Unfortunately, it is easier than ever for kids and teens to bully their peers. In this digital world, bullies can say something harmful without having to see the physical reactions of their victim or visually experience the effects of their words. To understand the injustice more fully, we first have to admit it exists, educate ourselves, and then take actions to prevent and protect the children in our care.
Effects of Cyberbullying on Social Media [& How to Prevent It]
Topics: For Parents, Adolescents/Teens, Behavior, Teachable Moments, Bullying, Child Development
What Is Going on With Your Insecure Teenager?
Everyone knows the teenage years can be chaotic and tumultuous. Adolescence represents a significant transition from childhood to adulthood, and the years can be rocky.
Topics: For Parents, Tweens, Behavior, Teachable Moments, Families, Trouble in School
Why Your Teen Might be Skipping School
Have you recently discovered that your teenager is skipping school? School truancy can be a frustrating problem for both parents and teachers. If you’re not sure what’s going on, consider these reasons.
Topics: Behavior, Raising Respectful Children, Teachable Moments, Bullying, Trouble in School
What Are ACEs, and How Are They Affecting Your Kids?
In 1953, Reverend James Crowe had a vision for a place where “wayward” young people could find a “reorientation of self.” His vision was a working ranch where young men (we expanded to include girls in the ’70s) would get the guidance and support they needed to find a path to a promising future. That’s when Idaho Youth Ranch was born.
Topics: Behavior, Equine Therapy, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Toxic Stress, DBT, ACEs
How Equine Therapy Helps Vulnerable Youth
People often ask how, exactly, horses can make such a big impact on people who have experienced trauma. Many people think it is about simply riding horses and are surprised to learn that Idaho Youth Ranch Equine Therapy is ground-based.
Topics: Adolescents/Teens, Behavior, Equine Therapy, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Anxiety
Strength in Kindness: Coping with a Smile
Stress has the ability to bring out the best and the worst in people. Certainly, COVID-19 has created a new and unprecedented kind of stress through which we as a global community are trying to navigate.
Topics: For Parents, Behavior, Raising Respectful Children
10 Ways to Compliment Kids & Build Resilience
One of the most basic needs of every child is the need for their parents’ approval. This is so important that it is at the basis of self-esteem, self-worth, and even their identity as they grow.
Topics: Communication, For Parents, Behavior, Raising Respectful Children, Child Development, Programs and Services, Covid-19, Resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic is giving parents more time than ever to spend with their kids. Many parents are taking advantage of the time to enjoy some much-needed quality time and using this situation as a time to create stronger bonds and improve communication with their kids.
Topics: Communication, For Parents, Tweens, Adolescents/Teens, Behavior, Raising Respectful Children, Covid-19
How Are Kids Experiencing COVID-19?
It’s easy for adults to believe that because children are small, their emotions are also small or somehow less real. This could not be further from the truth.
Topics: Communication, For Parents, Early Childhood, Tweens, Adolescents/Teens, Behavior, Families, Counseling, Toxic Stress, Covid-19, Anxiety
You’ve probably heard the old adage “You get more flies with honey than with vinegar.” So it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that honey is the answer when it comes to motivating kids as well!
Topics: For Parents, Set for Success, Behavior, Teachable Moments
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