April
April is National Stress Awareness Month and National Minority Health Month
April 2 Autism Awareness Day
April 3 National Find a Rainbow Day
April 4 Day of (No) Silence
April 5 Play Outside Day
April 7 World Health Day
April 10 National Erase Self Negativity Day and National Farm Animals Day
April 11 National Pet Day
April 12 National Only Child Day (shoutout to our founder Seanda!)
April 14 National Gardening Day and National Look up at the Sky Day
April 18 National Exercise Day
April 20 Volunteer Recognition Day (HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers!)
April 21 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day (maybe write your/your child’s bus driver a thank you card!)
April 23 National Picnic Day
April 25 Arbor Day
April 26 Independent Bookstore Day
April 27 National Pet Parent Day
April 30 Adopt a Shelter Pet Day and National Honesty Day
SO many days to celebrate this month!
DAISY’s Book Club
This month DAISY is reading Michelle Obama’s The Light We Carry. This book is very endearing, and helps to make the former First Lady seem more down to Earth. It is an easy read, and DAISY loves biographies because they can give you a more detailed look into someone’s life. Biographies can be very interesting, whether you like the person they’re about or not.
Updates in the Mental Health Sphere and DAISY’s World
A meta-analysis found that greenspace exposure is associated with a wide range of health benefits, including lower heart rate and blood pressure, fewer incidences of type II diabetes and strokes, as well as potentially improving pregnancy outcomes and self-reported health. So get into nature when you can!
A study published in 2024 found that even toddlers exhibited behaviors associated with ADHD and autism, indicating that early childhood detection is possible.
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