Jul 19, 2018

Parenting in the Summer

Ahhh summertime…..Wait! The kids are home for the summer and trying to keep them entertained and not saying “I’m bored” every five minutes can be a full time job. Summertime is a time for relaxation,…

Feb 05, 2018

The Impact of Praise on Youth Development

Aristotle said “Good habits formed at youth make all the difference”. Today, over 2,000 years later, we are still attempting to find the best ways to mentor our youth so that they grow into successful, happy human beings. As parents, teachers, mentors, or even community members, how do we start forming these good habits in our youth? Inherently, the answer is to praise our children for the good they have done.

Dec 13, 2017

When are teens ready to truly assume adulthood?

In our culture, multiple milestones are associated with reaching adulthood. Singularly, or en masse, they can be legal, physical, emotional, financial and/or cultural attainments or achievements. Some of these milestones are foist upon us without choice. Others we seek out or are steered into with some measure of intent or compliance.

May 17, 2016

Gift Matching Available For SAHS Wellness Center

Anonymous donors have gifted $100,000 to help Stillwater-based FamilyMeans enhance its school-based mental health program for high school students, which is located in the Wellness Center within Stillwater…

Jan 07, 2015

New Year Brings New Updates To Cimarron Youth Center

As 2014 came to an end, 2015 opened with even more updates to the ever improving Cimarron Youth Center. 

Many new updates have occurred, both inside and out. On the inside, the big wall of windows…

Dec 22, 2014

Cimarron Youth Center Sees Inner Changes in December

Like a butterfly in a cocoon, all of the metamorphosis in the Cimarron Youth Center is taking place inside!

During our last Cimarron Youth Center update, we saw that the Center was starting…