Protecting your energy and focusing on your own self care helps you have the energy to be the parent you want to be. The more mindful we are of what’s working against us, the more prepared we can be to make a positive shift. A recent survey by Self Magazine states that 66% of parents…
When a child dresses up they represent themselves as someone else–a mother, a father, a dinosaur, a super-hero! It’s an important part of their development of ‘transforming’ one thing into another. In this case, they are transforming themselves into another role. Take a look at a short article from NAEYC Is Dressing Up for Halloween…
Safely dispose of expired, unused, unwanted prescriptions pills and patches. They do not accept liquids, needles or sharps. Saturday, October 29 from 10:00-2:00 at the Milford Police Dept. 19 Garden St. Milford, NH This is a free and anonymous service…no questions asked. Many other local Police Departments are also participating. For more information head to…
There has been a lot of news circulating about colored Fentanyl in the last couple weeks. The major concern is that the drug is being made to look like candy and could easily find its way into the hands of a child with severe consequences. This news can be alarming and unsettling. We at Milford…
Many families made significant financial sacrifices in order to allow their children to successfully continue on their pre-pandemic educational pathways or to access a new educational environment that met their needs. Sustaining these short-term sacrifices will be difficult. The YES! program will allow those families, and others whose educational pathways were disrupted, to keep their…
Don’t have a car and need a way to get around town? If you, or someone you know, is in need of personal transportation, Gate City Bike Co-op provides reconditioned bicycles at no cost to low-income residents of the Greater Nashua area. For more information, call Gate City Bike Co-op at 603-759-9056 or visit gatecitybikecoop.org…
Milford Thrives/Milford Kids Thrive was honored to accept a Best of Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Region Award for Children’s Resources from The Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce! Thank you to all those who voted for us! We are happy to be working together to foster a community where Milford families feel supported and all kids…
Our partners at Greater Nashua Mental Health and members of Save the Children Action Network are hosting a thoughtful conversation about child and youth mental health. Tuesday, October 4th from 6-8 at Souhegan High School, 412 Boston Post Rd. Amherst, NH. The event will feature youth advocate and high school students Mia F. and Erin M.,…
The Community Engagement and Communication Committee will be having a public forum & building tour on October 13, 2022, at 6:00 PM at Milford High School-Lecture Hall. Milford High School, the Applied Technology Center, and the early elementary school are identified as priority areas. A study done in 2020 found the buildings are outdated and…
Are you looking for some indoor fun ideas now that the days are getting shorter and we’ll be spending more time inside? Fall play dough and ‘candy corn’ slime to the rescue! There’s nothing quite like the smells of fall…and with these easy-to-follow recipes your kids will be happily entertained and you’ll be enjoying the…