By Michael Klinkner, Licensed Clinical Social Worker As a parent, discovering or suspecting your teenager might be using drugs or alcohol can be deeply distressing. The teenage years are a time of exploration and boundary-pushing, but substance use carries serious...
Byline: Nikki Kontz, Teen Lifeline Clinical Director You’ve been reminding your child to say “thanks” since they learned to talk, and you likely beamed with pride the first time they offered a genuine “thank you” without prompting. As your child grows, moving from...
Provided By Culinary.net Feeding an entire family can be difficult enough on its own with busy evenings full of hustle and bustle. One additional factor that can cause even more headaches is dealing with a picky eater, especially a child whose preferred menu ranges...
By Kris Ann Valdez I’ve always wanted to be bilingual. Although my husband grew up in a Spanish-speaking home, and I took years of Spanish, we are still conversational, at best. This caused me to shy from speaking much Spanish with my children at home because if I...
Birth to Five Helpline Awareness Week Shines a Spotlight on Essential Parenting Resource Weeklong event spreads awareness of the free helpline for expert advice for Arizona families Southwest Human Development, Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early...
It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Child Off to a Head Start in School and Life As the school year starts, parents may fear they’ve missed the chance to enroll their child in a quality early education program. Fortunately, Southwest Human Development’s free Early Head...
