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Parenting Moments Guides (PDF) - presented by Healthier Urban Families program, created by Beverly Weathington, LMSW
- Transitions & Changes: Helping Young Children Adjust
- Bring Back the Fun
- Intentional Family Time
- Independence in Children
- Family Fun on a Budget
- Self Care and Parenting
- It's My Birthday
- A Body at Rest
- 2024 Resolutions: As a Family We
- Encouraging Generosity in Children
- Teaching Tolerance
- My Child is Struggling
- Routines and Schedules
- Bringing Back the Fun: Enjoying Time with Your Child
- Promoting Independence in Children
- Cooking with Children
- Supporting Loss
- Just Try It
- In Case of Emergency
- Teaching Peace and Justice
- An Enhanced You
- Teaching Tolerance
- Volunteering:Teaching the Art of Giving
- ADHD and Your Family
- Intentional Family Time
- Up and Out: Back to School
- Moving Towards Anti-Racism as a Family
- Supporting Children when Violence Occurs
- Embracing Imperfect Parenting
- Unearthing Your Child's Interests
- Family Fun on a Budget
- Observing Black History Month
- Human Trafficking: Keeping Children Safer
- Making Memories: Putting Enjoyment at the Top of Your List
- When Children Need Mental Health Services Oct. 2021
- Gratitude and Young Children
- Demystifying the Morning Rush
- Back to School 2021- Preparing your Family
- Boredom Buster: the Gift of Reading
- Self Love: A Vital Part of Parenting
- The Gift of Reading
- Giving Children Opportunities to Express Freedom
- Talking to Children about Media Violence
- The Reboot: Promote Family Harmony - Jan 2021
- Making Memories: Putting Enjoyment at the Top of Your List - Dec 2020
- Creating Safe and Happy Memories: Home for the Holidays
- Thankful and Safe: Celebrating Holidays During COVID-19
- It's Time to Come In: Fine Tuning for Fall
- COVID-19: Impact on Support Services for Children with Special Needs
- Parental Decision Making During COVID-19
- Promoting Positive Racial Identity in Black Children
- Fathering in Challenging Times - Carolyn Joy Dayton, Ph.D., L.P., L.M.S.W., I.M.H.-E(IV)
- Safer Outside Fun (During COVID)
- Celebrations & During Social Distancing
- Bedtime Challenges
- Self Care for Parents
- Indoor Family Fun
- Routines & Schedules
Videos: Preventing Challenging Behaviors, video content created by Dr. Lucy McGoron
ALL young children sometimes exhibit challenging behavior. Some children are more challenging than others. These children might have "strong wills" and need special parenting techniques to help promote their best behavior. During times of stress and change, children are more likely to be challenging by, for instance, whining, throwing tantrums, hitting, or not listening when we need them to do something.
Responding to Challenging Behavior
The following videos teach strategies that parents can use to promote their children's best behavior and reduce challenging behavior. Think of these strategies in two ways: preventing challenging behavior and responding to challenging behavior. Put as much "preventing" in place as possible before moving into "responding." Like the old saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
- Using Labeled Praise Part 1
- Using Labeled Praise Part 2
- Special Playtime Part 1
- Special Playtime Part 2
- Effective Commands Part 1
- Effective Commands Part 2
- Family Rules Part 1
- Family Rules Part 2
- Routines
Basic Needs for Metro Detroit Families
Accessing Essentials:
- 211 (call 211 or go to mi211.org) is run by United Way of Southeast Michigan and can connect families with a variety of resources (housing, financial support, food, etc.)
- Apply for unemployment benefits
Fun & Educational Online Activities for Children:
- Michigan Science Center (Michigan Science Center streaming through Facebook Live)
- Mo Wiliams (author of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and many other books) has created YouTube videos to teach drawing (called "Mo Williams' Lunch Doodles")
- The Dad Lab is a Facebook page with lots of fun science activities:
- Ranger Rick Magazine is doing a free digital subscription
- Scholastic Online Resources
- Go Noodle (fun music and movement activities to break up the day; there are also relaxation and calming focused videos) has a free version that can be used at home (lots of kids do this in school, so having it at home would be some nice continuity)
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- More places that offer free online programs