As summer winds down, it's time to start thinking about the upcoming school year. For parents with school-aged kids, the back-to-school season can be both exciting and overwhelming. To help you and your children navigate this transition smoothly, we have compiled a list of practical tips and strategies. Let's explore...
Are you considering sending your child off for sleepovers? Is your teenager hanging out at friends' houses? Trusting people with our children is hard, even at school or on a sports team. Trusting other adults to care for your child during a sleepover or play date can be especially tough....
By: Commonwealth Center for Fathers and Families Kentucky is no stranger to being a national leader. Unfortunately, we rank high nationally in several undesirable areas (consistent with the asset-based approach, I will not list these). However, I will say that according to reports prepared by the Children’s Bureau (Administration on Children,...
by Robin Schotter, Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C)As early childhood educators and caregivers, we give our all to the children in our care. Our days are full of activity – engaging their minds, challenging their skills, communicating with their families, and ensuring that their basic needs are being met. Children...
By: Stephanie Mangan, LPCC-S, President of Board of Directors, Healing TREEHow do you define the human experience? How do you define trauma? Would you consider yourself, or your loved ones, a survivor of trauma? Most humans begin to clam up, deflect, avoid or “run away” the minute questions like...
It goes without saying that mothers are vital to the fabric of society. But why do the exact reasons moms are much needed and downright amazing actually go without being said? This Mother's Day, let's shout the sheer wonder of women creating and raising the next generation off the rooftops for all...
One call can change a parent’s life forever. In fact, between July 2021 and June 2022, over 120,000 reports were made, most by telephone, to Child Protective Services (CPS) in Kentucky (Department of Community Based Services SFY 2022). What you may not know? Only around 6% were found to be substantiated...
While cliché and overused, all parents can feel the meaning of, "the days are long, but the years are short." No matter how many parenting books hit the shelves, each child is a unique individual who does not come with their own manual and life itself otherwise will always have its...
In a world of helicopter parents, lawnmower parents, good enough parenting, attachment parenting, etc. who has it all figured out? Will the real Perfect Parent please stand up? During the month of April, we recognize National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This week, the Kosair for Kids Face It Movement is focusing...
Face It Movement Launches New Cyber Safety 101 Resource Offering Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online For immediate release: April 13, 2023 Contact: Mara Powell mpowell@kyyouth.org LOUISVILLE, KY – The internet offers endless opportunities for learning, exploration, and connection, yet there are also hidden dangers that all parents and caregivers must be aware of as...