March 17, 2022

 The 2022 St. Patrick’s Day parade is the first in three years and the annual celebration is happening coast-to-coast from Honolulu, Hawaii to Portland, Maine and Seattle, Washington to Tampa, Florida. Alaska and New Mexico are the only states in the U.S. without a St. Patrick’s Day parade and New York state has the most with parades in 48 cities. Source Link 

For better self-esteem, look for ways to build on your strengths instead of just fixing the weaknesses. Discover what skills make you feel best about yourself and find activities to stimulate that. If it’s critical thinking, go to lectures or take a class. Creatives can start a new project and or you can strengthen perseverance by taking on a new responsibility on a short timetable. Source Link 

If you offer your kids cash for good grades, you may want to re-think that arrangement. Linking grades with money can dampen the motivation to grow their knowledge and sense of achievement and they’ll stop working hard when they stop getting paid. And for high-achieving students it can change the joy of learning into a job for pay. Source Link