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Feeling like every interaction with your child becomes a battle? Incentives and consequences losing their appeal and impact? On Tues. evening April 8th, expert presenter Dr. Stuart Ablon will share a compassionate, research-based approach called Collaborative Problem Solving that helps children with challenging behaviors. Skills can be successfully introduced, practiced, and developed in our homes […]

We’re very pleased to announce that the City of Newton has awarded Understanding Our Differences with one of its 20 invitational Boston Marathon bibs. And we’re thrilled to introduce you to Marie Walsh, who is running the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21st to benefit UOD. She is a sophomore at Boston College who has

Our July 17th celebration of Disability Pride Month, and the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was a great success. Partnering with Newton’s Commission On Disability and the Newton Free Library, Understanding Our Differences presented a terrific panel discussion and Q&A with the audience at the library. Moderator Gary Alpert, co-president of

Sean McIntyre, a graduate of the Newton Public Schools, plans to run a 50-mile race in November to benefit UOD. He is undertaking this challenging event because he feels strongly about the positive impact of UOD, which he remembers vividly from childhood. The event is the JFK 50 Mile Race, called America’s oldest ultramarathon, to be

This spring, three juniors at Newton South High School – Angelina, Sophia, and Adrienne – conducted a project in their history class. They assessed the recent debate over cutting the Understanding Our Differences program from the Newton Public Schools curriculum. After sending out a survey to our classmates, the students confirmed that those who participated

Dr. Jennifer Arnold was the terrific keynote speaker at our 45th anniversary celebration on Thursday evening, May 4 at UMass at Mount Ida in Newton. She presented an upbeat motivational message about maintaining a positive attitude, based on her life experiences. Dr. Arnold is a physician who is Board Certified in Neonatal Medicine and is currently

UOD is growing! We are actively continuing our expansion into schools and districts beyond Newton as well as sustaining existing programs in outside schools and districts. Here’s just a sample of this activity: