Duct tape and bandanas fuel modern dad MacGyver
Dan Coleman, Douglas County Dads secretary and Lawrence Public Library librarian, extols inexpensive tools for toddler chaos. He highlights duct tape plus a Leatherman Micra as essential, recounting quick fixes at mealtime and play, from opening packages to mending toys. He notes colorful bandanas’ rise in use and lists cheap, reusable entertainments like food coloring potions and improvised bowling pins.
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Dan Coleman
Dads
Douglas County
Lawrence Public Library
Relationships with ADHD bring balance and unique insight
Kyra notes that loving someone with ADHD can be rewarding when both tolerate and push for accountability without overtaxing each other. The writer shares a father daughter dynamic balancing anxiety and ADHD, highlighting balance spontaneity and innovation as key factors. Dr Wes Crenshaw offers guidance on relationships through his podcast and book I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not.
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Kyra
Wes
Dr. Wes
Steve Kraske
Wes Crenshaw
Drwes.com
Kyra Haas
Wordpress
LMH aids quitting tobacco with events and tips
Lawrence Memorial Hospital offers counseling and nicotine replacement options with guidance from a nurse and pharmacists. To support quitting, LMH hosts a Great American Smokeout event at the Lawrence Public Library and provides a Kansas Quitline option. Tips include setting a quit date, dispensing with tobacco items, deep breathing, hydration, and exercise. Aynsley Anderson, MA RN, coordinates LMH community education.
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Lmh.org
American Cancer Society
LMH
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont Street
Kansas Tobacco Quitline
Ksquit.org
Aynsley Anderson, MA
WellCommons
Aynsley. Anderson
Imh.org
Justice Matters forms in Lawrence to tackle local justice issues
Religious leaders launch Justice Matters with 450 members from 20 congregations focusing on mental health children and affordable housing homelessness. The group will research issues over winter and seek policy solutions, led by co chairs co presidents and coordinators from local churches and the Islamic Society of Lawrence. LiveWell Lawrence marks its sixth anniversary with a morning breakfast at the Eldridge Hotel including a welcome, wellness grants to ten groups and Health Culture awards.
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Justice Matters
Werdell Taylor
St. Luke’s Ame Church
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Morning Star Church
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LiveWell Lawrence
Eldridge Hotel
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LiveWell
Douglas County
Nikki White
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