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24 | April 11, 2019 | The Northbrook tower news<br />
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Mother’s Day Essay Contest<br />
Show your love for mom with the written word<br />
Eric DeGrechie<br />
Managing Editor<br />
It’s too often said these<br />
days that the written word<br />
doesn’t receive the recognition<br />
it once did. Getting our<br />
thoughts down on paper<br />
has become a somewhat<br />
lost form of expression.<br />
We aim to change all that<br />
while making local moms<br />
happy in the process. With<br />
a special holiday honoring<br />
moms not too far away, we<br />
welcome the return of our<br />
Mother’s Day Essay Contest.<br />
The Tower is asking<br />
residents to nominate their<br />
mother by writing a short<br />
essay telling us why their<br />
mom is the bee’s knees.<br />
Has your mom been your<br />
biggest cheerleader? Inspired<br />
you to achieve your<br />
dreams? Is she your role<br />
model? Let us know all the<br />
details.<br />
Send us a photo of your<br />
mom with your 300-word<br />
max essay and we’ll publish<br />
the winning entry in<br />
our May 9 issue, just in<br />
time to celebrate Mother’s<br />
Day on Sunday, May 12.<br />
Last year, we chose a<br />
submission from Coby<br />
Khodosh, who wrote about<br />
his mother Jurgita. For winning,<br />
the family received a<br />
prize from Northbrook’s<br />
Edwards Florist. The<br />
Tower would like to thank<br />
Edwards Florist for its gracious<br />
support of the contest<br />
last year.<br />
The deadline for entries<br />
this year is 5 p.m. Thursday,<br />
May 2, which gives<br />
you three weeks to submit.<br />
Please include in your<br />
entry your mother’s first<br />
and last name, as well as<br />
a phone number and email<br />
where we can reach you.<br />
And don’t forget to include<br />
a photo of you and<br />
your mother. The only<br />
restriction is that the winning<br />
mom must reside in<br />
Northbrook.<br />
Send your entries to Editor<br />
Martin Carlino or mail them<br />
to The Northbrook Tower, 60<br />
Revere Drive, Suite 888.<br />
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Northbrook-based CATCH welcomes mental health expert for community panel<br />
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The Northbrook-based<br />
Community Action Together<br />
for Children’s Health<br />
(CATCH) and members<br />
from the Northbrook community<br />
welcomed Dr. Karen<br />
Cassiday on March 6 for<br />
a presentation and panel<br />
discussion about social media<br />
and emotional wellness<br />
among today’s youth.<br />
Cassiday is the managing<br />
director at the Anxiety<br />
Treatment Center of Greater<br />
Chicago, and a well-respected<br />
voice on parenting<br />
in the digital age. She has<br />
appeared on “The Today<br />
Sunday 21 st Special<br />
Easter Brunch<br />
8am-3pm<br />
Sunday Brunch<br />
10am - 2pm<br />
Dr. Karen Cassiday (left to right), Ronit Shapiro, Amy<br />
Oberholtzer, CATCH founder; Pam Streeter, and Meghan<br />
Rosenfeld pose for a photo March 6 at the Northbrook<br />
Public Library during the organization’s presentation<br />
and panel discussion about social media and emotional<br />
wellness among today’s youth. Photos courtesy of<br />
Cathy Burnham<br />
Show”, “Nightline” and<br />
National Public Radio.<br />
“It is important to create<br />
opportunities for learning<br />
(for our children) on digital<br />
devices,” Cassiday said.<br />
“And this includes making<br />
mistakes on the devices and<br />
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then taking responsibility.”<br />
She also said that since<br />
digital devices are tools for<br />
children, the answer is not<br />
to keep children from using<br />
them, but to “keep the conversation<br />
open” and “help<br />
teach self-restraint.”<br />
CATCH also invited<br />
Ronit Shapiro for the<br />
panel discussion. She is<br />
the Instructional Technology<br />
Coach in Northbrook<br />
School District 28 and a<br />
Common Sense Media<br />
Ambassador.<br />
“I am really jazzed about<br />
helping children tell their<br />
story via technology,” Shapiro<br />
said. “Creation over<br />
consumption is a positive<br />
way for children to use<br />
digital devices.”<br />
Northbrook resident<br />
Amy Oberholtzer, founder<br />
and chair of CATCH, said<br />
the organization is committed<br />
to making mental health<br />
and emotional well-being<br />
priorities for children.<br />
“We hope these educational<br />
events for the community<br />
will help empower<br />
families to raise resilient,<br />
confident and capable<br />
children,” she said.
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