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Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Considered the ultimate oasis in the desert, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is more than a world-class resort. It has award-winning restaurants, an innovative wellness program and spa and two championship golf courses. But the iconic Scottsdale res
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Valley Toyota Dealers Association
Valley Toyota Dealers is an association of 10 Toyota dealers in the metropolitan Phoenix area, including AutoNation Toyota Tempe, Avondale, Bell Road, Berge, Big Two, Camelback, Earnhardt, Larry H. Miller, Right and Toyota of Surprise. Since 1989, Va
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Bell Lexus North Scottsdale
For 33 years and counting, Bell Lexus North Scottsdale has been providing the north Scottsdale area with the world-class ownership experience it deserves from Arizona’s original Lexus dealership. Offering new, pre-owned and certified pre-owned vehicl
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Azpro
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PUBLISHER Kimberly Cabral MANAGING EDITOR Kimberly Rae Miller CREATIVE DIRECTOR Maureen Taylor Zucker CONTRIBUTORS Angela Ambrose Amy Barnes James Brophy Shefali Gandhi, Psy.D. Morgan Hill Marie Holmes Dr. Zoë McMillen Dr. Jennifer O’Brien Sierra Roi
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Mask E3 Institute
MASK (Mothers Awareness on School-age Kids) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization created in 2007 by a group of dedicated mothers who recognized the need to consistently educate families on rapidly-changing issues. The MASK mission is to engage and
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Are They Born Or Made?
You can always recognize great leaders. The integrity, passion and focus in which they approach their goals shine through the humdrum of daily life. They inspire those around them and make a lasting difference in their communities, fields of study an
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Build And Strengthen Life Skills In A Child Today!
MASK’s online social emotional curriculum (MASK E3 Institute) is available for students, parents, teachers and can be done at school or in the comfort of the home. MASK’s E3 Institute uses a multimodal approach to teach kindergarten through high scho
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Hidden Labels On Candy
Parents are more informed than ever about the impact of ingredients on their children’s health, which is why food companies have gone to great lengths to disguise less-than-stellar ingredients as natural or healthy. They do this by providing alternat
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Take 5 Five Benefits Of Giving Back
1 Foster Empathy. Interacting with those less fortunate helps kids to tap into their capacity for empathy, an integral part of emotional intelligence. It will help foster both their capacity for compassion and personal resilience. 2 Life Skills. Kids
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Mask’s Need-to-know Tips
If your child is being bullied and feels like there is no way out, help them focus on the future. Help them process the moment and then focus on better times. Not only will this help them with their current situation, but it is a tool they can use wh
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Carfentanil
The opioid epidemic, despite the increased awareness and massive lawsuits, has only gotten worse in recent years. Mental health issues in children and teens have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with them drug abuse and overdose rates. Car
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Fall-ing Leaves: Crafts To Keepsakes
Making crafts and keepsakes with fall foliage starts with the fun of collecting leaves. Think about colors and shapes to use in projects but be open to leaf treasures. Enjoy autumn’s beauty while creating memories together! ✪ Two Easy Ways to Preserv
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Things We
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Page Turners
● “Mind Diet Cookbook: 365 Days of Quick & Easy Recipes to Boost Your Brain Health” by Debby Hayes ($11.99) ● “Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist’s Guide to Getting — and Staying — Organized” by Amanda Sullivan (Da Capo Lifelong Books, $16.99)
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Licensed To Drive: 101 For New Drivers
“Long [gone] are the days that we just hand over the keys once our teen gets their license,” says Rosalind Thompson, Senior Public Affairs Specialist with AAA Northeast, who frequently works with new drivers and their families. Today’s potential dist
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Pack It Up: Camping As A Family
Camping as a family is a great way to disconnect from the daily dash and connect with nature and each other, spend quality time together and create lasting memories. It’s also an excellent way for parents and grandparents to pass down knowledge to th
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Take 5 five Useful Camping Tips
1 LEARN OR BRUSH UP ON YOUR BASIC OUTDOOR SKILLS: first aid, fire starting and safety, wildlife awareness, filtering water and LNT (Leave No Trace) protocols. Know them well enough to teach them to your kids. Your local parks & recreation department
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Leadership
I often joke that my children will one day run the world, which is precisely why they’re so hard to raise. The confidence, focus and determination with which children often approach the world is one of the most inspiring—and sometimes frustrating—par
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How Can Parents Help Support The Development Of Leadership Skills In Their Children?
