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Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility: Practical Tips for Every Age

Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility: Practical Tips for Every Age

Although some states (Pennsylvania included) require financial literacy to be taught in public schools, children’s understanding of money largely begins and develops at home. Parents can help foster financial literacy with the following tips and resources, which can...

Waving Back: 3 Wholehearted Ways to Build Connection

Waving Back: 3 Wholehearted Ways to Build Connection

Genuine connection is one of the things human beings crave the most – yet the fear of rejection often keeps us from taking the risks necessary to find the connection we long for. Brad Platt’s song “Waving Through the Window” vividly describes this internal conflict:...

Four Powerful Ways Parents Can Express Love to Their Kids

Four Powerful Ways Parents Can Express Love to Their Kids

"Deep within us—no matter who we are—there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable…And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving." — From The World According To Mr. Rogers  If Mr. Rogers was right, how can parents...

The Lincoln Center: Gardening to Remember

The Lincoln Center: Gardening to Remember

By David Bjorkgren This article was originally published on June 16th, 2022 on VistaToday Hands-on learning, like making a garden grow, engages students in an impactful way. That’s why the educators and administrators at the Lincoln Center Leadership Academy in...

Montgomery County Leadership: Paula F. McCauley

Montgomery County Leadership: Paula F. McCauley

This article was originally published on May 13, 2021 by MontcoToday. By Ken Knickerbocker Paula F. McCauley, Board Chairperson of The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC), an Audubon-based nonprofit, human services, community-based organization that provides...