Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Changing the Narrative on Adolescents The Center for Children and Youth at JFCS is joining forces with Dr. Ken Ginsburg and The Center for Parent and Teen Communication in... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Real Tips: The Best Advice for New Parents Advice for New Parents: 10 Expert Tips for New Families Becoming a new parent is one of life’s most profound and rewarding... Continue Reading
Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Technology Left to Our Own Devices By Havi Wolfson Hall, LCSW, Child and Adolescent Therapist and Parent Educator at Parents Place, Palo Alto “Help! My Kid is addicted to... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips 8 Tips for Creating a Playful Family By Susan Sachs Lipman Back to School means back to the grind, right? Endless forms to complete, homework to be done, appointments and... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 6 Tips for Surviving the Family Road Trip By Jackie Sage, LMFT, Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapist Family road trips can be a great way to create life-long memories.... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preschool, Toddlers “I want Daddy!” “That’s not the way Mommy makes my pancakes!”: What to Do When Your Child Rejects You By Stephanie Agnew, Assistant Director, Parents Place on the Peninsula Toddlers and preschoolers are all about power and control. They... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens How to Teach Your Child Financial Literacy By Susan Sachs Lipman April is Financial Literacy Month and there’s no time like the present to give your kids some lessons that... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preschool, Toddlers Typical Temper Tantrum or Emotional Trouble? How to Tell the Difference In my experience as both a parent and child psychologist, emotional outbursts are one of the most concerning and frequent issues... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Technology Four Rules for Tidying Up Our Technology By Havi Wolfson Hall, LCSW, Child and Adolescent Specialist in JFCS’s Children’s Clinical Services Department After watching... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Perils of Praise By Joanna Faber and Julie King, authors and workshop leaders at Parents Place Parenting advice can give you whiplash. Be consistent but... Continue Reading