Victoria's Voice

The gift every child deserves

September always carries a special kind of energy.

After the slower pace of summer, life suddenly quickens. Backpacks are filled with new supplies, weekdays revolve around transportation to and from school, after-school care, homework and activities. Saturdays are often packed with sports, dance and lessons. This hectic pace can drain parents, grandparents and children alike. The expression “it takes a village to raise a child” couldn’t be truer in these times.

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Victoria Atamian Waterman

Victoria Atamian Waterman is a writer born in Rhode Island. Growing up in an immigrant, bilingual, multi-generational home with survivors of the Armenian Genocide has shaped the storyteller she has become. She is an active volunteer of Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church in Whitinsville, MA and chair of the Armenian Heritage Monument in Whitinsville, MA. She is the author of "Who She Left Behind."

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  1. A superb assessment of probably one of the most important challenges facing the American diaspora. Christian Armenian education and our next generation. Without the latter engaged and informed , what’s the point. Bravo for the insight you are providing in this article and the innovation in Whitinsville. The content is the same but the tools changes on how you deliver the content.
    My hope is that readers internalize the message. It has always struck me as sadly ironic that given the critical value of our youth to a secure future , we are underinvesting. How much time do we spend on Sunday Schools at BOT/Parish Council or NRA/Diocesan Assembly?

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