Spring Ahead to Wellness
Date: Sundays, March 7, 14 & 21 @ 1:00pm via Zoom. This fun wellness series is for families with children ages 4-8. Enjoy interactive activities that are good for your body and mind at any age!
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Our Children Are Watching Us
By Debra Waranch, LCSW-C We have faced the events of 2020 and now 2021, with our emotions. Mine were shock, confusion, fear, exhaustion, and determination. We are all reactive to these experiences, and protective. Shock and Confusion: what is happening? how could this happen? Fear: if it …
Connecting From Afar: How JCS Mentors are Staying on Track During the Pandemic
By Jen Rudo Everything – and yet nothing – has changed. In March 2020, when COVID forced both professional closures and personal distance, we had to act quickly. Every aspect of our Jewish Big Brother Big Sister (BBBS) program – which has …
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My Office is Empty but My Heart is Full
By Deborah Hamburger Around the winter holiday season, my office typically resembles a miniature FAO Schwarz. Puzzles and Lego sets get stacked on top of my filing cabinet; dolls are arranged on my windowsill; board games are piled in the corner next …
Does My Child Need a Therapist?
What do we do as parents, when we notice that our child’s experience of this world is causing them distress? How do we know when enough is enough, and something needs to be done in order to protect and keep them socially and emotionally healthy? How do we know whether therapy might be beneficial?
This is Real Life and Kids Need Real Skills
By Myra Strassler, LCSW-C At one time you may have seen a momma duck crossing a field with its ducklings following behind. When they hatched from their eggs, the babies were imprinted with “this is my mom.” They follow her and learn …
You Matter, Too!
By Susan Kurlander, M. Ed., Health Educator We all know the importance of self-esteem. Without it, we fear children will make unhealthy decisions, shy away from learning and trying new things, and never reach their maximum potential. Now more than ever, with children …
Is Your Mask Hiding or Protecting?
By Susan Kurlander, M.Ed. At first, I didn’t understand. Going to the grocery store is considered an essential reason to be out in public. I was keeping my distance and I was wearing a mask. I was smiling (my normal expression wherever I …
Parenting is Playing the Long Game
By Stacey Meadows, LCSW-C I think we can all agree that 2020 has turned out a lot differently than any of us could have imagined. It has been more than four months since COVID-19 entered our lives and while we may have …
Recognizing Stress Reactions: Why is My Child Acting Differently?
By Beth Land Hecht, LCSW-C Senior Manager, Community Engagement This unique and challenging time of COVID 19, that we are all living through, is clearly stressful. As parents, everything in our lives has been turned upside down. We worry about how this …
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