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Popular topics from all of our blogs:   teens, child, adults, Relationships, stress, career, families, mental health, communication, employment, job search, Work, children, Parenting

Being the Parent of a Parent

November 19, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: adult children, Parenting | No Comments

By Jeffrey Wolfish, LCPC Whether your child is 5 years old or 35 years old – you are his or her parent.  Parenting is often associated with young children and disciplining and or providing consequences for negative behaviors.  Believe it or not, the extraordinary responsibility of guiding a child even…Read More

5 Rules for Parenting on the Same Page

October 16, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: co-parenting, healthy relationships, parenting partners, parenting partnership, positive parenting, role modeling | No Comments

By Jacki Post Ashkin, LCSW-C Since no two people are going to see eye-to-eye on everything all of the time, it is inevitable that sooner or later parents will find themselves having very different opinions about how to handle a situation with their child.  Whether it is divergent ideas about…Read More

Raising Confident Children

September 3, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: confident children, Parenting, self esteem, self-reliant, successful kids | No Comments

By: Debra K. Waranch, LCSW-C We all aim to have happy, self-reliant and confident children. But is there a formula, a path to follow to ensure your child’s road to success? While this isn’t an exact science, there are skills and tools that you can give your children, over time,…Read More

Make Sure You Eat – and Do It Together

August 20, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: family dinner, family meals, raising children | No Comments

By Susan Kurlander “What’s for Dinner?” How often have we heard the question and immediately started thinking about how to answer. I doubt, however, if any of us have heard the following questions related to that same “What’s for Dinner?”: Will we all be eating together? Will we have time…Read More

Have you had the “Juuling Talk” with your teen? Did it work?

August 5, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: e-cigarettes, Juuling, Stop Juuling, Teens and Vaping, Vaping | No Comments

By David Akva Recently, the CEO of Juul Labs, the manufacturer of the best-selling e-cigarettes, publicly apologized to parents of teens who vape. “I’m sorry for them and the challenges that they’re going through,” said Kevin Burns, “I’m sorry that their child is using the product. It’s not intended for…Read More

Mind over Material Things. Is your College Freshman Ready?

July 23, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: college life skills, college transition, freshmen, Parenting | No Comments

By Heidi Fisher He’s armed with his XL twin sheets and comforter, a shower basket to carry his shampoo/toiletries, a surge protector with enough outlets to energize his computer, tv, x-box, laptop, iPhone, mini fridge, etc. Sounds like my son is all set for his freshman year in college, right?…Read More

Freshman Depression: Making Sure Your Child is Ready for College

July 9, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: College Freshman coping skills, college freshman depression, Depression Grand Challenge | No Comments

Original post: June 27, 2018 By Ilene Federman, LCSW-C “Can we screen you for Depression?” That’s the first question  thousands of incoming freshmen will be met with as they move into their dorms on the campus of UCLA later this summer.  In response to the skyrocketing number of cases involving…Read More

Dealing with Feeling Overwhelmed

June 11, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: burnout, down time, over scheduled, overwhelmed | No Comments

By Zipporah Neuman, LCSW-C As a working mom, there is so much that I need to accomplish each day. Make the lunches, do the dishes, drive the kids to school, go to work, meet with my clients, finish my paperwork, bring the kids to soccer practice, bring the kids to…Read More

The Work of the Mitchell David Center for Hope and Healing

June 4, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: bereavement, beyond words, children’s grief, grief, grief counseling, grief support, sibling grief | No Comments

Original post October 23, 2018 By Donna Kane, M.A. Parents of a preschooler called JCS requesting a therapist for their 4-year-old girl. She had always been a happy, easy going child but, recently began having nightmares and was clingy and fearful of going to school. When asked if anything at…Read More

Watch out! What are your kids watching?

May 21, 2019

By JCS | Posted in Parent Talk | Tags: Jennifer Rudo is the Teen Engagement Coordinator for JCS. | No Comments

By Jennifer Rudo How is it that elementary aged kids have been able to master the art of bottle tossing? Why are kids trying to eat as much cinnamon as they can possibly consume? The answer is YouTube. Kids are no longer being taught how to write cursive, but they…Read More

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