Social emotional learning (SEL) is a popular buzz word today amongst parents, schools, and mental health experts, and with good reason. The premise behind it is that this type of learning allows children to get better control of their emotions so that they can then be free to actively learnRead more →
Do you parent like your parents? Did they parent like their parents? Chances are that although each of you are a part of a different generation, there are at least some practices that have been handed down over the years, part of what many marriage and family experts call generationalRead more →
Take a few minutes to think about the last time your child made a bad choice or engaged in irresponsible behavior. Do you remember your response to your child? As a parent, seeing our children make bad choices and engage in irresponsible behavior can make us feel a variety ofRead more →
Over five million U.S. residents have contracted Covid19. More than 160,000 have died. Over 21 million people are jobless. The ramifications for parenting during this novel crisis are unprecedented and overwhelming. Refrains such as “I don’t remember parenting ever being NEARLY this difficult” are common. The dread that most experience
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BakerRipley Partners with The ARKGroup to Help Families HOUSTON - BakerRipley is partnering with The ARKGroup to offer free, online parenting classes to families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The course, ARK for Parents and Caregivers, received the “Texas Governor’s Award for Excellence in Programming” and provides practical, easy-to-apply parenting skillsRead more →
Free Online Parenting Classes During COVID-19 HOUSTON, TX –Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults (HCPS) is partnering with The ARKGroup to provide free, online parenting classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to provide help to families who may not only be facing stress and anxietyRead more →
There’s an old West Texas saying, “Find the good that camps out in every storm.” Although it may be difficult to see at first, that good is always there for us to find. The pandemic known as the coronavirus is no exception. In the midst of great human anxiety, suffering,Read more →
We’ve all seen it. A child screaming in the store because their father won’t buy them a toy. A brother getting angry and hitting his sibling. A student giving up out of frustration. Or even, a little girl crying uncontrollably because her mother has told her it’s time to leaveRead more →
Parenting is all about relationships. And really good parents realize that having great relationships with their kids doesn’t just happen by accident. Those relationships are created by commitment, hard work, and unconditional love. Since most parents do love their children, it sounds like this should be easy, right? Well, mostRead more →
Jadin Bell was a member of the La Grande High School cheerleading team in La Grande, Oregon. A 15-year-old sophomore, Jadin was gay. Intensely bullied both in person and on the internet, his suicide raised the national consciousness regarding incidences of youth bullying. Tragically, the statistics on bullying and teenRead more →