Energetic Juniors

Curious about how to talk to your kids about current events? Head over to the Energetic Juniors blog for a special guest blog by Francis Lora, LCSW-R from Cope With School NYC. "The stress of the coronavirus crisis has already brought a feeling of hopelessness to American life particularly for adolescents and the continued violence and protests about racism that have spread across the country. The latest example of racial violence and division has, not surprisingly, resulte...d in bringing our anger and frustration resulting in the manifestation of aggression in our streets and in our national conversation. But how do we begin to address all of the resulting emotional, physical, and spiritual turmoil? Don’t avoid talking about it! Try to be calm and factual. Validate their feelings. Encourage questions" Read more: https://energeticjuniors.com//talking-to-children-about-c/

While at the beginning of the pandemic, cooking elaborate meals and taking on new baking projects may have been a novelty and felt rewarding, at this point, coming up with meal ideas may just feel like a chore. Add picky kids into the mix and it’s no wonder that we’re all feeling kitchen burnout! Take the pressure off of yourself to create composed meals each night, and involve kids in cooking with make your own dinners. Head over to the EJ blog to read more and get some di...nner inspo! https://energeticjuniors.com///make-your-own-meals-part-2/

Who else is ready for opening day of the baseball season?! #waybackWednesday to Bonita braving the rain at Citi Field.

It's the first Monday of Spring!!! If that's not a reason to jump for joy, I don't know what is!