By Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, EdD, MSW Why Should I Become a Foster Parent? What Are a Foster Parent's Essential Duties? Other Functions Why Should I Become a Foster Parent? Here is a general list of characteristics of successful foster parents and some of...
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Strategies for Parenting Strong-Willed Children
By Carol Juergensen Sheets, MSW, ACSW More and more I am seeing two types of kids in my therapy practice. There are kids who make mistakes, experience natural and logical consequences of their actions, and make better choices. Those kids are easy to deal with from a...
Healthy Parenting Resources
Family Education.com This website provides parents with homework help, parenting tips, and expert advice. Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) GLSEN is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. They...
About Healthy Parenting
Introduction Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Parenting in Stepfamilies Adoption Single Parents Foster Parenting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Parenting Styles Gay and Lesbian Parents Promoting a Healthy Family Introduction In the 1950s, the typical family...
Family Safety: What you need to know
Parents can’t protect children from every hazard, but they can consider safety an important issue and take precautions.
ADHD: Tips for Parents
By Terry Matlen, MSW ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is one of the most common mental health disorders seen in childhood. Studies estimate that between 3-7 percent of all children have ADHD. That means approximately 2 million children in the USA alone,...
Tips for Parents Dealing With Bullying
What Exactly Is Bullying? There are three types of bullying: verbal, physical, or non-verbal. Examples of verbal bullying include teasing, taunting, name-calling, and spreading rumors. Hitting, kicking, shoving, and destroying property are types of physical bullying....
How to Talk with Children About a Parent’s Serious Illness
By Victoria M. Rizzo, LCSW, PhD, and Kristen Kirkland, MSW In part as a result of advances in early disease detection and trends towards later marriage and child bearing, today's parents are more likely than ever before to develop a serious illness, such as advanced...
20 Tips to Increase Children’s Resilience
These research-based tips for families support resilience, reduce risks, and increase protective factors for young people.
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What Is Trauma and How To Overcome It
By Jill Forbes, LCSW, QCSW Most people know when they have been exposed to a traumatic event. Traumatic events are events that make a person fearful in that they, or someone or something meaningful to them, has been lost or harmed in a life-changing manner. When the...
Living with Domestic Violence? Here’s How to Get Help
By Terri Ferguson, BSW According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 20 people per minute are physically abused by their partner. That amounts to virtually 28,800 people every day. In this same typical day 20,000 calls are placed to domestic...
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