By Christine Thompson Schools are reopening soon. Is your family ready? The 2020-21 school year won’t look like any other that came before it. But exactly what it will look like remains to be seen. Schools and districts are busy preparing for the new year and many are...
By Kerrie McLoughlin Playing outside only takes up so many hours of a day, especially if you live in Arizona. Once they head back inside they often struggle finding something to do. I genuinely believe that boredom can be a gift for our kids because it forces them to...
By Kimberly Blaker Empathy Is Hardwired, But Few Maximize It: Help Your Child Develop Empathy to Its Full Potential Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another’s shoes. It is similar to sympathy but with an important difference. To sympathize is to care...
Animal Care During a Pandemic: “It’s What We Do!” Essential employees are pivotal during a pandemic. From frontline health care workers to grocery store teams and truck drivers delivering goods, we honor their work and sacrifice. However, the “essential workers” at...
Southwest Human Development is hosting its sixth annual Back-to-School Supply Drive to help children in need begin the school year with all of the tools they need for academic success. With so many uncertainties about how children will safely return to school and what...
