 Wine Club Salutes Codman Academy
During every Monday in March, Ashmont Grill will be hosting Wine Club with a healthy portion of the proceeds going to support the college-preparatory public charter school, Codman Academy. Click HERE for wine selections and further information. |
 Dot Youth and UMass Hold Billboard Unveiling
Clear Channel has donated billboards across the city to showcase the creative work of Boston's Bridge to Excellence Mentoring Programs. UMass Boston teamed up with BCYF Cleveland Community Center to create two designs that will be put up on a Dorchester billboard. Click HERE to learn where and when.
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HOT in the DOT
Dot Youth Art Contest
The Dorchester Day Parade Committee is hosting the 1st annual youth art contest! The contest is open to all Dorchester residents in the 3rd through 6th grade or students that attend a Dorchester school. Two prizes will be awarded to entries that are chosen from a panel of local judges. MORE INFO
Boston Tree Party
Boston Tree Party is looking for communities and organizations of any and all kinds in the Greater Boston Area to plant and commit to caring for a pair of heirloom apple trees! It is part of the Tree Party's Spring Planting Campaign. MORE INFO
FREE Tax Preparation @ DotWell Sites
As a member of the Boston Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition, DotWell offers FREE tax preparation for hard working Dorchester families. Taxpayers who earned less than $50,000 in the previous tax year can have their taxes prepared for free and claim important tax credits such as the EITC. There are two DotWell sites currently providing this service. MORE INFO
*If you are looking to assist and would like to volunteer with tax preparation, please contact Arjun Verma by either calling 617.822.8269, or emailing arjun.verma@dotwell.org*
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MyDorchester Photo Contest
Can you identify where in Dorchester this photo was taken? Can you take one yourself and leave others guessing where it is? Email eblast@mydorchester.org if you know where!
For a limited time, MyDorchester will be giving away 8 x 10 prints to the contest winner.
Winner: Katherine McInerney and Ruth Roudiez
Location: Window of Hancock 306/Intersection of Dot Ave and Hancock St.
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Tips for Thriving Kids
Tantrums: Helping your child learn self-control
A tantrum signals a loss of control. Children are not able to learn anything when they are in this emotionally overwhelmed place. So when a child is having a tantrum, the goal is to help her regain control. It is only when your child is calm again that she can learn from the situation.
Most often children throw a tantrum because they have been denied something they want. The tantrum is often the result of a limit being set and enforced. Perhaps they have been denied a cookie before dinner, TV time is over, or you told them it was time to leave the playground. Helping your child recover from a tantrum is not coddling her or giving in. (Giving them the cookie or turning the TV back on would be!) It is helping her learn to manage life's disappointments-a very important skill.
What You Can Do:
- Stay calm. This is the essential first step. The calmer you are, the calmer your child will be. Children take their cue from our responses. When we get agitated, upset, and frustrated at their tantrum, it increases their upset. They need you to be their rock when they are "losing it."
- Take a break. Some children actually calm down much more quickly when they are breaking down by being by themselves in a safe place. families call this safe, quiet space the "cozy" corner. It might have some pillows, stuffed animals, books and small, safe toys. When your child pulls herself together, it is very important that you acknowledge it by telling her what a good job she did calming herself down.
- Reconnect after a tantrum:
- Discuss what happened. Ask for details, and help your child think through the choices she made: You were really angry and you hit your baby brother. What made you angry? It's okay to feel angry, but in our family, we do not hit. Hitting hurts.
- Brainstorm different ways to handle the situation next time. The next time you make a tea party, let's give you brother some of his own cups and pretend food to play with so he won't take or mess up yours.
- Do not talk for too long or ask too many questions. Keep it short and to-the-point.
- End with a kiss, hug, and an "I love you."
Tips for Thriving Kids are brought to you by: Fields Corner Children Thrive
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| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Day
Today's image is a photograph taken Feb 17, 2012 showing progress in the restoration of the Clapp Family Barn at the Dorchester Historical Society. Donations raised over the past few years plus a grant from the City of Boston through the Partners with Non-Profits program are funding this essential construction project to replace deteriorating foundation sills and posts and beams in an effort to make the building structurally sound.
If you would like to join the google group, please click on the link, or contact Earl Taylor by email or call (617) 293-3052.
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SCI Dorchester's mission is to strengthen the Dorchester community by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives. We envision a community where individuals are strongly connected to their neighbors and play an active role in shaping the destiny of our community. This increase in 'social capital' will result in a community that is safer, healthier and more vital. For more information click here.
The mission of DotWell is to work in collaboration with our founding health center partners - Codman Square Health Center and Dorchester House Multi-Service Center -
to provide integrated clinical and community services that address
health disparities, build social capital, and meet the complex needs of
our communities.
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