Behavioral Health
Protecting Your Kids - Wherever They Go
By Julie Bradshaw, LCSW Director of Center for Safe & Healthy Families One of the hardest things I did as a parent was tell my son yes when he asked to stay overnight with friends. I hated sleepovers. I didn’t know how I was supposed to keep him safe when I wasn’t there. My mind [...]
Battling Back to School Butterflies
Whether their summer was jam-packed with activities or filled with complaints about being bored with nothing to do, kids often have a tough time making the back-to-school transition. As with any new or potentially unsettling situation — like starting school for the first time or entering a new grade or new school — allow kids [...]
Effects of Parent Stress on Child Developement
by Lindsay Drury, SSW, APC Primary Children’s Center for Safe and Healthy Families Did you know that parent’s stress affects babies and children? According to zerotothree.org even young babies pick up on how their loved ones are feeling. When you are feeling calm it’s more likely that your baby will feel calm. When you are [...]
Bouncing Back
by Julie Bradshaw Director of Center for Safe & Healthy Families What does your family do when something bad happens? Do you think of every awful possibility and stay stuck there, or do you take the lemons life offered you and make lemonade? The definition of resilience is bouncing back after adversity. Resilient people have [...]
