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Membership Special for February
February 3, 2010 - Buy 1 New Membership and Receive a FREE Teleseminar plus a dedication to be displayed online in The Attached Family!
Hurry! Offer ends February 28.
High Unemployment and Financial Distress Hitting TN Nonprofits Hard
January 29, 2010 - Public News Service-TN
High Unemployment and Financial Distress Hitting TN Nonprofits Hard
BRISTOL, Tenn. - The high unemployment rate and the faltering economy are limiting fund-raising for Tennessee's nonprofits. The state's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for December was 10.9 percent, up seven-tenths of a point from the revised November rate of 10.2 percent.
Samantha Gray, executive director of Attachment Parenting International, says her group understands the stresses many families are feeling right now, but hopes people realize that, even if they can only give a little, it helps a lot.
"We have discovered that families are saying, 'Wow, we can't give like we used to; we believe in what you're doing; we want to keep supporting.' So, that's one of our big struggles."
Nationally, the unemployment rate for the month of December was unchanged at 10.0 percent. Technology, social networks and e-mail are helping nonprofits keep in touch with supporters, adds Gray, without the cost of new equipment and expensive mailings.
"We are definitely taking advantage of Twitter; we're on Facebook. We try to take advantage of every kind of free advertising. We do a lot of swaps with other nonprofits and organizations and even companies."
Attachment Parenting International hopes that, as the economy recovers, so will donations and support. The organization educates and supports parents, with the goal of creating stronger, healthier families. It has four chapters in Tennessee.
More information is available at www.attachmentparenting.org.
ForeWord Reviews Attached at the Heart
January 12, 2010 -
"The book is written for well-educated readers and professionals. It should be required reading for daycare owners, social workers, and members of the judicial system. A simplified version would be worthwhile for parents who could benefit from the tips and message without the academic documentation."
The book's advice is empowering and, if followed, could lead to a better world."
Read the entire review (PDF)
The Conscious Parent: The Trouble with Sleep Training, By Barbara Nicholson & Lysa Parker
January 7, 2010 - "The purpose of our column is to help parents become more aware, compassionate and connected with their children. With that in mind, we recently read a column by a psychologist who was addressing a question that a mother had written to him. She has a 13 month old toddler who had become accustomed to napping in her arms due to 'a horrible bout of teething' and still will not sleep on her own. The toddler also woke up a couple of times a night at which point the mother nurses her back to sleep."
