Many kids journeying through foster care and adoption may find themselves in an interracial family for the first time. As a result, these children and teens need compassionate caregivers who are ready to listen and “lean in” to conversations on race and discrimination with them.

Saying “yes” more to your kids can actually help them respond better to you when you have to say “no.”

Setting limits and teaching your kids how to compromise in relationships is one the best things you can do as a parent or caregiver. Take two minutes to hear some great examples of how to do this!

You are the biggest example for your kids when it comes to celebrating uniqueness. Frame people’s differences in a positive light and surround your family with individuals of diverse backgrounds. Give them opportunities to serve people that reflect a different culture than their own. The goal is to have our kids on a journey that […]

Hear as one of our 4KIDS Therapists, Barbara, shares some timely insights for how parents and caregivers can discuss racial diversity with their children.

Listen as Holly explains a creative way to gauge your child’s emotions and teach them the value of using words to communicate how they feel.

What do you do in the face of a chaotic meltdown from your child? Using Dr. Dan Siegel’s “Hand Model of the Brain,” we can learn about the specific parts of a child’s brain we need to speak to first to help them calm them.

In order to reduce meltdowns, teach your children what to do ahead of time and before their stress levels get too high. Listen as Linda Lukasik, 4KIDS Director of Training & Student Services, shares a practical way to do this using “fire drills.”

Times of uncertainty are stressful. They can be scary, they can be sad, and even overwhelming. Children look to adults to know how to process in these times. When we help kids sit in the uncertainty and acknowledge their feelings in the midst, this helps increase their resiliency.

We may not be able to completely protect our kids from having painful experiences, but we can minimize the negative effects by leaning in and sitting in the pain with them. Creating positive childhood experiences for your child by engaging in play and staying emotionally present will disarm your child’s fear and strengthen connections in […]