According to national statistics, one out of every five students report being bullied in America. And in today’s world, there are many ways children fall victim to bullies. Data shows the most common forms of bullying include verbal harassment, followed by social harassment, physical bullying and cyber bullying. So, what do you say to your…
Teddy is an 8-month-old neutered male standard poodle/cavalier king charles mix. ~ I can live in a single-family home, condos and apartments considered. ~ I am a high-energy kind of dog and am looking for a home where I can get lots of exercise every day. ~ I want to live with kids over the…
Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli looked at the latest state employee contract with State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding (00:25). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by for her weekly check-in (08:21), while Paul also had some thoughts on the root cause of the anti-Israel protests popping up at universities all over the…
For the first time at Milford Senior Center, eight fabulous ladies took to the stage to compete in the Golden Glamour Pageant. We met the winner. Galina Murphy, to hear about the experience and what it meant to her. Also, the senior center executive director, Leonora Rodriguez, shared what sparked the idea to have a pageant…
Career strategist, Julie Bauke, discovered the five most common mistakes people make at their jobs. Last week she talked about the first mistake: moving forward with more direction (aired and podcasted on 4/16.) This week, she tackles number two: keeping your head down and doing a good job. Image Credit: Getty Images
National data shows that kids on the internet is the norm in America. According to The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, recent surveys show 90% of teens (ages 13-17) use social media. Our social media consultant, Krista Carnes, talked to us about our children becoming “good digital citizens.” What does that term even…
A new article on NPR highlighted what one author called “The Anxious Generation” and why anxiety and depression shows up in kids. We wanted to tackle anxiety with counselor, Julius Dudics. He shared why identifying the problem in ourselves, the adults, can begin to be the solution for our kids handling anxiousness too! Image Credit:…
Host Paul Pacelli opened up a new week on “Connecticut Today” wondering where today’s college students get their senses of entitlement and expectation of influencing their schools business policies (00:34). Washington Times Online Opinion Editor Cheryl Chumley returned to the show to comment on the current protest situation at some U.S. colleges (11:13), while CT…
When discussing marriage with people, there typically is one universal response “marriage is hard”. Why is it hard and why does everyone seem to share that point of view? This is a topic our marriage coach, Bob Donovan, tackles with hundreds of Connecticut couples a year. He did some deep thinking and determined there are…
Passover begins today at sundown and continues until Tuesday April 30th. Right now, there is a lot of unrest here and across the country and a lot of attacks on Jewish people. How can people feel safe at their houses of worship? And how do people handle protests? We dive into that during Crime on the…