Model, model and model some more! Be the type of leader you want them to become. Children learn from seeing what others do. Explain to your child what you are doing and why you are doing it. Teach children perspective by partaking in activities that
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It’s Okay For Your Kid Not To Be A Leader
There’s a lot of pressure these days for kids to get good grades, perform community service, rank as a competitive athlete and, often, to prove themselves as a leader. But just like every kid isn’t cut out to be a star soccer player or 4.0 student, n
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Managing Your Online Life And Reputation
According to experts, we spend a considerable amount of personal and professional time online these days – probably too much. Nevertheless, our online activity has become an essential part of everyday living. And how we conduct ourselves online has c
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Speaking Up! Raising Kids That Speak Up For Those Who Can’t
We want our kids to be good people. We tell them they should be kind and thoughtful and polite to others. We take them to superhero movies that are all about standing up for those who can’t. It’s not a new message. But are we actually teaching them h
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Ask Mask
Q: I tried out for my school’s softball team and I didn’t make it. I have been playing softball for almost 11 years and I wasn’t expecting not to make the team. I feel like the last 11 years were a waste! My mom keeps reminding me that I am only a fr
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Making The Grade
Fostering leadership in our young children can put them on a pathway to life-long resilience in social-emotional relationships and education and occupational settings. Research identifies key leadership characteristics as self-confidence, empathy, pr
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FOSTERING LEADERSHIP in Pre-K
Preschool-aged children are learning about sharing, taking turns, making friends, coping with negative emotions, expressing remorse, communicating using words to meet their needs, and recognizing how others are feeling. These traits are the building
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FOSTERING LEADERSHIP Elementary School
Children explore their environment, strive for independence in their elementary school years and learn to deal with social relational challenges. Focus on teaching kids the importance of being goal-oriented, honest, hard-working, and good at listenin
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FOSTERING LEADERSHIP in Junior High
In their middle school years, children are developing healthy interpersonal communication skills, self-knowledge, self-awareness, self-assessment, and an understanding of themselves in relation to others. Communication, whether through in-person or d
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FOSTERING LEADERSHIP in High School
Teenagers transitioning into adulthood are actively developing skills toward independent living. Leadership skills such as decision-making, teamwork, accountability, responsibility, goal-setting and communication are being fostered through school wor
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FOSTERING LEADERSHIP in College
In their college years, students are in situations where they have to be on their own and care for themselves and others. What better time to hone their leadership skills? As a young adult, the opportunities to foster leadership skills are endless. A
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5 Ways To Hone Leadership Skills On Campus
For many students, college is a blank slate. Whether they’ve been leading the charge since their days in the sandbox or have always preferred to shy away from the limelight, on campus they have the opportunity to transform from the kid they were in h
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Tomorrow’s Leaders: The College Years
To help parents and their college-bound students transition from high school to college with confidence, we asked Dr. Jennifer O’Brien, Director, Educational Outreach and Student Services at Arizona State University, to provide some insight on how le
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Logan Chang
Back in high school, current Arizona State University senior Logan Chang was no stranger to leadership roles and extracurricular involvement. Going to school in the picturesque town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, Logan was in charge of the student fan s
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The Importance Of Cooking With Kids
If the kitchen is the heart of the home, the memories we make there with our children count among the most special—messy but memorable memories. The lessons we teach our kids when we include them in the important ritual of making meals for the family
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1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed⅛ cup Dijon mustard⅛ cup honey1 egg, beaten8 deli slices of smoked ham4 slices of Muenster or Swiss cheese, sliced diagonally1 pear, thinly sliced½ red onion, thinly sliced ▸ Preheat oven to 400°F. ▸ Unfold each sh
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Teach Them To Be Self Reliant 7 Things To Let Your Children Do On Their Own
Teaching children how to save, budget, and thoughtfully spend money is a skill that will serve them their whole life. Whether they earn their income through allowance, doing yard work for neighbors or a part-time job, giving kids the opportunity to s
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Healthy Families Lead By Example
CONCIERGE CARE PHYSICIAN, LIFESCAPE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES & LIFESCAPE PREMIER Leadership comes naturally to some, but for most of us, it is a skill we could all do well to learn and something most of us would like our children to learn. Like many skills
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Learning by Leading
Ihave always taken pride in my religion and cultural identity. As I prepared for my bat mitzvah—a Jewish coming of age ceremony which would mark my becoming an adult in the eyes of my faith — I spent over a year studying Hebrew and the Torah so that
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