As parents and caregivers, we do our best to shield our children from anxiety, pain, fear and disappointment. But when a big bad like Irma comes along, kids need more than the usual reassurances to make it through to the other side. The following tips can help:
Calm their fears....Read more
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best – it’s a phrase familiar to most Floridians, whether you’re an old hand at hurricane prep or getting ready for your first (potential) one.
To help keep South Florida families safe during Hurricane Irma, we’ve gathered the following tips from...Read more
Under threat of a hurricane or other potential disaster, it’s important to prepare children for what may come without overly alarming them. Tell them a disaster is something that could hurt people or cause damage; explain that nature sometimes provides “too much of a good thing,” i.e., fire,...Read more
Miami, FL – A high-profile crowd gathered for The Children’s Trust’s 12th Annual Champions for Children event at the Jungle Island Treetop Ballroom on Friday, August 25, where Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson accepted the prestigious David Lawrence Jr. Champion for Children...Read more
Job, kids, housework, family… in our time-crunched world, it’s way too tempting to grab takeout and bypass the kitchen, watch TV instead of working out, and make quick decisions about important matters, even when we know we’re not choosing what’s best – for us or our children. But even the...Read more
Issues around self-image, peer pressure, school performance… they can cause a teen’s confidence to plummet in a heartbeat. Add to those triggers the extremely influential effects of online presence and social media, and your adolescent’s ego can be powerfully undermined.
While you can’t...Read more
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