Category: Empowering Children

by Janette DeFelice April 16, 2017 Number of comments0
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A Secular Easter for the Restivus

It it always important to remember that not everyone celebrates the same holidays in the same ways. There is always someone out there that does something different. And different is ok. Teaching our children this as we celebrate our holidays is an integral way to move us toward a more tolerant and accepting society. This post is how our family celebrated Easter this year, starting with learning about the history of this holiday.

Little Brother Cory Doctorow
by Janette DeFelice February 18, 2017 1
Book Review Empowering Children

Book Review (High School and up): Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

A teenage hacker. A major terrorist attack in San Francisco. The Department of Homeland Security clamping down on individual freedoms under the guise of ‘safety.’ This is where Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother starts. Published in 2008, it wisely presages some of the events of today, with profiling (read Muslim Ban), demand to surrender pass codes of personal devices, and the propagation of fear among the masses.

Sit-in pinkney
by Janette DeFelice February 16, 2017 1
Book Review Empowering Children Empowering Parents Parenting

Book Review (Gr 1-4): Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down

As a parent with tons of responsibilities, how are you supposed to find the time to protest injustice while still making sure your progeny are well cared for and thriving? Well, the simple answer is that you can’t be out there on the front lines protesting day after day.

But you can make an impact on the future by raising your children to be aware and prepared to stand up for themselves and others.