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How to use stand-up meetings to help your kids plan and prioritize

How to use stand-up meetings to help your kids plan and prioritize

by Guest Author | Feb 26, 2021 | Live Inside and Out

Like many of you, our family is juggling two kids in elementary school and two demanding careers. Between meetings, we bus over snacks to our children and try to find quiet spaces in different corners of our home. Despite being under the same roof all day, we found it...
Taking Time for Empathy This Holiday Season

Taking Time for Empathy This Holiday Season

by Guest Author | Dec 26, 2020 | Live Inside and Out

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is in full swing, and as we head into the end of what has been a challenging year, we can’t help but be filled with an array of emotions. Since March, we have felt all the feels—joy, sadness, anxiety, fear, elation,...
How Boredom Can Enhance Creativity and Mental Health

How Boredom Can Enhance Creativity and Mental Health

by Guest Author | Nov 23, 2020 | Live Inside and Out

We’ve all felt it, that restless sensation stirring inside when we can’t find anything fun or exciting to do. Pets get it, too. Being bored is a feeling that everyone experiences (even your pets), whether it’s at work, sitting in class, or just lounging on the couch...
5 Steps to Be Ready for World Kindness Day

5 Steps to Be Ready for World Kindness Day

by Guest Author | Oct 26, 2020 | Live Inside and Out

This year, World Kindness Day falls on Friday, November 13th.  What better way to ward off the negativity that is often associated with Friday the 13th than by showering the world with a little kindness?  As you and your family get ready to celebrate, here are some...
You Can Do Hard Things: 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Persevere

You Can Do Hard Things: 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Persevere

by Guest Author | Sep 15, 2020 | Live Inside and Out

The year is 2010, and I hate my mother. We’re standing in the hot summer sand of Chicago’s North Avenue Beach, and she’s juggling three small rocks she found on our walk while I watch in frustration, tears streaming down my face. How. Is. She. Doing. That?! She hands...
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What does #LiveInsideOut mean?

We focus on helping kids develop the character skills (i.e. social and emotional skills) necessary to thrive in their lives, schools, and later in jobs and community, which is the “inside piece”. The “outside” part is being connected to the community through volunteerism. All of our programs combine these two elements!

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The Inside Out Club is positively impacting more than 3,000 children and their families each year. 

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Thank you to the Naperville SECA Fund for supporting our weekend events this year! 

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Recent Posts

  • How to use stand-up meetings to help your kids plan and prioritize February 26, 2021
  • That’s a Wrap! 4 Things Kids Learned from Season 1 of Inside Out Club Live January 30, 2021

Contact Information

Marion B. Ruthig
Executive Director
marion@insideoutclub.org
O: 630-320-6898
C: 630-352-9089

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Inside Out Club DuPage
790 Royal St. George Drive
Suite 141-134
Naperville, IL 60563

Mission & Vision

Our mission is to develop kids with character inside and out. Our vision is individuals and families empowered through strength of character and volunteerism to live fuller lives for generations to come.

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