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Project ASSIST's Tips for Dealing with Major Change in Your Life (Like being laid off a good job) by Lance Tehan

If I was able to create a list of things that I dislike, change would be on the top of my list. Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than the thought of unexpected change. I get into habits, and then have difficulty breaking them. My routines are comfortable.

Some changes are good; getting a new job (with a raise!) or getting accepted into a great college. But even good change comes with anxiety. New places have new directions that need to be memorized and new people to meet and new routines to get into. But that comes with the territory and the anxiousness that goes along with it can be overcome.
The type of change that is the most difficult to deal with is the unexpected change that is bad. Being laid off from a job, breakups, or losing an apartment can really burst your bubble and take time to recover from. Change that is the most difficult to deal with is change that we do not have control over. The loss of control can be quite daunting for many of us. It might sound like a cliché but when confronting serious issues in life, try to remain positive. Being let go from a job is never something that someone hopes for; but may provide an opportunity to reevaluate career goals.

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New Support Group For Parents of Sexually Abused Children

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Free Toddler Play Groups at South Bay Early Childhood


South Bay Early Childhood is offering free toldler play groups.  Their community playgroups are for all children ages 18-36 months. We offer a 1 adult to every 3 children ratio for each group.
 
Group activities, which include music and dance, arts & crafts, story time, circle time, and a daily nutritious snack, are designed to encourage positive relationships, language, and socialization skills, stimulate growth in all areas of child development, and provide a fun learning environment for toddlers.
 
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A Wish Come True, Inc.

For more than 29 years, “A Wish Come True, Inc.” has been granting wishes to children age 3 through 18 who suffer from life threatening illnesses, and live in Rhode Island and parts of southeastern Massachusetts.  It has been quite a journey, and the lives of countless children and their families have been positively impacted as a result of this journey. The idea is to make their lives a little brighter. A Wish Come True provides children and their families a chance to set aside the illness, and give them opportunities to do things or go to places other children and families experience. The mission and goal is to grant every medically qualified child “one memorable wish.”  A Wish Come True, Inc. was the first organization of its kind in this area, granting wishes to 12 children in the first year. Now, they average 60 to 80 wishes per year. 

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