Volume 3 | March 2020
MONTHLY NEWS & UPDATES
Family traditions and our $500 Winner!
THE POWER OF PARENTING
THE POWER OF TRADITIONS
Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world.

-Susan Lieberman
Family traditions can have a bigger impact on each member of our family than we might think. The American Psychological Association found that family traditions " are associated with marital satisfaction, adolescents’ sense of personal identity, children’s health, academic achievement and stronger family relationships," and studies by the Society for Research in Child Development show that family traditions help increase a child's self esteem and strengthen family bonds.

Traditions can be fun, free, and fast. They can be on our terms and on our schedule and we can pick and choose what works best for us. There's no right or wrong way to make a family tradition. The only recommendation we have is to work together as a family when creating each tradition.
GIVE YOUR FAMILY THE GIFT OF TIME TOGETHER
According to experts at the University of Toronto, you're better off giving your family a meaningful experience rather than a toy, or material gift. It turns out that giving your children an experience instead of the typical “thing” forges deeper family bonds. Researchers explain that "An experiential gift elicits a strong emotional response when a recipient consumes it and is more intensely emotional than a material possession."
If you're looking for some fun family time together, we've partnered with  PogoPass  to offer our Power2Parent  followers the gift of a Pogo Pass at a discounted price. What is the Pogo Pass? It's a 12 month membership that provides you FREE access to all your favorite family activities in the Las Vegas area.

NEWS & EVENTS
KEEPING YOUR KIDS SAFE ONLINE
As predators become more and more creative at targeting our kids online, we've got to be more educated in response. We've teamed up with Certified Security Professional, Chelsea Brown of  Digital Mom Talk,​ to provide you with most up to date offensive and defensive tactics to keep your kids safe online.

POWERFUL MOMS! JOIN US FOR A FUN NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY.
PARENTING PROJECT
The Clark County Department of Family Services is offering free parenting classes and programs for parents and caregivers of all ages to help parents be more effective in raising their children.

CCSD SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
Do you know what decisions are being made right now by the School Board?

Do you know who is representing you right now?



WCSD SCHOOL BOARD INFORMATION
To find your Trustee, precinct, and district information, please visit the  Washoe County Registrar of Voters  site. Just enter your street address (all caps) and click on "submit."

SCHOOL CHOICE
POWER2TEACH
POWER2TEACH $500 WINNER!
Congratulations Jennifer Darby-Miller!
Jennifer is this year's $500 Grand Prize Winner. She is a Kindergarten teacher at Elaine Wynn Elementary School and was nominated by a parent for going a above and beyond in her classroom.

Jennifer said she is excited to use the money to purchase tools and resources for all the Kindergarten teachers at her school.
NOMINATE YOUR OUTSTANDING TEACHER!

Do you have a teacher who has gone the extra mile for your child, or who has had an amazing influence on students in the State of Nevada?

Each month we choose one teacher in Nevada who receives a $50 Amazon Gift Card who is then in the running for our yearly $500 grand prize!

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
ELECTION SEASON
2020 is an election year and we are currently meeting with candidates to find out where they stand on issues. Stay tuned. We'll keep you posted on the results!
REGISTERED TO VOTE?
To check your current voter status, visit: www.nvsos.gov/votersearch

To register online, visit: RegisterToVoteNV.gov
THE POWER OF SERVICE
GAME LIBRARIES
Help us build Family Game Libraries in local schools for students to check out games and puzzles to take home to play with their families.

We are collecting new and used board games to donate to local schools for their game libraries. Email us at  info@power2parent.org  and we'll come pick them up.
Are you interested in building a game library at your school? Email us at info@power2parent.org and we can help.
HERE WE GROW AGAIN
Team Members Needed!

We are looking for volunteers to fill some committees on our board. If you're interested, email us and let's chat! Info@power2parent.org . Adults, students, college students, young adults welcome.

Join our private Facebook group:  P2P Volunteers
AMAZON SMILE DONATIONS
When you shop on Amazon.com using the link  smile.amazon.com  the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice at no cost to you! 

To select "Power2Parent" as the charity of your choice, go to smile.amazon.com on your computer or phone. Type "Power2Parent" in the search box that says "Or pick your own charitable organization". When our name appears, click on the box that says, "Select" and you'll be all set.