Positive Directions and Westport Weston YMCA held a panel discussion at the Westport Public Library on “The cost of success: what pressure is doing to our kids” on Wed, Oct.19. Experts from Positive Directions, a local center for prevention and counseling, covered causes, effects and methods for easing anxiety related to school and how parents.
Positive Directions and Westport Weston YMCA held a panel discussion at the Westport Public Library on “The cost of success: what pressure is doing to our kids” on Wed, Oct.19. Experts from Positive Directions, a local center for prevention and counseling, covered causes, effects and methods for easing anxiety related to school and how parents.
Most women are familiar with the feeling of their opinions or emotions being ignored or diminished, and it’s not a good one. You are discouraged to speak up, because when you do your voice is drowned out by those who hold more power than yours. In a field dominated by men, the Women in Politics.
Most women are familiar with the feeling of their opinions or emotions being ignored or diminished, and it’s not a good one. You are discouraged to speak up, because when you do your voice is drowned out by those who hold more power than yours. In a field dominated by men, the Women in Politics.
Each year, members of the national, student-run organization Junior State of America (JSA) long for Winter Congress, a three-day convention in Washington D.C. where students from all over the country come together to participate in a mock Congress. Students have the opportunity to write and debate bills in the Congress, hold party caucuses and learn more about the legislative process.
Participants in the chapter at Staples countdown the days until they can walk through the capitol building, engage in intellectual conversations with others and discuss interesting legislation in committees. However, this year looked very different. Due to COVID-19, Winter Congress took place online via Zoom.