Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Parenting Tips, Technology 8 Ways to Unplug as a Family A sleeping bag for a phone? It might sound silly, but this idea is making the rounds as a fun solution to a common family problem:... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation The Long, Lazy Days of Summer: The Importance of Downtime for Children More than ever, children need downtime. Their internal clocks require a shift from schedules, homework, and screen time to enjoy the... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Whole-Brain Child: A Guidebook for Joyful Parenting We’ve all heard the cliché that kids don’t come with instructions, which, while true, is a phrase that I think is often misunderstood.... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Asking Questions, Sharing Advice, and Finding Strength among Mothers Being a new mom, especially when it’s your first child, can be overwhelming and isolating at times. No matter how supportive your... Continue Reading
Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Processing Your Child’s Eco-Anxiety: How to Recognize Their Fears and Take Meaningful Action Many of us are grappling daily with the threat of climate change as its effects become increasingly visible. We are experiencing longer... Continue Reading
Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Activities to Heal Eco-Anxiety and the Planet Climate change has become a near constant topic of discussion, whether on the news, around the dinner table, or among friends, and... Continue Reading
Books, Education, Jewish The Four Children of Passover: How to Engage Children and Teens in the Passover Seder Spring has sprung and as the Center for Children and Youth is part of Jewish Family and Children’s Services, many in our community... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Tools for Accepting the Parenting Moment You’re In Where we are in the world right now is confusing and parents know that as well as anyone. As we near the two-year mark of the pandemic,... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Making Decisions with Confidence as Pandemic Guidelines Change This month marks the two-year anniversary of the first pandemic lock-down. Many are embracing the loosening of restrictions and... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Talking with Children about Difficult Topics All parents are driven by an overwhelming desire to protect their children. We believe our job is to keep them safe and to grant them a... Continue Reading