Treat Yourself: Mark your calendar for Disney’s “The Lion King”—and the other Broadway shows coming to Syracuse in 2025November 26, 2024
Reaching a Milestone: Now the largest chapter in the country, Special Olympics New York is celebrating 50 yearsMarch 30, 2020
Child Development The Grandparent Connection: Finding ways to stay close to grandkidsBy Diane StirlingJuly 3, 20170 Are close relationships possible for grandparents and grandchildren who don’t live geographically close? Grandparents who live at a distance should…
Child Development Moving On: A parent’s reflections on high school graduationBy Deborah CavanaghJune 1, 20170 We just arrived home from my daughter’s first college interview. To say I wasn’t sure this moment would ever come…
Activities Programs can teach everything from how to juggle to how to grieveBy Aaron GiffordApril 1, 20170 Hear the word “camp,” and you might think of kids roasting marshmallows over a campfire or spending a week practicing…
Child Development A Special Olympics Challenge: Sports spectators can try on new thinking at the local eventBy Deborah CavanaghFebruary 1, 20140 When I was a child, people with special needs were not seen regularly in society. There were institutions, or families…
Child Development Getting That Feeling: Developing empathy is an extended processBy Cary and Tonja RectorFebruary 1, 20140 When 3-year-old Emily sees her older brother has cut his finger, she grabs her own finger and winces. This “mirroring”…
Child Development A Lasting Touch: Learning to care for someone starts earlyBy Linda LowenJanuary 1, 20140 When I was 3 years old, I learned my first lesson in caring for another person. I woke from an…
