Suicide is a Public Health Crisis
By Jennifer Rudo
What can we do to support our youth and potentially help prevent suicide?
August 22, 2022
Category: Blogs-Children, Teens & Families
When You Have Concerns About Your Child
By JCS Therapy Services
As we head back to school, it’s normal for parents to worry whether or not their children will get good grades, have friends, or be respectful in class … Consider these tips for communicating your concerns.
August 16, 2022
Sympathy, Empathy, Compassion: Do We Need All Three?
By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed.
As parents and grandparents, do we want to encourage the development of sympathy, empathy, and compassion to help our children grow into caring adults? I would hope the answer would always be “yes.”
August 10, 2022
In Search of The 25th Hour
By Jacki Post Ashkin, LCSW-C
“There are just not enough hours in the day.” Does this resonate with you? Let’s explore meaningful ways to conquer your day.
July 1, 2022
Personal Privacy or Secret Keeping?
By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed.
How can we help our children distinguish between privacy and secret-keeping? Let’s start with these 8 tips!
June 8, 2022
Feeling Their Pain and Processing Our Own
By Jacki Post Ashkin, LCSW-C
How do we process our own fears and emotions surrounding the repeated senseless violence – the sadness, anxiety, anger, horror?
May 27, 2022
“It’s Not My Fault…”
By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed.
How do we encourage accountability in our children? Here are 11 suggestions from JCS Health Educator and “Roots and Wings” series author.
May 10, 2022
How To “Find the Proper Edge”
By Christine Cronin, MSW, LCSW-C
Do you often find yourself in situations where you don’t know whether to speak up, help someone with a problem, or walk away? Consider these 6 reflection questions.
April 27, 2022
This Mother’s Day I was Supposed to be a Mother
By Daniella, Uprooted Client
Daniella shares her fertility journey and her feelings – the ups and the downs – surrounding Mother’s Day.
April 19, 2022
Sibling Rivalry: Friend or Foe
By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed.
For anyone who has more than one child, sibling rivalry can be challenging and seemingly ever present. Parents can make the situation more manageable by trying the following.
April 13, 2022