Spring into Action: Fresh Ideas for Keeping Children Moving at Every Age
The longer days and warmer weather of spring offer a natural opportunity for families to refresh their routines and build healthier habits. Staying active can feel challenging after months of cooler weather spent mostly indoors with, potentially, limited movement. However, making deliberate but small, everyday choices during this time of year can set the tone …
National Foster Care Month: How to Show Your Support This May (and Beyond)
National Foster Care Month can be a time to raise awareness about the children and families who are affected by foster care and highlight ways individuals can offer support. Throughout the month of May, many organizations recognize the vital role professionals, caregivers, and community members across the child welfare system play in supporting children, youth, …
Nourish to Flourish: Building Lifelong Healthy Eating Habits
As parents, we want the best for our children. However, when we think about healthy eating, and what that really means, we might feel overwhelmed because conflicting advice, picky eaters, busy schedules, and easy access to convenience foods are abundant. The good news? You and your family can develop and maintain healthy eating habits, and …
How to Talk to Your Child about Bullying
Talking to children about bullying can be difficult for parents and children alike. While children may want to discuss bullying with their parents, they may struggle to find the words to start the conversation. Some children might fear they will get “in trouble” for what they’ve done, seen, or experienced. Others may feel embarrassed or …
Supporting Your Child During Divorce
Making the decision to divorce is likely difficult, especially for parents who are concerned about the impact the process and subsequent changes will have on their children. While children of divorced parents may face a higher risk of emotional difficulties, academic struggles, and relationship challenges compared to those from intact families, when parents remain in …
Navigating AI as a Parent: How to Support Your Child’s Digital Well-being
Artificial intelligence (AI) is used ubiquitously today—from helping children complete their homework, to curating social media feeds, to suggesting what individuals should watch next on television. While AI can be a useful tool, have you ever wondered how it might influence your thoughts or feelings? More importantly, have you considered how being exposed to and …
Finding Credible Information
Originally posted May 15, 2023: https://thrive.psu.edu/blog/finding-credible-information/ Parents make multiple daily decisions that impact themselves and their family members. As a parent, you will likely want to use sound judgment and consider relevant and up-to-date information as you make positive and meaningful decisions for your family. However, the amount of information that is available through websites …
The Benefits of Positive Sleep Behaviors
Getting a suitable amount of sleep is an important part of everyone’s health. When you ensure your child is getting enough sleep, you are helping them to potentially better regulate their behaviors and emotions (Dadzie et al., 2024). Sleep-related behaviors, or actions and activities involved around sleep, can promote or inhibit sleep health (Meltzer et …
