Parenting Guides

Winter 2021 Parenting Guide: New Year, Healthy New Beginnings Out with the old … and in with the new, improved and healthy! While quick-fix resolutions can be discarded as quickly as last month’s wrapping paper, going slow, steady and consistent in improving your...

2020 Fall Parenting Guide: Finding a Way 2020 has been a year of challenges and changes, calling upon parents to multi-task, problem-solve, and find more patience than ever before. And while many families have had to do more with less — or even do without — long...

Summer 2020 Parenting Guide: Coping and Connecting in Tough TimesParents tell us times are tougher than ever before. Tensions from ongoing stay-at-home orders, health concerns, and financial hardship surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic are part of daily life. Sorrow and...

Spring 2020 Parenting Guide: Navigating Parenting and COVID-19 Spring, 2020 has ushered in unprecedented challenges for families in Los Angeles County and the world. Between social distancing, sheltering in place and more handwashing and “family time” for many of us...

Winter 2020 Parenting Guide: Why Your Family Counts When you hear of one event in 2020 will greatly impact you and your family, what do you think of? We’re guessing the U.S. Census is not the first thing that comes to mind — but it should be! The U.S. Census, which...