Holiday traditions are important for families and children. There are several ways to enjoy holiday traditions and protect your health. Because many generations tend to gather to celebrate holidays, the best way to minimize COVID-19 risk and keep your family and...
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Co-parent Adoption: A Critical Protection for LGBTQ+ Families
Every child deserves to be part of a loving family, and establishing a secure legal relationship known as parentage between parents and their children is critical to the well-being of all families. This provides stability and security for children and allows parents...
How to Be a Cerebral Palsy Ally
Being a cerebral palsy ally supports the cerebral palsy and disabled communities. Each individual with cerebral palsy is their own person and has their own story. Taking the time to get to know people individually is the first step to take in becoming a cerebral palsy...
11 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Be Physically Active
Did you know that only about 1 in 4 children get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day? Participation in all types of physical activity drops dramatically as a child's age and grade in school increase. It's important that physical activity be a...
How to Build a Sensory-Haven Bedroom for Children on the Autism Spectrum
If you need to create a bedroom for a child on the autism spectrum, you may be wondering where to start. A bedroom should be a place of calm and rest for all children and adults, but for those on the spectrum, providing that relief is even more important. If you want...
Talking to Your Teen About Being Adopted
Between the ages of seven and twelve, many adopted children develop an increasing curiosity about their background and how they came to be adopted. During adolescence, that interest often intensifies. Teenagers sculpt their self-identity largely through studying their...
National Adoption Month 2021
National Adoption Month is an initiative of the Children's Bureau that seeks to increase national awareness of adoption issues, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens in the U.S. foster care system, and emphasize the value of youth engagement. We...
Halloween & COVID-19: Have Fun While Staying Safe
For families fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the risk of being exposed to the virus during Halloween festivities may not be as scary as last year. But as COVID continues to spread, it's still important to help keep trick-or-treating and other Halloween traditions...
Teaching Kids Not to Bully
It can be shocking and upsetting to learn that your child has gotten in trouble for picking on other kids or been labeled a bully. As hard as it may be to hear this news, it's important to deal with it right away. Whether the bullying is physical or verbal, if it's...
Preventing Bullying
What is bullying? txt icon Bullying is a form of youth violence and an adverse childhood experience (ACE). CDC defines bullying as any unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by another youth or group of youths, who are not siblings or current dating partners, that involves...
Signs of Bullying: Important Questions for Parents to Ask
When pediatrician Adiaha Franklin, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, visits with patients, she asks them three questions about bullying: Do you ever see kids picking on other kids? Do kids ever pick on you? Do you ever pick on kids? (And tell the truth; you're not in trouble.)...
Bullying: A Silent Mental Health Epidemic
An epidemic is an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area. Bullying, in all its forms, is on the rise and has become a silent epidemic in the United States. Some may mistakenly view...