Posts by The Yunion, Inc

Congrats again to our Executive Director Nicole Wilson for receiving Detroit Community Health Connection’s “Community Leadership Award!”

Let’s be honest…homework these days is just too hard sometimes. 🤣 Parents, we just want to check in with you. How are doing with helping your kids with this “new math”. Let’s be honest, we were already struggling a little with the old math! 🤪 School curriculums are definitely not what they used to be,…

We are so excited to share that the Detroit Community Health Connection has honored our executive director, Nicole Wilson with their 2022 Community Leadership Award! 🎉 The Community Leadership Award is given to the person who mirrors the dedication, compassion, and commitment to our community at large. Thank you Nicole for your unwavering commitment and…

Parents! As our children are approaching that time of the year where they are inundated with test taking your child may be experiencing some form of have anxiety. Whether it’s social anxiety or nerves about being back in school during the pandemic, we understand the struggle! ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦,…

Parents, this is a great conversation to have with your teen. Ask them, in what ways do they seek affirmation from you and others? Really listen and try to understand their answers. 💭⁣ ⁣ 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.⁣ ⁣ If you do, you’ll never be secure…

“𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵.”⁣ ⁣ Parents, our children get more from us than just our genetics! They get their values and priorities, which are taught from us. ⁣ ⁣ We have to show them what to prioritize with our actions and words. And although this seems…

Parents, it’s obvious that staying connected with your kids is important. Having a healthy relationship, a strong line of communication, we’ve discussed it all! ⁣ ⁣ But HOW to stay connected is the tricky part. So, here are some simple, but effective, ways to stay connected with your teen!👇⁣ ⁣ ⇾ 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠…

Happy first day of fall! 🍂⁣ ⁣ Looking for some family activities to do this fall season, while still keeping it fun for your teens? We’ve got you covered!👇⁣ ⁣ 🔹 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 & 𝐂𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 – We know, those types of places might seem a little “lame” or too young for your teens…BUT, we’ve…

Parents! Here’s a quick #ParentingTipTuesday 💡 for all of us who have teens, especially now that school is back in session. ⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. ⁣ ⁣ The proper amount of sleep for our…

“𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯.”⁣ ⁣ Parents, we have had many conversations about how you are your child’s biggest influence. The way you talk, how you act – to them and to others. They mirror you. ⁣ ⁣ 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥…