Make Your Voice Heard

Jan 4, 2017 | Behavioral & Developmental

How to make your voice heard on critical education issues   It can be easy to become discouraged about the political process and our system of government, especially after one of the most divisive presidential elections in recent memory. But it’s more important...

Winter Learning Activities

Dec 28, 2016 | Education

  Five ways to engage kids in learning over winter break Every parent has heard it. The dreaded exclamation of “I’m bored!” coming from their children. There may only be two weeks without school this winter break, but that won’t stop youth all over Arizona from...

Holiday Traditions

Dec 3, 2016 | Family Life

Compiled by Michelle Talsma Everson   While I can remember some of the wonderful presents I received over the holidays as a child (I looked really cool in that “life size” bright pink Barbie car!), now that I’m an adult—and a mom—what really stands out are the...

The Busy Family’s Holiday Survival Guide

Dec 3, 2016 | Back Talk, Family Life

By Denise Morrison Yearian   If December seems like a month-long marathon of activities that leave you feeling frazzled and fatigued, restore the season’s peace, hope and joy with these 12 holiday survival suggestions.   Pencil in and prioritize. With...

Child Abduction in the Digital Age

Nov 10, 2016 | Family Life, Teen Issues

  Alicia’s Story By Nora Heston Tarte   “My captor broadcast my abuse online, via a webcam, and another viewer saw the video, and after recognizing me from my NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) missing person poster, contacted...