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9 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Learn a Language

Posted by Tony Penn, Boys Town Press Author on Feb 25th 2021

After waiting for a while in a crowded deli line on my lunch break, it was finally my turn. “I’ll have a ham and cheese sandwich, please,” I said, proud of my politeness. “Good morning, sir,” the ob … read more

​Self-Determination: A Path for Success and Happiness

Posted by Kip Jones, Boys Town Press Author and School Counselor on Feb 11th 2021

I encourage my students to apply self-determination to many different areas of their lives. They need to understand that ability is not the only factor to reaching their goals. With long-term goa … read more

​Navigating the World as a WAHM/WAHD

Posted by Janice Russell, Guest Writer on Jan 28th 2021

If there’s one thing we learned from COVID, it’s that having staff work from home is a viable option for many businesses, and many employees find themselves navigating a new way of working for the l … read more

Broadening Perspectives, Opening Minds

Posted by Julia Cook, Boys Town Press Author and Former School Counselor on Jan 11th 2021

Children are born without bias. As infants, they don’t care about race, gender, religion (or lack thereof), sexual orientation or cultural identity. As they grow, any prejudice they exhibit rega … read more

Waiting

Posted by Jennifer Law, Boys Town Press Author on Dec 22nd 2020

What are you waiting for? It feels like we are waiting for a lot these days. Yet maybe “waiting” isn’t the right term. Maybe we aren’t waiting for the weekend or for the next paycheck or fo … read more

2020: A Year of Visual Clarity

Posted by Kip Jones, Boys Town Press Author and School Counselor on Dec 8th 2020

For over 150 years, the phrase “20/20 vision” has been used to reference visual clarity or acuity. That’s from where the commonly used phrase, “Hindsight is 20/20” comes. And here we are winding … read more