by April Bordeau | Mar 10, 2020 | anxiety, community, crisis, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting
One of the most difficult things about being a parent is helping our kids feel safe in the face of the bad or frightening things that happen in life … especially when we might feel worried or afraid, too. The news coverage (and social media firestorm) about the new...
by April Bordeau | Apr 1, 2019 | Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a parent. And no matter how you became a parent, chances are there was some sort of waiting involved. My husband and I had been on the path to adoption for three years when we learned we were pregnant. We were beyond excited....
by April Bordeau | Jul 16, 2018 | About Us, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting
You wouldn’t hand your children a loaded handgun and let them experiment with it on their own. But many well-meaning parents hand their children something that’s every bit as dangerous to their well-being. They give them a smartphone without any restrictions. Oh, I...
by April Bordeau | Jul 2, 2018 | About Us, health, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting
Have you ever heard yourself say something and thought, “Oh Lord, I sound just like my mother.” We chuckle when those moments happen and we usually don’t think a lot about them. We should, because just as we absorbed so much of what we heard our parents say without...
by April Bordeau | Jun 4, 2018 | About Us, Care to Change, financial, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting
“Our kids just don’t understand the value of a dollar. They think they’re entitled to whatever they want, and have no concept of what it takes to get money. They treat me like I’m an ATM. I have no idea how they’ll survive when they’re on their own!” Do those words...
by April Bordeau | Apr 23, 2018 | About Us, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting, play
The most common image of counseling is a person reclining on a couch, talking at length about his or her problems, while the counselor furiously scribbles notes and occasionally asks, “and how did that make you feel?” It’s a traditional approach, and it’s true that...
