Artwork that your child creates is an expression of his or her thoughts and feelings. Your response can truly affect your child, so we encourage you to respond in a way that enhances your child’s self-esteem and allows the art to be a conversation-starter. Try to use the following tips: • Ask your child open-ended questions, such as: “What part of this picture do you like best?” or “What part was the most difficult to do?” • Ask questions about the artwork, even encourage you

Conflict.. just reading or saying that word out loud can cause you to feel icky. Not many people like conflict and will do what they can to avoid it, but is conflict really avoidable? Unfortunately, not. We come across conflict at home, school and work. We have conflicts with friends, family and that lady that didn’t use her blinker while you were driving through town. Conflict may be short or last a long time. It can be a little tense or SCARY even. But, conflict will eventu

The purpose of a family flag or crest is to empower each individual family member and help them realize their role within the family unit. A child in a newly formed family unit could be feeling a loss of control and a sadness over the loss of the old family unit. This activity has the ability to make each member feel like they contributed to the merging of the new family in a meaningful way. It also gives the children a voice and a sense of control in a situation where the de