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Beyond the Emerald City: What Wicked Can Teach Our Kids About Growing Up Different

Beyond the Emerald City: What Wicked Can Teach Our Kids About Growing Up Different

by Alex Nichol | Jan 13, 2025 | Friendships, Gender Diversity, LGBTQ+, Preteens & Teens

As parents, we’re always looking for meaningful ways to connect with our children about life’s important lessons. The new Wicked movie offers a perfect opportunity to explore challenging topics like friendship, identity, and social pressure in a way that...
Breaking New Ground: CCY’s SPACE Program Leads the Way in Treating Childhood Anxiety

Breaking New Ground: CCY’s SPACE Program Leads the Way in Treating Childhood Anxiety

by Alex Nichol | May 28, 2024 | Anxiety, Mental Health

On May 7th, the Center for Children and Youth (CCY) was honored to share our clinical expertise at the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies’ PowerNet conference in Pittsburgh, PA. CCY’s clinical directors Ellie Pelc, PsyD, and Karen DeVaney, PsyD, presented to...
4 Tips for Traveling with Your Kids This Summer

4 Tips for Traveling with Your Kids This Summer

by Alex Nichol | May 21, 2024 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips

The summer season is upon us and families are getting on the road again! Traveling with kids can be exciting, meaningful, and almost always comes with its ups and downs. Here are four tips to help make traveling with young children more enjoyable! Buffer your...
Protected: 5 Ways to #StandByTeens in Support of Teen Mental Health

Protected: 5 Ways to #StandByTeens in Support of Teen Mental Health

by Alex Nichol | Mar 3, 2024 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Uncategorized

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Communicating Values to Tweens and Teens

Communicating Values to Tweens and Teens

by Alex Nichol | Feb 8, 2024 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens

Parenting books and articles often highlight the importance of teaching our tweens and teens values. But what exactly are ‘values’? Why are they important? And, what is the best way to teach them? At their most basic level, values are the guiding principles that give...
How to Teach Teens to Navigate Misinformation and Fake News

How to Teach Teens to Navigate Misinformation and Fake News

by Alex Nichol | Jan 5, 2024 | Media Safety, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Technology

This article is provided courtesy of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication (CPTC). CPTC’s Founder and Program Director, Ken Ginsburg, MD, serves on the Center for Children and Youth’s Expert Panel. Today’s media landscape is drowning in...
Supporting Your Gender Diverse Teenager During the Holidays

Supporting Your Gender Diverse Teenager During the Holidays

by Alex Nichol | Dec 6, 2023 | Gender Diversity, Holidays, LGBTQ+

The holidays—we want to enjoy them, but so often the pressure to produce picture perfect moments with family we haven’t seen in a long time can get in our way. This is especially true for parents of LGBTQIA teens. It is common for our elders or other family members to...
7 Reasons Why Volunteering Is Good for Teen Mental Health

7 Reasons Why Volunteering Is Good for Teen Mental Health

by Alex Nichol | Nov 10, 2023 | Mental Health, Preteens & Teens

Teenagers are facing challenging times, filled with academic pressures, social anxieties, and personal uncertainties often made worse by the pervasiveness of social media. In the face of these challenges, one highly effective yet often overlooked way for teens to...
Talking to Your Neurodiverse Child About the Violence in Israel

Talking to Your Neurodiverse Child About the Violence in Israel

by Alex Nichol | Oct 13, 2023 | Israel, Parenting Skills, Special Challenges

By Lauren Meltzer, MA, CLC, parent coach at the Center for Children and Youth A lot has been written about how to talk to your child about the violence in Israel. But what happens if your child is neurodiverse? Neurodiverse children include those with ADHD, autism,...

Helping Your Children to Make Sense of the Situation in Israel

by Alex Nichol | Oct 12, 2023 | Israel, Media Safety, Mental Health

By Rachel Sklar, MSW, parent coach at Parents Place of the Center for Children and Youth Hello friends. I’m Rachel Sklar, from Parents Place of the Center for Children and Youth. I’m coming to you with a heavy heart about the situation in Israel but also an important...
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