KATHLEEN'S blog

The middle school years can be just as challenging of a time for parents as it is for their kids. We go from being one

Have you ever made a commitment to someone or to something and then later you regretted making it? You probably had all kinds of reasons

“Everybody’s doing it. I’m the only one who isn’t!” I’m sure you have heard your students or maybe your own kids say this to you

I first met Craig Shelburne when he was a high school student and I was organizing alcohol and drug-free youth groups in schools around the

Have you ever had the opportunity in your past to do something that you knew, at the time, was illegal, unsafe or would break some

In the later stages of pregnancy with my son I developed preeclampsia. My blood pressure got dangerously high and an emergency c-section was performed for

Imagine… You are an expert in your community on the topic of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and the 2nd grade teacher in your local

I was recently visiting with a 4th grade classroom teacher about several of her students who she was concerned about. She shared how she had

The expectations you have of a student can influence their behavior. Kids can read you like a book. They will know what you expect of