Archive for January, 2010

Language, Learning and Levies

Published Date: January 26th, 2010
Category: Community, Parenting

uke couldn’t love school or Maestra Bainter more.  Spending five minutes in his classroom is jaw-dropping.  The entire class is rattling off Spanish phrases, rolling they’re “R’s” and laughing in delight when the wrong transition song is accidentally played (in Spanish of course).  This is the way we should all learn language.  It’s natural, innate.  [...]

Care for Caregivers

Published Date: January 21st, 2010
Category: Alzheimer's Info, Community, Press

This picture is an oldie but goodie)While November is officially National Family Caregivers Month, the first few weeks of January have seen a surge in caregiver stories in the national media.  This incredible feature in the New York Times is a must read, especially coupled with news that came out late last week highlighting the fact [...]

Headline News

Published Date: January 13th, 2010
Category: Alzheimer's Info, Press

One of the ongoing discussions we have at the office is how do we change public opinion about Alzheimer’s disease?  It’s a huge challenge, especially given the plethora of misinformation and stereotypes that circulate within the general population and sometimes even the medical community about the disease.  Compound that with the debilitating nature of the disease [...]

Silver and Gold

Published Date: January 5th, 2010
Category: Holidays, Parenting, Travel

here’s an old song my mom used to sing to us as our Bluebird troop leader.  It went something like, “Make new friends, but keep the old.  Some are silver and the other gold.”  Little did I know it as a ponytail-clad first grader, but that simple song with its easy rhythm is a proverb [...]