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by Nicole M. Young, MSW I often start this monthly column with a true story about my experiences as a parent. Writing about my own parenting challenges is like giving […]

Ask Nicole: Homework Routines Are Your Friend! By Nicole M. Young, MSW My children are young adults now, but I still have “homework battle scars.” I remember feeling like our […]

Nicole M. Young, MSW When my kids were younger, I often wondered and worried, “Will they be prepared to live on their own someday?” Deep down, I knew the answer […]

by Nicole Young, MSW Is it just me, or is it getting harder to keep up with life? Some days, it feels like I’m on a treadmill that’s going too […]

Ask Nicole: Simple Summertime Ideas When I was a child, Summer. Lasted. For. Ever. I remember long days that usually began with picking beans and then weeds in the hot […]

by Nicole M. Young, MSW I have many happy childhood memories of my dad playing the guitar and singing, instigating highly competitive family croquet tournaments (which my dad usually won), […]

Exhausted and Running on Empty! Nicole M. Young, MSW This year will be the first time in 23 years that I won’t spend Mother’s Day with at least one child […]

Nicole M. Young, MSW Let’s face it. It’s hard to unplug from our screens. Our devices connect us to other people, as well as to fun and useful information, but […]

Nicole M. Young, MSW I loved celebrating Valentine’s Day as a child. My favorite memory is of the Valentine’s “mailbox” that appeared every February. It was a big box that […]

Nicole M. Young, MSW It’s a new year, and time once again to celebrate all the parents and caregivers raising children and adolescents across our community.  For the 11th year […]