by Kellie Syfan | Oct 19, 2022 | Caring for Kids, Life, Parenting, Wellness
When we start to talk about consent and children (technically assent), there are a lot of things we can talk about. We can talk about bodily autonomy or creating safety plans to help prevent sexual assault. You can talk about how consent relates to creating rules...
by Shenley Seabrook | Oct 18, 2022 | Caring for Kids, Life, Parenting, Wellness
Caring for children, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has changed how we raise our young children. The stress of parenting along with other issues families are facing—from economic and job instability to behavioral health challenges—becomes the perfect storm...
by Shenley Seabrook | Oct 17, 2022 | Caring for Kids, Life, Parenting, Wellness
Our community asks and our wise Village Connections answer! Knowledge is power. Question We are parents of a 3-year-old who just won’t listen. We started calling him our “threenager”! Is this common? And do you have any guidance on how we can...
by Shenley Seabrook | Nov 1, 2021 | Life, Parenting
Our community asks and our wise Village Connections answer! Knowledge is power. Question My ex-husband and I share custody of our three children—ages 7, 8, and 9. In our custody agreement, we’ve agreed to share our children weekly—he has the kids for one week, and I...
by Kayla Thomas | Apr 6, 2021 | Life, Nanny Job, Nursing, Parenting, Self-Care, Wellness, Work
Our community asks and our wise Village Connections answer! Knowledge is power. Question I am a caregiver for young children, and recently have been feeling really stressed. I know my job is to care for other people, but I’m finding that I’m always on the go, and have...
by Lolo McGrath | Apr 5, 2021 | Caring for Kids, Life, Parenting, Wellness
Our community asks and our wise Village Connections answer! Knowledge is power. Question We have tried not to impose gender norms on our children, but somehow have raised the most “boyish” boy and “girliest” girl. I know this is fine, but we want to do due diligence...
