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Top Tips to Help Your Children to be Well-Rounded Adults
If there's one thing that every parent wants in life, it's their children to be successful, well-rounded people. But whether you're having your first child or your second, raising them is no small accomplishment. It's a known fact that raising children is hard work,...
10 Ways to Help Your Child Relieve Academic Stress
Children can experience academic pressure and high expectations that can result in stress. However, if your children are provided with the proper support to help them manage academic stress, it can assist them with their overall performance and even make learning fun!...
Choosing A University Program: Role of Parents in Life-Changing Decision
Parents are the first attachment figures in our lives. They are the first ones we have contact with, live with, communicate with and get advice from. However, as children grow up, they become more and more independent and they make their own decisions. One of the most...
Expecting the Best: How to Make the Most of Your Pregnancy
Do you have a baby on the way? Congratulations! Pregnancy is a period of excitement, joy, and expectation. It can, however, also be a very overwhelming event. There are many factors to consider and choices to make when pregnant. Here are some pointers to guide you to...
10 Brain-Stimulating Games To Keep Kids Sharp
In this day and age of constant connectivity, encouraging mental stimulation and activity in our children is more important than ever. Therefore, parents and teachers should encourage children to exercise their brains in a fun and enjoyable way, even though there is...
Writing Skills: A Parent’s Guide for School Success
Making sure that children do well in school and don’t struggle with their tasks is important for their education. While teachers take the biggest role in educating students, parents also need to actively participate to help their children. While you cannot take over...
Q&A with Leslie Priscilla of LatinX Parenting
What is Chancla Culture? How does it relate to Adverse Childhood Effects (ACEs), and why is it so important that we acknowledge this harm so that our communities can find healing? Chancla Culture is the totality of punitive, violence-based, authoritarian dynamics that...
Seeking Sponsorship Partners
As we look toward 2023, American Society for the Positive Care of Children is looking for sponsors and partners who want to make a big difference in the lives of children! American SPCC is committed to providing life-changing resources to families across the globe. We...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and How You Can Celebrate It.
Martin Luther King Day is a US National holiday that is observed annually on the third Monday of January, with this year's holiday falling on January 16th, 2023. This is observed in remembrance of the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was a...
5 Resolutions for 2023 to Make Your Parenting More PositiveÂ
A New Year can mean changes to our daily habits, schedules or mental health practices. However, as we emerge into 2023 what if you resolved to be the parent you have always dreamed? This decision could impact your family for years to come, while bringing with it the...
American SPCC is Pleased to Announce…
We at American SPCC are pleased to announce that we have been named one of the Top-Rated Nonprofits by GreatNonprofits, the leading website for community recommendations of charities and nonprofits. What is GreatNonprofits? GreatNonprofits is the largest donation...
3 Proven Ways Parents Can Lower Holiday Stress and Increase Joy
Holiday stress is real for many of us--and it can come crashing down our chimneys with reliable predictability. According to Harvard Medical School, 62% of adults experience "very" or "somewhat" elevated holiday stress levels (source). One of the top holiday...
