Beyond the Emerald City: What Wicked Can Teach Our Kids About Growing Up Different
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
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
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...
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Communicating Values to Tweens and 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
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
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
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...
