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November Is Adoption Awareness Month

2021-11-18T14:24:07-06:00

November Is Adoption Awareness Month Find Out How Arkansas Families First Supports Adoption & Adoptive Families November is adoption awareness month.  Here at Arkansas Families First, we believe in and support adoption and adoptive families. We have clinicians who have personal and professional experience with adoption and hold it close to our [...]

November Is Adoption Awareness Month2021-11-18T14:24:07-06:00

Domestic Violence: What You Need To Know

2021-10-22T06:47:50-06:00

Understanding & Identifying Domestic Violence  According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence is a “pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.” Victims of domestic violence do not always meet the same profile. Domestic violence can occur among people [...]

Domestic Violence: What You Need To Know2021-10-22T06:47:50-06:00

Attention Parents! Break Free From The Picky Eating Trap!

2021-10-19T07:47:37-06:00

Breaking Free of the Picky Eating Trap Many families struggle with picky eating. They often find themselves stuck in the same repetitive cycle where the child shuts down at the sight of certain foods, and parents get anxious about food intake and frustrated at their inability to “make” their child eat. If [...]

Attention Parents! Break Free From The Picky Eating Trap!2021-10-19T07:47:37-06:00

Invaluable Tips To Reduce Children’s School-related Anxiety During the COVID Pandemic

2021-10-19T07:47:56-06:00

Invaluable Tips for Helping Children with School-related Anxiety During the COVID Pandemic  As we approach another school year and COVID numbers are on the rise again, we are here to offer some advice.  Kids & Anxiety Sometimes children can express anxiety and sometimes they cannot. [...]

Invaluable Tips To Reduce Children’s School-related Anxiety During the COVID Pandemic2021-10-19T07:47:56-06:00

Back to School During Covid

2020-08-03T08:28:53-06:00

Usually, at this time of year, we might begin thinking and preparing for our children to return to school. That is the same this year, although so much else is different. This article briefly considers some common concerns regarding returning to school during a global pandemic and provides resources for further exploration. First, we’ll consider [...]

Back to School During Covid2020-08-03T08:28:53-06:00

Do you know how food impacts your mood?

2020-06-01T12:19:38-06:00

A lot of people try to eat healthy, but what many might not realize is that food affects our mood. Lots of nutritious foods, like fruits and veggies, have vitamins and minerals that give a total boost to your mood. Different foods have specific minerals or hormones, and some of them make you feel relaxed, [...]

Do you know how food impacts your mood?2020-06-01T12:19:38-06:00

Eating Disorders: What You Need to Know

2020-03-03T11:43:42-06:00

Many of us often feel concerned, and sometimes preoccupied, with our weight, eating, exercise patterns, and body image.  We may go through phases when we feel discouraged, try different plans, feel successful, and repeat the cycle. We may then find what works, or does not work, and continue on with our daily lives.  It is [...]

Eating Disorders: What You Need to Know2020-03-03T11:43:42-06:00

Understand the Significance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month

2021-10-18T13:57:18-06:00

When Americans hear the phrases “human trafficking” or “sex trafficking,” they often imagine this is only a concern in other countries. While international trafficking is a serious issue, domestic human trafficking and the trafficking of Americans into other countries is just as much of a problem. The statistics behind human trafficking are still largely unseen, [...]

Understand the Significance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month2021-10-18T13:57:18-06:00

Get in the Know: It’s Suicide Prevention Day

2019-11-19T09:29:12-06:00

Hi friends and community! We hope you are having a wonderful start to your September. As you may know, Suicide Prevention Week is September 10th-16th, and Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th. This is a topic we feel strongly toward, and we wanted to be a part of the discussion this week. To do that, [...]

Get in the Know: It’s Suicide Prevention Day2019-11-19T09:29:12-06:00

How to Make the Transition to Bedtime Smoother

2020-08-05T10:42:48-06:00

Choosing the right bedtime can be tricky, it is true that every child is different and their sleep needs may vary. However, the one thing that is universal for all children is the need to receive 8 to 10 hours of sleep a night. This may mean having an earlier bedtime during the weekdays due [...]

How to Make the Transition to Bedtime Smoother2020-08-05T10:42:48-06:00