Middle Adolescence Physical Development

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝗪𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #WellnessWednesday! 🌱⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This week, we’ll be addressing “Shame & Trauma”. We’ll be discussing a drawing the connection on how it impacts our children, with Dr. Shantalea Johns, Ed.D., LMSW⁣⁣. ⁣⁣ The session will include:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🔹𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴…

Parents! How are you doing? Like….how are you 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓𝘓𝘠 doing? 👀⁣ ⁣ As we’ve been taking about mental health awareness within your teens and families, we want to take the time to ask you as well! ⁣ ⁣ As parents, we need to take time…

This is the look of someone who has a full heart, or a full “love tank”. 🤣⁣ ⁣ This week in 𝘚𝘞𝘈𝘎, Students With Awareness & Goals, our students learned about the importance of having their love tanks filled. They discussed what things, words, and…

Parental Advisory Training | Facilitated by Ron Lee, Jr. Helping Parents remember…

Parents! Did you know that not only can teens experience stress, but many teens suffer with stress levels that compare to adults?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The best way to understand how your teen processes stress is to engage in open communication. It’s important for parents to normalize…

We want to give a 𝘏𝘜𝘎𝘌 thank you to The Skillman Foundation for their partnership with our health and wellness initiative! ⁣ ⁣ As a result, we were able to treat the hard working teachers at Davis Aerospace High School to a spa day during…

In case you didn’t know, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡! And we want our Yunion parents to be well educated on mental health especially when it comes to their kids as well as for themselves. So let’s keep the conversation going! ⁣ ⁣ Teen…

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴! 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ May is Mental Health Awareness month! And we have 𝘈 𝘓𝘖𝘛 planned! ⁣ ⁣ Join us for our Trauma Informed Parenting Training series and our Mental Health Awareness Training series where we empower and equip parents with tips,…

Here are some highlights from our partnership with CR3’s Self-Care experience! 🎉⁣ ⁣ This past weekend, for 𝘛𝘞𝘖 𝘍𝘜𝘓𝘓 days, @dinahmsw facilitated a healing experience for some of our employees, parents, and community members connected to The Yunion. ⁣ ⁣ They started with a Self-Care…

🔹𝟺 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴🔹⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Several days ago, we discussed the difference between parenting styles and parenting practices. Today, we are digging into those parenting styles a bit deeper! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ There are 4 main dominant parenting styles. Let’s discuss! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 1️⃣. 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 –…

The Brain Effect – How to Recognize and Respond to Signs of Distress

Calling all Workforce Development Teen and Parents! 🗣⁣ ⁣ Our College Readiness Bootcamp will be this Saturday, April 30th from 10:00am – 4:00pm. ⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮…

🔹Parenting Styles vs. Parenting Practices🔹⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱, 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ While some of your child’s personality and behavior…

We just ended the 𝘚𝘗𝘙𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘊𝘠𝘊𝘓𝘌 of our Work Force Development “More Than Construction” program in partnership with Rockford Construction! 🎉⁣ ⁣ Our students and participants learned the business side of construction work. They were able to get a tour or Rockford Construction’s facility, and…

This past weekend, we wrapped up our first 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 program in the House of Technology! Huge thanks to @ourjourni for partnering with us and @scommpartners for sponsoring our students and hanging out with us for the last several weeks. 🙌⁣ ⁣ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧…

Parents, we often hear you say “𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰. 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺?” 🤔⁣ ⁣ The first thing we try to remember is, how it was during puberty for us. Remember what you needed and desired from your parents during…