Tag Archive | parenting
10 Ideas to Help Your Kids Set & Keep New Year’s Resolutions
By Sara Bybee, LCSW Center for Safe & Healthy Families Although making New Year’s resolutions seems to have become an annual joke for many adults, setting and keeping goals is a very valuable lesson for children. By setting goals and working towards them over time, children learn how to persevere, handle setbacks and delay gratification. […]
6 Ways to Beat the Back to School Jitters
by Sara Jackson, CSW Center for Safe & Healthy Families It’s common for children to feel some nervousness about returning back to school after a carefree summer away from homework, tests, and social challenges. Younger children who are going to school for the first time may worry about getting lost or what school will be […]
Pool Safety Pointers for Parents
by Sara Jackson, CSW Center for Safe & Healthy Families According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 260 children under the age of five drown in residential swimming pools and hot tubs each year. The hot temperatures and blazing sun in Utah make home and community pools commonplace. To keep the summer […]
My Dad, the Horse, And I: How to Create a Culture of Safety
by Janet Brooks Child Advocacy Manager One day in my early youth, I wanted to ride our family horse. Bay Scoot was a huge bay gilding with a mind of his own. My dad, a very experienced “cowboy” and father of seven, agreed that I could ride but he was also in a bit of […]
Tips on How to Be the Best Parent You Can Be
By Sara Jackson, CSW Safe and Healthy Families Yesterday, Doug Marchant, a psychology intern with Primary Children’s Center for Counseling and Safe and Healthy Families shared advice with new fathers. Click here to watch the video. Many thanks to Doug for talking about the difficult reality of being a new parent: There will be tough […]
