The S.W.A.G Program Is Our Flagship Program

Parents! It is essential that we teach our children about self-care. Helping them to care for themselves at a younger age will impact their future! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We hope you encourage your child, as well as yourself, to prioritize some time for just you! ⁣⁣…

Parents, can you relate?! 🤣⁣ ⁣ Teens go through lots of changes, especially during their puberty years. These include physical, emotional, and mental changes that can sometimes be overwhelming for both teens and parents. ⁣ ⁣ Early on, some of the most frustrating physical changes…

Parents, remember your children will become what you are. So be what you want them to be! 💙⁣ ⁣ 𝘉𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥. Treat others with respect and kindness, and treat yourself with kindness too! Be thoughtful and honest with your kids, and…

Congrats again to our Executive Director Nicole Wilson for receiving Detroit Community Health Connection’s “Community Leadership Award!”

Let’s be honest…homework these days is just too hard sometimes. 🤣 Parents, we just want to check in with you. How are doing with helping your kids with this “new math”. Let’s be honest, we were already struggling a little with the old math! 🤪…

We are so excited to share that the Detroit Community Health Connection has honored our executive director, Nicole Wilson with their 2022 Community Leadership Award! 🎉 The Community Leadership Award is given to the person who mirrors the dedication, compassion, and commitment to our community…

Parents! As our children are approaching that time of the year where they are inundated with test taking your child may be experiencing some form of have anxiety. Whether it’s social anxiety or nerves about being back in school during the pandemic, we understand the…

Parents, this is a great conversation to have with your teen. Ask them, in what ways do they seek affirmation from you and others? Really listen and try to understand their answers. 💭⁣ ⁣ 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯…

“𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵.”⁣ ⁣ Parents, our children get more from us than just our genetics! They get their values and priorities, which are taught from us. ⁣ ⁣ We have to show them what to…

Parents, it’s obvious that staying connected with your kids is important. Having a healthy relationship, a strong line of communication, we’ve discussed it all! ⁣ ⁣ But HOW to stay connected is the tricky part. So, here are some simple, but effective, ways to stay…

Happy first day of fall! 🍂⁣ ⁣ Looking for some family activities to do this fall season, while still keeping it fun for your teens? We’ve got you covered!👇⁣ ⁣ 🔹 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 & 𝐂𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 – We know, those types of places might seem…

Parents! Here’s a quick #ParentingTipTuesday 💡 for all of us who have teens, especially now that school is back in session. ⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴…