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Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’

Grandparenting from Afar

March 27, 2018

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | No Comments

By Karen Nettler, MSW I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s being blessed by the relationships I had with both sets of grandparents and one great-grandmother.  In fact, my great-grandmother’s death when I was 21 years old was the first close family loss I experienced.  All of my grandparents…Read More

My Daughter Plays with Trucks, My Son Wears a Tutu

March 13, 2018

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | No Comments

What if. . . Your kindergarten son wants to wear a tutu around the house even when friends come over to play? Your four-year- old daughter’s favorite toys are trucks? Your first- grade son likes to try on your high-heel shoes? Your third- grade daughter only wants to wear sweat…Read More

Senseless Violence: Processing Our Fears and Emotions

February 20, 2018

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By Rachael Abrams, LCSW-C, CT It happened again.  Another school shooting.  This time 17 victims have been murdered — shot and killed in a Florida high school. As a parent, and a clinician, I personally struggle with this issue.  I question how violence of this magnitude continues to happen in…Read More

Young Children and Prescription Drugs: Start Talking Early

February 12, 2018

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By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed.  Jewish Community Services It’s hard to escape the devastating effects of America’s opioid epidemic.  Lives lost, families torn apart, and something you don’t hear about that often – the threat that opioids pose to children. More and more of them are overdosing due to the prevalence…Read More

How to Know if your Child Needs a Therapist

January 23, 2018

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By Stacey Meadows, LCSW-C Parenting is one of the hardest jobs that we may choose to take on.  While there can be rewards of tremendous joy and love that blossoms within this role, we are also charged with a seemingly impossible task of keeping our little ones safe and healthy…Read More

Taking a Lesson from our Kids

January 9, 2018

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By Elizabeth Piper Last Saturday I babysat my friend’s children while she and her husband had a much-needed date night. As I tucked her two daughters into bed, I had the idea for each of us to take turns sharing a high and low from our week. They asked me…Read More

Making the Holidays Meaningful

December 5, 2017

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Reposted December, 2017 By Rachael Abrams, LCSW-C It may already have happened in your house. The toy catalogs arrive. Commercials for the newest games, technology and “must haves” are everywhere. Children concentrate on 8 whole days of gifts! As much as you try to focus on the meaning of the…Read More

The Problem with ‘Do As I Say and Not As I Do’

October 24, 2017

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By Benjamin Barer, LGSW Remember that old saying, “Do as I say, not as I do”? Well, you may have already figured out that it doesn’t really work with kids. As adults, we forget that children are constantly watching, listening and taking note of our daily struggles, triumphs and misfortunes….Read More

It’s a Scary World

October 3, 2017

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | No Comments

Gunfire from a high-rise hotel rains down on a crowd at an open air country music festival on the Las Vegas strip.  As of now, 59 victims have died, more than 500 others are injured.  The horror that played out late Sunday night is a nightmare you hope would never…Read More

The Shame of Parent Shaming

October 3, 2017

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By Loren Walsh You’ve no doubt heard the expression, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”  That certainly applies to parenting in 2017.   Parents have always been known to criticize one another for how they raise their children, but now new technology is giving people opportunities to…Read More

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