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Parenting OC – Consistency

This year, families can change up their New Year’s resolutions by focusing on consistency. It’s a new year, and with 2022 freshly on the calendar, the challenges of 2020 are looking further away in the rearview mirror. Many of us…

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5 Key Tips for a Successful Back to School

The key for parents in this season is to pay attention to their child, see what they have gained over the last year — resilience, courage, determination, flexibility — and praise them for that. Looking for the “good” will encourage…

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Stuff the Bus

SDCCU Stuff the Bus is Collecting Monetary Donations for Back-to-School Supplies for Students in Need Drive held in partnership with the YMCA of Orange County which supports kids in both Orange and Riverside counties. SAN DIEGO, Calif., (June 28, 2021)…

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5 Tips for Preventing the Summer and Pandemic Slide

This summer is key to continue children’s learning. Read more on page 12 of Parenting OC’s June 2021 issue here.

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Parenting OC – Special Needs Article

The pandemic has had a real impact on special needs families and programs. Here’s how they adapted and what they’ve learned.  Chinh Tuong Nguyen’s son, Patrick, was born on July 5. He rarely cried during his first 8 months, even…

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Inclusive Education Podcast

Hosts of the Inclusive Education Project talk with Associate Executive Director of YMCA Community Services, Lee Lombardo, from the YMCA of Orange County. Lee has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1996 and has been in the fields of social services…

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Y Kids Send 933 Stockings To Troops

The YMCA of Orange County (YMCAOC) kept a tradition of sending hope and gifting joy alive with their annual “Stockings for the Troops” donation drive. The event helps bring holiday cheer to Military personnel stationed overseas and state-side who are…

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The Value of Social Interaction for Young Children

By: Dorain Cassell, Executive Director, Child & Youth Development, Certified CLASS observer and OCSTEM Cohort member During the pandemic, a lot of things have stopped, but the development of young children has not. It is a trying season for adults,…

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YMCA of Orange County To Offer Learning Support and Child Care For Fall 2020...

YMCA of Orange County (YMCAOC) announced it will offer child care for children kindergarten through eighth-grade at over 40 sites throughout Orange County to meet the needs of working families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move comes on the heels…

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In the News: NBC 4 Visits YMCAOC Summer Day Camp Site

As more local parents return to work, the Y’s summer day camps will begin to operate on June 1, Monday through Friday, with full- or part-time options for children to participate in curriculum-based activities (including STEAM), outdoor play and more….

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