Child Abuse Prevention Month: What is Emotional Abuse & Neglect? (Part Two)
This is part two to a blog about emotional abuse and neglect in children. Click here to read Part One! The previous blog covered examples of different kinds of abuse…
Child Abuse Prevention Month: What is Emotional Abuse & Neglect? (Part One)
April is the month designated to focus on preventing child abuse by raising community awareness of the problem. To be very clear, no community is exempt from its occurrence. People…
Child Abuse Prevention Month 2024 Resources
Throughout the month of April, Family Futures is teaming up with Children Trust Michigan to increase public awareness regarding the prevention of child abuse and neglect for Child Abuse Prevention…
Supporting Children Through Grief
The following story mentions cancer and the death of a parent to young children. Please remember to take care of yourself in whatever way that means to you, before and/or…
Staff Favorites: Children’s Book Edition
March is Reading Month and we are pleased to bring you some more reading-related content! We recently asked the Family Futures staff what their favorite children's books were, whether it…
When to Step In & When to Step Back
Today's we're talking about a common parenting dilemma: when to step in and help your child when they're struggling to complete a task, and when to stand back and let…
What is Pre-Literacy?
March is reading month! We’re excited to bring you some literacy-focused content in the next few weeks, starting off strong with some words from our favorite early childhood development expert,…
Kids and Screen Time
There’s no denying that technology has grown exponentially in the past few decades. With this growth comes a lot of noise surrounding the topic of children and technology; should they…
Mindful Mealtimes
Mealtimes with kids can be challenging for a lot of reasons. Children might love a certain food one day and hate it the next. They are nervous to try new…
How to Respond to Strong Reactions in Children
No person is born with the ability to easily transition from one place or activity to another; for all of us, it’s a learned skill often developed early on in…