Research shows that between 40-50% of married couples in the United States eventually divorce.1 While divorce can be complicated for everyone in the family, this systemic change is particularly challenging for children.
How to Help Your Child or Teen with Life After Divorce
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Free Download: Guide to Relationships in a Time of Recovery
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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
3 Helpful Tips for Talking to Your Teenager
Does it feel like you’re walking on eggshells when you interact with your child? If so, you’re not alone. That said, open communication is vital for building trust, safety, and connection between parents and children. Consider these useful tips for talking to your teenager.
Topics: Communication, For Parents, Adolescents/Teens, Teachable Moments, Families, Family Counseling
7 Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)
In 1985, Dr. Vincent Felitti was the Chief of Preventative Medicine at Kaiser Permanente. He was conducting a study on long-term health outcomes when he noticed that people who had traumatic pasts tended to have more dire health outcomes such as heart disease and diabetes. So strong was the trend, he turned the focus of his research to understanding more about how adversity in childhood related to health outcomes in adults.
Topics: For Parents, Families, Child Development, Toxic Stress, Childhood Trauma, Resilience, PCEs
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
10 Ways Families Can Come Together During Quarantine
COVID-19 has changed the shape of day-to-day life for everyone, but many families are taking the good with the bad. For those families who have to go through a period of quarantining together, it can be easy to get off track or ignore each other. Here are 10 ways to make the most of your family's quarantine.
Topics: Teachable Moments, Families, Family Time
Scheduling Quality Time with Your Kids
We totally get it. Life gets hectic and finding time to even take a breath is sometimes difficult. But with the sun hanging in the sky longer and longer each day, finding that extra time is becoming a little easier.
Topics: For Parents, Quality Time, Families, Family Time
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