MASK The Magazine Fall 2020

In our time-deprived society, how do parents keep up? MASK The Magazine will conveniently bring a comprehensive approach to educating families on the severity and risk factors of relevant issues. MASK takes pride in fostering parent-child communication and will provide successful strategies to encourage ongoing dialogue. This publication will equip and prepare families with appropriate knowledge, resources and decision-making skills to empower families to make safe, healthy choices.

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Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

Considered the ultimate oasis in the desert, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is more than a world-class resort. Yes, it has award-winning restaurants and spa, but the iconic Scottsdale resort is also a place where families can create memories of a lifetime. Last summer, the resort’s theme was Superhero Summer at the Princess. It was chosen because its appeal is so universal. Kids love superheroes. They give them hope that they can positively affect their future, that there are things larger than themselves, and that any obstacle can be overcome. There are also superheroes in our community, educating families; providing meals; lending a thoughtful, listening ear; and making the Valley a better place for children and families “The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is a wonderful place to create family memories,” says Jack Miller, Regional…

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Bark

Bark is an award-winning monitoring and screen time management service founded in 2015 by a parent who was looking for a way to help keep his kids safe online while preserving their privacy. Bark covers more than 30 social media platforms, as well as texts, chat, email, YouTube, and Google Drive files. Bark also monitors images, text within images, audio and video, and has recently added screen time management and web filtering to its suite of safety solutions. Bark helps protect more than 5 million kids across the U.S. and has alerted parents to tens of millions of potential issues. In 2019, we detected 7.3 million instances of cyberbullying, 540,000 instances of self-harm and/or suicidal ideation, and 450 child conversations with sexual predators. To date, Bark has also helped prevent 16…

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Valley Toyota Dealers Association

Valley Toyota Dealers consists of 10 Toyota dealers in the metropolitan Phoenix area, including AutoNation Toyota Tempe, Avondale, Bell Road, Big Two, Camelback, Earnhardt, Larry H. Miller, Right, Riverview and Toyota of Surprise. Since 1989, these dealerships have been committed to providing their customers with the utmost expertise, knowledge and customer service available in the industry today. Aside from providing its customers with the latest and greatest vehicle lineup, sparkling showrooms and exceptional service centers, Valley Toyota Dealers remain committed to building better communities for those they serve. The association has donated more than $1 million to Phoenix Children’s Hospital over the years, most recently supporting the hospital’s teen driving safety initiatives. In 2019, Valley Toyota Dealers continued their successful community campaign in partership with Univision Arizona, supporting 12 local nonprofit organizations.…

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MASK® E3 INSTITUTE

MASK (Mothers Awareness on School-age Kids) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization created in 2007 by a group of dedicated mothers who recognized the need to consistently educate families on rapidly-changing issues. The MASK mission is to engage and educate parents, children and the community about the issues facing youth and to empower children to make safe, healthy choices. MASK strives to help children learn invaluable life skills for how to cope with a number of issues. In today’s viral and social media world, coping skills are more necessary than ever. MASK gives students tools for how to handle many issues, including responding to peer pressure, technology-related challenges, refusal skills, emotional regulation, frustration tolerance, self-esteem and setting boundaries. Today, suicide rates are at an all-time high and social media is influencing our…

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IT ALL STARTS IN KINDERGARTEN

Who knew 2020 would bring us so many challenges and reflections on life? We’re all living in an unprecedented global pandemic that will truly leave a lasting imprint on our society that generations to come will reflect on and hopefully learn from, as well. There is so much fear, hate and uncertainty being projected through communities and nations, through the Internet and social media, the global highway of our times. Because of this, parenting has never been more challenging, nor more important, than now. Our children learn from us. If we are fearful, they will be fearful. If we scream or post hateful things, they will follow suit. This isn’t about politics, who’s right or who’s wrong, who’s left or who’s right. It’s about controlling our actions, being mindful about how we…

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TABLE TALK PAGE 68 WHAT’S FOR DINNER? TOP WEBSITE RECIPES TO REDUCE WEEKNIGHT DINNER STRESS PAGE 69 TIME TO PICK APPLES AT THE ORCHARD [PAGE 30] GET THE APP! (PAGE 12) MASK'S NEED-TO-KNOW TIPS (PAGE 21) LISTEN TO MASK+LIVE ON THE MASKMATTERS APP (PAGE 23) Making the Grade (PAGE 52) TAKE 5: Five Things to Know about Language-Based Learning (PAGE 20) SUPERCHARGE YOUR CHILD’S IMMUNITY! (PAGE 20) Seven ways to model and develop empathy kids in our kids (PAGE 70) CAR CONVO PAGE 28 TOP TEEN DRIVING RISKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO [PAGE 28]…

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