Homelessness

Talking to Your Kids About Homelessness…in the Season of Gratitude

by Betsy Brown Braun on November 18, 2019, under Adolescents, Brat-Proofing, Communication, Elementary School Children, Environmental influences, Expectations, Holidays, Parent modeling, Parenting, Safety, Sensitive Topics

I want to feel upbeat today. Thanksgiving is a blink away, and it’s time to conjure up some gratitude. I do have so much for which I am grateful. And believe me, I am front and center in expressing it to whomever will listen. But today it’s hard to feel that way. My day started with article after article in the LA Times about the crisis of homelessness in my city. Then I went for a walk on this fall day in November, and it is too hot for me to be out exercising, 87 degrees. So, I … [Read more...] about Talking to Your Kids About Homelessness…in the Season of Gratitude

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