Parenting
Traveling with Houdini
By Marilyn Morris Child Advocacy Specialist Here we are in the middle of another holiday season and that means more time spent in the car. Whether it is a trip to Grandma’s, or just running the hundreds of errands around town, driving can be stressful – and dangerous if you are traveling with your very [...]
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 [...]
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
by Julie Bradshaw Director of Center for Safe & Healthy Families Have you ever noticed displays of thousands of pinwheels at the State Capitol during the month of April? They represent the number of children abused and neglected during the last year. In 2011, Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services found 11,543 children in [...]
Raising a Resilient Child: Nurturing
By Julie Bradshaw, LCSW Director of Center for Safe & Healthy Families I am often asked by parents, when they find out I work with abused children, “how do I keep my children safe from harm?” My answer is almost always disconcerting to them. I always tell parents the same thing, which is, “we can’t [...]
