5 Things You Can Do Over The Holiday Break

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Yes, there are some things that come from nature that we cannot protect them from, but most of who they are and how they grow comes from us as parents. We are…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧! ⁣ ⁣ This Transformational Training Academy is for the young men in the Detroit area. This video shows a little sneak peek at these guys putting in some work! 💪⁣ ⁣ After joining this program, parents have…

Wise words from our founder and CEO @mrjasonowilson: ⁣ ⁣ “𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵—𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨.”⁣ ⁣ It’s our job to teach our children when…

“𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.”⁣ ⁣ As parents and caregivers, it is imperative to equip our children with the knowledge, skills, and the support they need to make their world a better…

Hey parents, did you know…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞-𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲. ⁣ ⁣ In 2021, 11.3% (1.72 million) of high school students and 2.8% (320,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Among current e-cigarette users, 43.6%…

Our children desire a connection with us as their parents. Spending uninterrupted one-on-one quality time reduces tension and unwanted behaviors. ⁣ ⁣ Although we see our kids often (some more than others), we may not be spending the time that fosters deep connection. It is…

“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬”⁣ ⁣ Parents, it’s important to understand that we are our children’s biggest influencers! They learn more from us than teachers, friends, social media, the list goes on. ⁣ ⁣ We are teachers indirectly and…

𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮? ⁣ ⁣ This program will provide virtual STEM-based sessions that expose students to drone technology and other sophisticated technologies via virtual platforms. These platforms use project-based designs dedicated to preparing and introducing participants to in-demand employment opportunities.⁣…

Today we wanted to give a 𝘚𝘏𝘖𝘜𝘛 𝘖𝘜𝘛 to one of our students, Khyiana Tate! 🎉⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Khyiana was just featured on Fox 2 Detroit taking about her new book “Signing with Khy, a Sign Language Guide”. She wanted to create something that deaf and…

“𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.⁣ ⁣ Happy MLK Day everyone. We hope you are able to rest and enjoy time with your loved ones today. 💙⁣ ⁣ As we reflect on the life and legacy of…

𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. ⁣ ⁣ This includes managing stress, delaying gratification, motivating yourself, and setting and working toward personal and academic goals.⁣ ⁣ By continuing to support your teen’s self-management growth, you can…

So much of our children’s lives take place away from their parents. This is a natural occurrence, as it’s part of their growing independence; 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.⁣ ⁣ The teenage years can be turbulent times,…

“𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥.” 💙⁣ ⁣ Parents, we often think are children are not listening, but they…

Hey parents! Did you know this…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦! ⁣ ⁣ Even though you may feel your child pulling away or eager for more independence, deep down they still want you involved. ⁣ ⁣ A strong bond…

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴! ⁣ ⁣ Here is our Executive Director, Nicole Wilson. ⁣ Nicole Wilson has served as the Yunion’s Executive Director since its’ inception and has more has more than 17 years of management experience and an…

We are super excited to share this #𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 video! 🎉⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ As we approach the new year, we are most looking forward to getting back in the classroom to work with our students. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Here is a video that the young ladies of Oak…