Written By: Natassia Ferguson , UCP School Business Manager & UCP Parent Natassia—known to many as Nat—is one of UCP Charter School’s Business Managers and a proud UCP parent. Drawing on both her professional experience and her journey as a mom, she shares her personal story for families navigating a new diagnosis or experiencing UCP for the first time, along with reflections she wishes she’d known at the start. From the beginning I remember the day we received my son’s autis

Written By:  Cassidy Gibson-Cooper , Parenting Central Curiosity isn’t just a trait—it’s a momentum. It’s the spark that keeps kids asking “why,” even when the answers are messy or slow to come. But curiosity doesn’t survive on its own. It needs air. It needs space. And it needs parents who know when to back off, when to step in, and how to get out of the way without disappearing. If your goal is to raise a child who doesn't need constant pushing, who wants to understand the

Written By:  Meredith Jones , Fine Times Raising a leader doesn’t require a special curriculum or early enrollment in mock government. It starts in your living room, long before your child steps into a classroom or team huddle. Leadership in kids shows up as curiosity that refuses to quit, the courage to admit a mistake, the confidence to speak up — and the grace to listen. You’re not training a CEO. You’re shaping someone who’ll one day stand up for others, take ownership, a