Digital Empowerment Resource
Media has become an integral part of everyday life for youth and families. Media habits that youth develop at an early age may continue through adulthood. Providing support to children to navigate the digital world responsibly – enhance the positive attributes and cope with the challenges and dilemmas – at a young age may increase …
Nutritional Health before and during Pregnancy
During pregnancy, your body is your baby’s first environment. Just as you would prepare the outside world for your baby by purchasing a baby crib, installing a car seat, or prepping your home for safety with outlet plugs, you should also prepare your body for pregnancy by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Eating nutritious foods and …
Successful Co-Parenting
Co-parenting is when one parent, or child caretaker, shares parenting responsibilities with another parental figure. While your family’s parenting system is unique to you, you most likely rely on essential others to help provide emotional and physical care for your children. In addition to biological or adoptive parents, other parental figures or child caretakers often …
Supporting the Emotional and Behavioral Health of Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As our nation continues to endure the COVID-19 pandemic, many families may be wondering about the impact the pandemic has had on the emotional and behavioral health of their child(ren). In addition to social distancing recommendations and requirements that do not allow for close contact with a variety of individuals (e.g., peers, teammates, extended family …
Outdoor Safety
In spring, the weather is getting warm, and you and your family can go outside and be physically active. Whether you go biking, geocaching, hiking, walking, or swimming, you should consider some safety measures. Following safety measures like wearing helmets and sunscreen are essential to protect you and your family while you enjoy the outdoors. …
Internet Safety for Parents
Internet safety should be considered seriously. Children have access to information, videos, pictures – the list is long – through the internet. Information is easily accessible, and personal information is shared frivolously and dangerously. As a parent, you need to understand how to educate and protect yourself and your children. There are internet safety laws …
How to be an Affective Role Model
Studies that have examined the psychological flexibility of parents have discovered that high levels of parental psychological flexibility result in these parents’ children experiencing fewer internalizing and externalizing problems throughout their development (Brassell et al., 2016). Psychological Flexibility refers to the ability of an individual to accept aversive emotional experiences in the moment while maintaining …
Children under 24 months are sweet enough without added sugar!
Dietary guidelines for Americans are issued every 5 years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services. The 2020-2025 guidelines include updated information about added sugar for children younger than 24 months and recommend these children do not receive any added sugars. In addition, the U.S. Food and …
