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First Responders Honored from page 4
Community Service Award winner: Palm Beach Gardens Mayor Rachelle Litt, Officer David
North Palm Beach Deputy Chief Joy, Chief Clint Shannon, Palm Beach Gardens Vice Mayor
Call of the year recipients (fire): Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and North Palm Volunteer Division Louis Giarrusso, Chelsea Reed
Beach Fire Rescue North Palm Beach Fire Chief J.D.
Armstrong
Lyn Cacella (FPU), Palm Beach Gardens Mayor Rachelle Litt, Officer David Joy, Call of the year (police): Officer David
Chief Clint Shannon, Commissioner Maria Marino, Vice Mayor Chelsea Reed Joy, Chief Clint Shannon
“Service is our number one priority” Call of the year recipients
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Strengths In
Children
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D.,
School Psychologist
What does your
child excel at? As a
child I grew up in the
Evil Knievel era and I
was the best kid in my
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jumping a bicycle across
State Licensed & Insured two open ramps and I
Serving Palm Beach County CPC # 1457468 • LPG#30099 have scars to prove it.
Of course, my parents
did not see this as my natural affinity and encouraged
me to become a dentist. I didn’t believe I was good at
science and did not pursue this career but in hindsight,
I could have become a dentist if they would have just
kept encouraging me.
At 10 years old I already believed I wasn’t good
at math and science and this shaped my future career.
I tell you this because you know your child best and
you might need to continue to nudge and believe for
your child until he or she can believe on their own.
Our kids have free will to decide their career path but
as parents we recognize their talents.
Building your child’s talents requires intentionality
and not every interest develops to be your child’s
chosen path. When my child was a teen he wanted
to be a YouTuber. He was great at technology so I
encouraged him to develop that interest but gave him
opportunities for new experiences in areas I believed
he might excel even more.
Here are three ways to build your child’s strengths.
First, continue to encourage your child to try different
activities including the ones that are out of their
comfort zone. Second, don’t give up on your child.
You might invest time and money into your child’s
music or dance only to have her stop a short time later.
No worries as it’s an experience that helped shape
her. What’s next? Finally, if needed, seek guidance.
Maybe your child is a happy wanderer with little
focus or struggling with his or her identity. There are
counselors and career coaches that can assist. You can
find counselors at www.sfacc.net and a career coach
at https://collegecareerconsulting.com.
Dr. Forgan and associates test kids ages 5 and older
for ADHD/ADD, dyslexia, gifted, learning disabilities,
and processing problems. Call (561) 625-4125 or visit
JimForgan.com.
