by Brooke Brandon | Jul 15, 2024 | Families in Focus
Building Healthy Eating Patterns in Fussy Kids Creating healthy eating habits in children, especially fussy eaters, can seem daunting. However, with a few simple strategies, you can encourage your kids to enjoy nutritiousfoods without making mealtime a...
by Brooke Brandon | Jul 8, 2024 | Families in Focus
Understanding and Supporting Your Child’s Emotional Development Emotional development is a crucial aspect of a child’s overall growth. It involves children learning to understand, express, and manage emotions, which are foundational skills for building...
by Brooke Brandon | Jun 5, 2024 | Families in Focus
How to Manage with Big Emotions – This is a Big One and a Hard One Children’s brains are still developing and will continue until they are in their mid to late 20s, sometimes later for boys. Our role as parents is to teach, through reflection and being patient, our...
by Brooke Brandon | May 15, 2024 | Families in Focus
How to Set Boundaries: A Parent’s Guide Setting boundaries can feel like navigating uncharted waters. But before we dive in, let’s understand a bit about our kids’ brains. 1. Brain Development: Our kids’ brains are like sponges, soaking up...
by Brooke Brandon | Mar 25, 2024 | Families in Focus
How do we help our children cope with big emotions? So how do we cope with life stressors or help our kids manage big emotions inresponse to challenges that they face? Well first thing I would say is AWARENESS of our OWN responses to stress –what causes us to...
by Brooke Brandon | May 25, 2023 | Families in Focus
Is stress good for our kids? Stress is demand of the physiology of your body and it is a normal part of everyday life. “Stress is essential to healthy development, and it is the essential element of building resilience” Bruce Perry. That is, GOOD stress...
