by Chris Jones | Mar 13, 2020 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing stress around the world and our kids are affected by it as much as anyone, particularly around social distancing and remote learning. Below are some tips to help your child feel safe and calm in the world today. Maintain structure and...
by Chris Jones | Jan 30, 2020 | Discipline & Behavior, Toddlers
Understanding Your Child’s Behavior Knowing when and how to set appropriate and effective boundaries with kids is always a challenge. What is the appropriate consequence for this behavior? Should I be bothered by this behavior or not? How should I respond when my...
by Chris Jones | Dec 31, 2019 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens
The Center for Children and Youth at JFCS is joining forces with Dr. Ken Ginsburg and The Center for Parent and Teen Communication in Philadelphia to help change the narrative about teens. Adolescence is a time of extraordinary possibility for young people. Yet,...
by Chris Jones | Nov 20, 2019 | Parenting Skills, Special Challenges
Imagine you keep falling behind your coworkers, feel confused about what is being asked of you all the time and, no matter how many extra hours of work you put in, your work keeps piling up. While this can be a common struggle for many people at some points in their...
by Chris Jones | Aug 28, 2019 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips
By Jackie Sage, LMFT, Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapist Family road trips can be a great way to create life-long memories. Planning for those more challenging times of your trip, however, is just as important as packing your toothbrush. No matter how old the...
by Chris Jones | Aug 23, 2019 | Discipline & Behavior, Leisure & Vacation
When school restarts after a break or summer, the reality of long structured days and homework-filled evenings starts to sink in. When children go back to in-person learning, there will also be an adjustment. With increasing school demands, life can be stressful for...
by Chris Jones | May 17, 2019 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preschool, Toddlers
By Stephanie Agnew, Assistant Director, Parents Place on the Peninsula Toddlers and preschoolers are all about power and control. They like to think that they are in charge of their lives and can control their parents. Most young children go through stages when they...
by Chris Jones | May 3, 2019 | Parenting Skills
By Heidi Emberling, MA, Parent Educator and Early Childhood Specialist at Parents Place in Palo Alto After 18 years, my son is ready to move out and experience the freedom and independence of life beyond high school. No more parent curfews, asking for the car keys, or...
by Chris Jones | Apr 18, 2019 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens
By Susan Sachs Lipman April is Financial Literacy Month and there’s no time like the present to give your kids some lessons that they can use for their entire lives. This is especially urgent, given some recent alarming statistics about financial literacy that...
by Chris Jones | Apr 10, 2019 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preschool, Toddlers
In my experience as both a parent and child psychologist, emotional outbursts are one of the most concerning and frequent issues children are referred for. If you think about it, childhood is a pretty frustrating period of life, especially during a pandemic....
