How It Got Started

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For years, I have served in a helpful role to those seeking inspiration, help, or advice in educating and cultivating young minds. I have taught, advised, and advocated for families, students, and other educators. Recently, I decided to own that role and be more intentional about it: I started writing about my passions, my thoughts, my experiences, and curious wonderings about our society.

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I founded Nurturing Our Youth during COVID, in effort to fulfill what I perceived as a need: Supporting adults who influence kids by providing a forum for us all to learn and grow. My beliefs are reflected in many posts made during that time period.

Now, in 2023, my purpose has evolved from serving in primarily a support role to serving in multiple roles: service, education, facilitation, and consultation. It is my goal to apply my skills and talents in ways that help more students to develop appropriate skills, not only cognitively and physically, but also socially and emotionally. I can best accomplish this by sharing my knowledge, experiences, and insights with others, providing others with an opportunity to share their experiences, thoughts, opinions, and questions, and facilitating better communication and relationships between all stakeholders.

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There is no right or wrong way to positively affect kids, we each have to gather information and try to make the best decisions for our own circumstances. I believe that the more we share ideas and experiences, the greater the pool of knowledge from which we can make the most educated and confident decisions for those youth we are blessed to influence.