandchildren

May: Mental Health Awareness Month

April 4, 2025May 14, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
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Mental Health Month was created to raise awareness for mental health and how it affects children, adults, families, and communities. Established in 1949, Mental Health … Read more

Tags family, mental health, mindfulness

Startling Decline in Birthrate Puts America at Risk of Depopulation

March 20, 2025May 10, 2021 by Cristin Dickey
A decline in American births troubles demographers with worries of depopulation. Photo by Hollie Santos on Unsplash.

The Numbers Are In… It comes as no surprise that 2020 was a slow year for births in the United States.  With widespread financial instability, … Read more

Tags current events, environmental health, family

Protecting Your Child on the Internet

March 21, 2025May 1, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
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Children are becoming technologically savvy before they are even potty-trained, and most of them have access to a tablet or cell phone of some sort. … Read more

Tags Cyber Security, family, mindfulness, Technology

Drug-Gene Testing: Is Your DNA the Future of Pharmaceuticals?

March 12, 2025April 17, 2021 by Cristin Dickey
Drug-gene testing may be the answer to getting patients DNA-compatible medications. Photo by the National Cancer Institute on Unsplash.

Understanding drugs and your DNA… Did you know that a DNA sample can tell you how you’ll respond to certain drugs?  A new and increasingly … Read more

Tags family, health, mindfulness, self-care

How to Keep Work-Life Balance

July 14, 2025April 15, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
work-life balance

Many working adults struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance. This problem is especially true when you are working a demanding job that overflows beyond … Read more

Tags family, self-care, senior lifestyle, wellness

Difference in Communication Between the Generations

March 14, 2025April 12, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
communication between the generations

Having different communication styles is to be expected between people. It is all dependent on location, the way you grew up, cultural differences, etc. There … Read more

Tags aging statistics, baby boomers, family, holidays & events

Medicaid Extension of Postpartum Benefits Approved for 2022

March 13, 2025April 11, 2021 by Macee Hall
The recent approval for a Medicaid extension of postpartum benefits will likely improve the lives of many new parents on Medicaid. 

There has been much talk in the past weeks surrounding the recent American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which will provide funding and provisions to … Read more

Tags family, Medicaid, mental health, self-care

Will Medicaid Pay for My Marriage and Family Therapy?

March 12, 2025April 10, 2021 by Cristin Dickey
Marriage and Family Therapy is currently under examination for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels.

The Ultimate Collective Everyone has their own idea of what a family is.  Some assert that families are tight-knit groups of blood relatives while others … Read more

Tags family, Medicaid, mental health, self-care

Five Tips for Leaving Quarantine BETTER

March 21, 2025April 8, 2021 by Cristin Dickey
Leaving behind quarantine the right way will make you a happier, healthier, and more contemplative person. Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash.

Much-Needed Beginnings It’s March.  Blooms have broken ground.  The country is thawing.  Vaccinations rest on the horizon line.  For many, it feels like we’re flipping … Read more

Tags COVID-19, family, mental health, nature, travel
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