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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

Teen Dating Violence: Get in the Know

2022-02-09T12:41:54-06:00

Teen dating violence is more common than you may think. In this article Ms. Christie lays out the facts and warning signs, to empower you, as parents, to protect your teens through education and appropriate limits.  Read below for the full scoop!“It’s complicated”…a common response when adults, and even adolescents, are asked about their romantic [...]

Teen Dating Violence: Get in the Know2022-02-09T12:41:54-06:00

What You Need to Know About Purposeful Parenting

2020-08-05T10:46:56-06:00

Parenting is a never ending adventure that goes through numerous twist and turns; just when you think you have it down pat some monkey wrench comes flying your way. There is no one size fits all for parenting but the idea of purposeful parenting simplifies it for us. Purposeful parenting goes beyond giving your children [...]

What You Need to Know About Purposeful Parenting2020-08-05T10:46:56-06:00

Social Media, Internet and Youth: Tips for Parents

2017-05-18T13:00:08-06:00

Social Media, Internet and Youth:  Tips for Parents As mental health professionals, we’ve come to view social media use as a modern developmental task in which all youth should become proficient.  Most teens can be taught to use social media responsibly just like most learn to drive responsibly.  As with driving, it takes education, supervised [...]

Social Media, Internet and Youth: Tips for Parents2017-05-18T13:00:08-06:00

Is Your Cell Phone Coming Between You and Your Children?

2019-08-28T13:32:00-06:00

Is Your Cell Phone Coming Between You and Your Children? by Adam Benton, Ph.D. and Mary Ekdahl, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologists at Arkansas Families First, LLC. Children, smartphones, and social media have made the news again, but not in the way you might think! This time it is not about the risk of online predators, too [...]

Is Your Cell Phone Coming Between You and Your Children?2019-08-28T13:32:00-06:00