5 Tips To Help Your Teen Deal With Anxiety

Parents, when it comes to disciplining your teen…you want to stay away from nagging and lecturing. 👀 Most parents tend to communicate through repetition, which is needed before the teenage years. BUT, what was once an effort to help them through multiple reminders, now irritates…

Parents! As we are now a couple weeks into the school year, have you noticed your young one still suffering from anxiety? Whether it’s social anxiety or nerves about being back in school during the pandemic, we understand the struggle! ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨…

Parents! Self-esteem is more than just how you feel about yourself. It’s also about how capable you are to meet life’s challenges and feel worthy of your own happiness!⁣ ⁣ You can build self-esteem in your child by developing three “A’s”. 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.…

Parents! As fall is almost upon us, that means S.W.A.G is back! 🙌 ⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚.𝘞.𝘈.𝘎 (𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 & 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴) 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝟷,𝟶𝟶𝟶 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. ⁣ ⁣ In…

Parents! Did you know…?⁣⁣ 🤔 ⁣⁣ 🔹As a parent, it’s normal to feel a sense of grief as your child grows up. Gone are the days when they depended on you and soon, they’ll be out on their own.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🔹Even as adults, we have…

Parents, what our children think of themselves is strongly influenced by how they think their parents view them! ⁣ 🗣 Your voice, whether gentle and kind, empathic and warm, or strident and harsh, becomes a big part of their inner voice. ⁣ ⁣ 🧠 They…

If you know, you know. 🤣 Parents, we know trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. But we’re going to buy the cookies! 👏 That’s right! There’s going to be cookies inside our tin! Not barrettes, sewing supplies, random screws, or random batteries we took…

𝟓 𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝗪𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒!⁣ ⁣ Now that school is back in session, all the academic responsibilities, sports, hobbies, and other commitments come along with it. Which can make for a very stressed out teenager. 😅 So! Here are some ways…

Parents…it’s time to communicate. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 “𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭” 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🚫 ⁣ Effective communication is when the person sending a message makes it clear and easy to understand, and the person receiving understands the message as the sender intended. In the real world, especially in…

✨ The Golden Rule of Parenting is: Do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you. ✨ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🔹 Easier said than done, right? Who else remembers being a kid or even a young adult pre-children and thinking, “𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭…

Parents, I know a lot of us can relate to this video. 👀🤣⁣ ⁣ Not everyone agrees with spanking their children, for good reason, but we know it could’ve taken place in our homes growing up – and there’s a chance we also adopted these…

Sending a huge 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘠𝘖𝘜 to the Bcbs Michigan (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) Foundation, for their 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎! 👏🎉⁣ ⁣ Funding supports the launch of the 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤-𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, which aims to engage African American students, parents,…

Wellness Wednesdays – Mental Health Awareness Training | Facilitated by Caleb’s Kids

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 💡 ⁣ ⁣ Have their attention before you speak. If you are too busy to stop what you are doing to speak to them, and end up just yelling from the next room – it is likely that…

Parents! With school starting for many of you this week, our @cave313 students @jaydubby and @iamelinunn wanted to discuss the best ways for boys and all teens alike to create a bond with their parents. A bond that will cultivate healthy communication, mutual respect, honor,…

Parents! Did you see Mr. Ron’s tips for getting ready to go back-to-school? 🤔 If not, here are those tips again – you never know who’s going to need them! 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟒 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧…