Financial Awareness for Children and Teens
Helping Parents Raise Money Savvy Kids By Hilary HuntPresident, Pennsylvania Jump$tart Coalition Do your kids understand the importance of saving money for a rainy day? Do they know where money comes from (and not just from an ATM)? And, when that day comes, will they be prepared to enter the “real world” of credit card […]
What to Do When Your Child Is Bullying–or Being Bullied
What to Do When Your Child Is Bullying–or Being Bullied Parents need to watch for patterns of behavior that indicate their children are being bullied–or are bullies themselves. Ultimately, it is parents’ responsibility to identify their children’s behavior. If you know that your child has been bullying others, try to identify his or her sources […]
Bullying
Topic: Bullying The Bystander: A Bully’s Often- Unrecognized Accompliceby Margaret Sagarese and Charlene C. Giannetti A few years ago, an upstate New York newspaper headline noted that 60 high school girls and boys, ages 14 to 21, faced criminal prosecution for leering at and cheering on two brawling 15-year-old boys. The headline and accompanying story […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 10 – Honoring the Legacy of our Founders: Leading with Grit and Grace
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 10. Honoring the Legacy of our Founders: Leading with Grit and Grace The first nine chapters of this series of articles have been primarily devoted to the amazing leaders who strived for a better world […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 9 – Honoring the Legacy of our Founders: Committing to Today’s Children
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 9. Honoring the Legacy of our Founders: Committing to Today’s Children The passing of time may cause us to forget the incredible leaders who came before us. But only if we allow that to happen. This series […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 8 – Separate but Equal: Another Challenge for the PTA
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 8. Separate but Equal: Another Challenge for the PTA The roots of the National PTA were in Washington D. C. in 1897. Every winter, however, my memories take me to our nation’s capital and reflect […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 7 – Pick a Card, Any Card—But Make Sure It is the Right Card
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 7. Pick a Card, Any Card—But Make Sure It is the Right Card Step right up, folks. Pick a card, any card. Yes, the purpose of card tricks is to create an illusion of a seemingly […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 6 – Teachers – The PTA’s Middle Name
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 6. Teachers – The PTA’s Middle Name The long-awaited summer months are finally here. Not only do we have time for more family interaction with summer hiatus from most schools, but the slower speed of the […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 5 – Juvenile Justice, The Journey Begins
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 5. Juvenile Justice, The Journey Begins Violence? Not in my schools. What PTA leader could say that honestly today? Since the inception of the National Congress of Mothers in 1897, the association has embraced a strong […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 4 – Pennsylvania: A True Keystone for Kids
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 4. Pennsylvania: A True Keystone for Kids A “keystone” typically refers to a central supporting element of a larger structure, such as a building or an organization without which the whole structure would collapse. Most […]