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February 7, 2025

By Terra Solecki, Class Facilitator, Educator When faced with challenging, upsetting, or unsafe behavior from our children, we want to respond to our children in respectful ways that build partnership. Instead, often, in the moment after something heavy has been thrown, we have been hit with the toy car, or another child has been pushed, our...

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January 18, 2025

By Carol Castanon; Child & Family Consultant, Former Director of Secure Beginnings All people experience crisis or trauma at some time in the life of their family.  It may be divorce, illness, or death.  Sometimes a financial crisis can have a devastating impact on the stability of family.  Natural disasters, accidents, and violence may impact family...

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March 18, 2024

by Jessica Donahue, B.S., B.A. Human Development: Early Childhood Development, Counseling Psychology Graduate Student, Secure Beginnings Facilitator.  Digital devices and technology have become interwoven into the fabric of our everyday lives. This technology enables us to communicate, collaborate, create, store, share, and learn with greater ease and speed. Today, babies are born into a world where their...

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October 23, 2020

by Carol Castanon Secure Beginnings Parent Consultant There are many cultures which celebrate or remember those who are no longer with us. There is a history of ancient ceremonies symbolizing and warding off bad ghosts, while other rituals honored those that were holy. The word Halloween comes from hallowed, or those that are holy. Dia de...

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August 21, 2020

by Carol Castanon Secure Beginnings Parent Consultant I’ve been hearing concerns some parents have about mask-wearing, and how children might be affected by seeing people from the “eyes up.” Parents and grandparents have expressed worry that children will not see the full expression of others. Others worry that children will become fearful of other people.  As parents...

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