The Families Connected Virtual Parent Chat Relaunch
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The Families Connected Parent Chat will relaunch September 12th as a monthly support group provided the second Tuesday of each month.
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The Families Connected Virtual Parent Chat
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The Families Connected Parent Chat has moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. and will begin its 5th school year on September 21. We hope you will join us!
Read MoreThe Families Connected Parent Chat: Insight from Our Moderator and Testimonials
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The Parent Chat is going strong with an average of 10 - 16 parents and caregivers joining us each week. Topics range from sharing concerns and strategies around helping our kids manage screen time, to supporting kids struggling with anxiety, or depression, or substance use… It’s a long list. No matter what the topic, we strive to ensure that everyone is heard and supported. And that they are not alone.
Read MoreThe Families Connected Virtual Parent Chat: Every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
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Now in its fifth year, the Parent Chat is going strong with an average of 10 - 16 parents and caregivers joining us each week. Topics range from sharing concerns and strategies around helping our kids manage screen time, to supporting kids struggling with anxiety, or depression, or substance use… It’s a long list. No matter what the topic, we strive to ensure that everyone is heard and supported. And that they are not alone.
Read MoreThe Families Connected Parent Chat: In Its Fourth Year and Going Strong
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Now two years in, the Parent Chat is going strong with an average of 10 - 16 parents and caregivers joining us each week. Topics range from sharing concerns and strategies around helping our kids manage screen time, to supporting kids struggling with anxiety, or depression, or substance use… It’s a long list. No matter what the topic, we strive to ensure that everyone is heard and supported. And that they are not alone.
Read MoreAnswers to Some Tough Parenting Questions, by Joan Stein Jenkins, Esq., Beach Cities Juvenile Diversion Program
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The first thing every parent needs to remember is that none of us is perfect. These questions are hard and none of us is always spot on. But I think that there are a few critical ground rules to bear in mind that can help us with these difficult conversations. Why these rules? Well, they are the same principles I apply every time I meet someone really in need, and, after decades of practice, I’ve found them to be pretty effective.
Read MoreThe Families Connected Parent Chat: Supporting Us so We Can Help Our Youth Thrive
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Now two years in, the Parent Chat is going strong with an average of 10 - 16 parents and caregivers joining us each week. Topics range from sharing concerns and strategies around helping our kids manage screen time, to supporting kids struggling with anxiety, or depression, or substance use… It’s a long list. No matter what the topic, we strive to ensure that everyone is heard and supported. And that they are not alone.
Read MoreFamily Support & Acceptance: Critical Factors for LGBTQ+ Youth Well-Being, by Cindy Byrne
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Parents may experience many emotions when a child reveals that they may be LGBTQ+. But parents will be better able to navigate this journey if they first take a deep breath and recognize that the child is experiencing all those same emotions, plus so many more.
Read MoreHow to Talk with Our Kids About Traumatic events
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We are grappling with how to talk with our kids about this tragic event, and others like it. in the hopes of supporting parents, caregivers and teachers during this difficult time, we have created a new page on SBFC,
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A Word to Parents on Teen Alcohol and Drug Use, by Joan Stein Jenkins, Manhattan Beach City Prosecutor
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... I have seen a wide array of teen problems, many of which are drug and alcohol related. In this context, I should like us to examine both the direct and indirect harms that can arise as a consequence of use and the ways to bring teens back on track. As both a parent and prosecutor, I believe these three assertions to be true:
Read MoreOn Being a Mother and a Therapist, by Leah Niehaus
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This article is really a love story about my profession of working with adolescents and my role being a mother, which is so central and important to who I am…and the challenge of bridging the two roles at times. We have one child at MBMS and two at Pacific Elementary. As a therapist in a small community, it is tricky to open...
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