Parenting Today Newsletter
Parenting Today is a bi-monthly electronic newsletter that provides support, education, and resources around a particular parenting topic.
How to Parent Kids with Anxiety
By Kerri Shoumaker, LSWAIC BYS Therapist Anxiety is now the leading mental health problem worldwide. Psychology Today (2024) states that it affects one in eight children. Most of us have...
How to Avoid Passing Your Anxiety Onto Your Kids
By Emily Henning, LSWAIC BYS Therapist Many of us are anxious prior to parenthood. For those who aren’t, the experience of bringing tiny humans into the world and shaping them into full-blown,...
Is it Possible to Make Parenting Less Stressful? (Asking for a friend)
By Helen Burke, LMHC BYS Therapist “I seem to have to learn, over and over again, that whatever problems I prepare my children for will always be a little to the left or the right of where the...
Teaching Children to Set Boundaries
Courtney Oliver, LMHC BYS Executive Director When children are young, it can be easy to set basic boundaries such as no hitting, no interrupting, etc, but it becomes more complex as they grow up. As...
Managing Back-to-School Anxiety
by Megan Bradley BYS Clinical Intern It’s that time again. A new school year is beginning and families are gearing up for the transition. For some, the return to a set schedule with early morning...
Gaming the System: Finding Your Own Homework Method
Chase Myers, LMHCA BYS Therapist If you often find yourself struggling to finish or even start assignments, a good question to ask yourself is “How am I approaching it?” It’s important to remember...
When Children Refuse to Go to School
by Courtney Oliver, LMHC BYS Executive Director When it comes to going to school, every child complains now and then about going; that is typical childhood behavior. But when a child regularly...
How to Overcome Guilt When We Put Ourselves First
By Andrew Lovejoy, LSWAIC BYS Therapist Published Feb. 2024 Parenting, while it can be enormously rewarding, is also a demanding and stressful job. There can be a great deal of pressure from both...
How Parent Support Groups can Help
by Megan Bradley, LMHCA BYS Therapist Published Feb. 2024 “Is this normal?” or “Am I doing this right?” Both are questions that may pass through a caregiver's mind multiple times a day as they...
Why is Self-Care Essential?
By Ann Bradner ByrnePublished Feb. 2024 What is Self-Care? Self-care is doing something that nurtures or honors yourself,” explains Marni Amsellem, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist in New York and...
Teaching Children How to Handle Conflict
by Ann Brandner Byrne, LICSWBYS Clinical Supervisor Conflict is normal and comes up throughout life in all types of relationships (with siblings, parents, peers, teachers, neighbors, bosses, and...
Helping Siblings Get Along
by Sarah Allbee, LMHCBYS Therapist Parents are on the frontline when it comes to helping their children get along with each other. They are the first ones that can help siblings develop a positive...