One part of our gardening program is teaching children how to cook ! We want our students to be able to make things with the food they grow. In the indoor gardening kits and the physical garden alike we'll be growing food that goes great on... PIZZA ! Basil, bell peppers, tomatoes, rosemary and more … Continue reading How To Make Pizza From Scratch
Roam The Planet
What’s Been Going On
We're so excited to announce that we finally have our first gardening project !! We've been working so hard to find an opportunity to open a community garden in West Dayton. For about a year and a half now we hadn't found anything. As many of you know, at Mindy's Planets inception, there was also … Continue reading What’s Been Going On
Children and Mental Health
Mental illness in children can be super hard to identify since the symptoms are often different than they are in adults. However, because of this the children often go untreated whereas they would have benefited greatly. These children often then go on to grow into adults with severe mental issues, at a point when they’re … Continue reading Children and Mental Health
Conduct Disorder
One of the reasons children sometimes don't get the care they need is because they have conditions that their caregivers aren't knowledgeable about or aware of. Conduct disorder (CD) is one of the conditions that most of us aren’t too familiar with ! It’s characterized by “callous disregard for and aggression toward others, from pushing, … Continue reading Conduct Disorder
Homeschooling
Millions of parents across America became official school teachers over night as the different states started rolling out shut downs and stay-at-home/stay-in-place orders in March. Some of us took to it naturally, some of us are devastated. Both feelings are valid ! No one on earth was prepared for how things are going right now. … Continue reading Homeschooling
Foster Care
When I was in elementary school we spent a lot of time at my granny’s house. While I was in third to fifth grade maybe I remember her having several sets of foster children. They often newly came to her home in tattered clothing, with dirty matted hair, little possessions and a longing to be … Continue reading Foster Care
Sibling Rivalry
If you have one child or you have brothers and/or sisters you’re probably well away of sibling rivalry even if you’re not familiar with the term. According to Mott Children, “Sibling rivalry is the jealousy, competition and fighting between brothers and sisters.” So why does this even happen ? Check out one theory, “Try to … Continue reading Sibling Rivalry