Family Ties A Breath Of Fresh Parenting Education

Building and maintaining trusting relationships with our kids: A conversation with Ciara Thomas

In today's episode, we will review a lesson from our Practical Parenting curriculum about family relationships. We will discuss with Ciara Thomas the characteristics of a trusting relationship with our kids, how to develop new traditions and how to repair broken trust. Contact our guest Ciara Thomas at: thomasc@wego33.org Contact your host Angie Nieto at: nietoa@wego33.org https://www.wego33.org/domain/84

School Refusal and Anxiety: A conversation with experts of Northwestern Behavioral Health

Our experts Chaynee Rummel and Nea Cortez will guide our conversation regarding school refusal and anxiety. We will review physical signs, treatment and resources. If you wish to schedule an evaluation with Northwestern Behavioral Health call 630.933.4000 Contact your host Angie Nieto at nietoa@wego33.org

How to prepare our children for Virtual Learning? A conversation with Emeli Solis a DuPage County Health Department Mental Health Clinician

How to prepare our children for Virtual Learning? For many families, back to school planning will look different this year than it has in previous years. Your school will have new policies in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In this episode we will provide you with a checklist made by the CDC to help support parents, guardians, and caregivers, plan and prepare for the school year. We will also talk with Emeli Solis. Emeli is a Mental Health Clinician for DuPage County Health Department and she provides counseling services for families of District 33 in West Chicago. Resources https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/pdf/Back-to-School-Planning-for-Virtual-or-At-Home-Learning.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/parent-checklist.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/for-parents.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/reducing-stigma.html Contact our guest Emeli Solis at: emeli.solis@dupagehealth.org DuPage County Health Department website: https://www.dupagehealth.org/27/Health-Services Contact your host Angie Nieto at: nietoa@wego33.org https://www.wego33.org/domain/84

Helping our family cope with loss and change

During this episode we’ll talk about how to help our kids deal with loss and change, what to look out for, how to ask for help and how to prepare children for an imminent death with the help of Community Schools Elementary Schools coordinator Sarah Norton Thanks to our guest today Sarah and to all of you for all your support Contact guest Sarah Norton at: nortons@wego33.org Contact host Angie Nieto at: nietoa@wego33.org Visit our webpage at https://www.wego33.org/domain/41

Helping children cope with stress

During this episode we will recognize stress is a natural part of life and we sometimes have only limited control over stress, we'll identify stressors in our own lives and explore ways to cope with those stressors, understand when unrealistic expectations are placed on children and ourselves, it can create stress onvall family members, learn to identify signs of stress in children, understand ways in which we can help children develop their own coping skills for dealing with stress, recognize ways in which families and their members can support one another during times of stress, recognize ways in which families can gain support within the community during times of stress. Contact Host: Angie Nieto at nietoa@wego33.org Until next time! ~ANGIE~ http://www.wego33.org/Partnerships1.aspx