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Both parenting a child and being a child are tall orders in today’s climate, and we would like to offer this page as a resource for support and information to help you and your family. We will be sharing tips and strategies to navigate the numerous challenges that come with raising caring and courageous youth. Our goal is to add new material that ranges from original content, to great reads and videos from other experts, as well as articles in the mainstream media that offer additional insight.
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How to Stop Bullying: A Guide for Parents to Empower Children
Empower your child against bullying with effective strategies. Differentiate between bullying and teasing, implement prevention tactics, and collaborate with educators. Foster open communication, support active intervention, and promote self-care practices. Create a culture of kindness and respect for a safer community.
The Bedtime Routine: Developing a Schedule
Unlock the secrets to a successful bedtime routine for your child’s optimal sleep and overall well-being. Gain expert insights on creating a structured nighttime schedule. Discover practical tips to ensure a peaceful night’s rest for the whole family
Ditch the New Years Resolution: Making Meaningful Changes
Discover how to transform your New Year’s resolutions with effective goal setting using CBT techniques. This guide offers practical strategies to set, pursue, and achieve your objectives any time of the year to support personal growth and success.
Radical Acceptance in DBT: Finding Peace Within Reality
When we experience challenging life situations, we can unintentionally cause ourselves more emotional pain when we are unable to accept things as they are. Practicing the DBT skill of Radical Acceptance will help you build emotional resilience and lead a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Self-Soothe DBT Skills: Sensory Strategies for Distress Tolerance
The DBT self-soothe skills can help you learn how to tolerate distress and improve your ability to handle challenging situations. Using DBT strategies that focus on different sensory experiences, you can master self-soothing practices to relax and reduce stress levels.
Healthy News Media Consumption: Staying Informed on Current Events
We are living through a tumultuous period in the world’s history. It seems there is always new information about negative events for us to absorb, and our newsfeeds and timelines now act as feature panels for the many breaking updates that vie for our attention....
Parent-Teacher Conferences: How to Prepare
Parent-teacher conferences are a great way to gain insight into your child’s school environment and routine. Although parent-teacher conferences are often brief, these meetings provide an opportunity for your family to establish a collaborative relationship with your...
Picky Eating: When to Address Feeding Concerns
Picky eating is a normal occurrence in childhood, but when it starts to interfere with your family’s life in a bigger way, it may be time to seek help from a specialist. Feeding treatment assesses problem behaviors and offers solutions to help families overcome mealtime challenges.
Social Skills Practice: Learning to Connect
Practicing social skills can help children develop healthy peer relationships, improve familial dynamics, and academic performance. Collaboration between parents, a licensed therapist, and school personnel can help children practice and generalize these skills to find success later in life.