The speaker is Kevin Creeden, an expert on attachment, trauma and conduct disorder in children and adolescents. He is Director of Assessment and Research at the Whitney Academy and is well known as an engaging and dynamic national trainer to schools, youth service and mental health agencies. For … [Read more...] about 18th Annual Conference
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No Sense Standing Still
IPositive change comes about through careful examination of our programs. Teamwork and planning result in productive change, which can stimulate growth, eliminate stagnation and build lasting memories. That potential productivity was the impetus behind this winter’s changes. During the month of … [Read more...] about No Sense Standing Still
First Snow
As I gazed out my office window watching the young girls of Hubbard Cottage running and sliding, and just plain slipping their way home, couldn’t help but think back to my childhood when the season’s first snowfall infused me with excitement. I remembered awaiting the ring of the final school bell … [Read more...] about First Snow
Letter From a Mother
“A place of hope for children and families”… truer words could not describe who and what Kurn Hattin Homes represents. Kurn Hattin equals family! Kurn Hattin has taught me and my family that if it looks impossible, it is only temporary…just wait and keep at it. Everyone who walks through the doors … [Read more...] about Letter From a Mother
TEE It Up for the Children
The weather couldn’t have been better for the Twentieth Anniversary Kurn Hattin Golf Classic held on July 15th at the Keene Country Club in Keene, NH. Over 120 golfers participated in the event, along with many generous corporate and hole sponsors. The first Kurn Hattin Golf Classic was the brain … [Read more...] about TEE It Up for the Children
My College Essay
My life before I began school in Vermont was like a one way ticket to nowhere. I was the ultimate manipulator and deceiver. I knew how to use other people’s weaknesses to my advantage. Authority meant nothing to me, except when it came to my parents. I always found a way to put the blame on others. … [Read more...] about My College Essay
It Takes Spirit!
Josh Chaplin is 18 years old and he’s happy. He is an ambitious, energetic and determined young man. He’s so full of promise, and one can’t help but be affected by his ear-to-ear smile. At ten years of age, Josh came to live at Kurn Hattin, where he stayed from third through eighth grade. He was … [Read more...] about It Takes Spirit!
Weaving Empathy Into Our Hearts and Our Curriculum
One of the hardest concepts to teach children is moral reasoning and values. Dr. Arnold Goldstein, contributing author to core principles of our social skills curriculum, states “Whether a youth’s moral judgment is mature or immature is important, especially because as you think, so you act. Delay … [Read more...] about Weaving Empathy Into Our Hearts and Our Curriculum