Currently Browsing: August 2024 11 articles

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Teacher of the Month: Melissa Harrison, Hollinger’s Island Elementary School

I have been blessed with a unique opportunity to influence young lives in profound ways,” shares Melissa Harrison. “The joy of seeing my students thrive and knowing that I have […]

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Dinner’s Ready: Lauren Pritchett’s BBQ Salmon

“I grew up in a family of great cooks and it was definitely passed on to me. My mom is one who will make homemade tortillas to go with Mexican […]

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Repairing Traumatic Moments

Let’s just be honest, most of us experience the feeling of overwhelm more than we want to admit. There is simply too much stimulation in our world: too much to […]

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Banish Back-To-School Blues: 10 Ways To Build Better Student-Teacher Relationships

Teacher-student cooperation is an important alliance that starts at home and affects a child’s entire academic career. Having positive relationships with teachers throughout twelve years of school can make the […]

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Keeping Kids Hydrated

Kids Health Watch is Sponsored by Children’s Medical Group Playing outside is a way of life for children. Living in the Mobile area means there are lots of places to […]

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How Multiple Extracurricular Activities Can Shape Success

“I’m bored,” my 11-year-old daughter grumbled as she collapsed on to the couch. It was a rare unscheduled moment in her life. I cringed as I recalled what can occur […]

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How to Communicate With Your Middle Schooler

Around the time my twins turned 13, they stopped talking to me. After a mumbled “Hello” when they got home from school, they would scamper off to their rooms and […]

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Identity Theft Protection?

How important do you feel identity theft protection is today? Should my husband and I buy it just for ourselves, or should we cover the kids, too? A. Unless you’ve […]

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The Helicopter Parent GenerationGetting Kids Off Screens and Outside

The summer of 1983 looked a bit like this for my brother and me. Wake up at 7.  Eat breakfast. Do our household chores. And then we were promptly kicked […]

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Student Spotlights – August 2024

Every month we compile a list of students and schools doing great things across Mobile.  We have so many talented students in our area.  Mobile Bay Parents joins with these [...]
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