Permission to Rest: Nothing Blooms All Year

Permission to Rest: Nothing Blooms All Year

Strong Families, Happy Kids: Parenting Tips from Prevent Child Abuse Arizona Contributed by Claire Louge, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona It’s spring, which means the Prescott area is once again painted with all the rainbow colors, thanks to the...
Examine Your Standards          

Examine Your Standards          

Contributed by Claire Louge, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona A few months ago, I had a checkup with my new primary care provider, who asked me a series of routine questions about my health habits. When she asked about exercise, I told her I ran about...
Forcing Change

Forcing Change

Contributed by Claire Louge, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona When I was about ten years old, my neighbors hired me feed their cats while they were on vacation. One day, when I went to unlock the door to their house, the key wouldn’t turn. So I tried to...
Take Your Time

Take Your Time

Strong Families, Happy Kids: Parenting Tips from Prevent Child Abuse Arizona At the beginning of the pandemic, when everyone was trying to get their bearings with lockdowns, work and life disruptions, and constantly changing information, a post circulated around...
One Key to Good Parenting

One Key to Good Parenting

Strong Families, Happy Kids: Parenting Tips from Prevent Child Abuse Arizona Claire Louge, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona’s Executive Director, provided this issue’s column. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it takes to be a good leader, and how that crosses...
Speaking Each Other Into Greatness: Why Affirmation Matters

Speaking Each Other Into Greatness: Why Affirmation Matters

Strong Families, Happy Kids: Parenting Tips from Prevent Child Abuse Arizona It’s amazing how powerful a simple affirmation can be. Think about a time when a verbal nudge from a friend, family member, or colleague has encouraged you to take a leap into something new....