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Strengthening the Adoptive Parent-Child Bond with Internal Family Systems (IFS): A Personal and Professional Perspective

Social Work Blog

This issue becomes particularly evident when school-age children begin attending school, leaving parents to navigate unresolved grief, identity shifts, and the invisible challenges of adoption in isolation. The school years often introduce new emotional hurdles.

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How to Improve Behavioral Health Equity

Relias

Educate: Engage in perspective-taking through books and documentaries, and evaluate clients as individuals. Collaboration: Engage clients in shared decision-making to reduce power imbalances. Attitudes toward mental healthcare and willingness to engage in services.

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Nature nurtures: Sharing outdoor experiences with children

The Child and Family Corp

Children showed empathy and understanding by considering the needs of animals (e.g., I can’t think of a particular conversation or experience – I think of all these chats to/from school as part of a larger whole.” Parents remarked on their children’s psychological experiences of sustained attention, curiosity , and perspective taking.

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Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education

CCRC

Cognitive and Problem-Solving Skills Cognitive skill-building is an important feature of child development as it helps a child understand the rules, so to speak, of engaging with others and their environment. Engage with the child with genuine, related communication: Hello, Id like to buy these items. How much will that be?

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Parents’ and teens’ feelings and blind spots: Are they really seeing eye-to-eye?

The Child and Family Corp

Their adolescent children averaged 15 to 16 years old and were public school students; although our sample was too small to allow exploration of sex differences, half the teens were girls. Active engagement, mindful communication, and quality time are key strategies for bridging potential emotional gaps.

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Advancing Active Allyship for Social Justice: Cross-Group Friendships, Social Empathy, and Political Engagement

Social Work Blog

By deepening contextual understanding of systemic barriers and promoting macro perspective taking, social empathy may foster allyship from socially advantaged group members. However, research on the promise of social empathy and understanding of how to advance it remain nascent. Study authors: Tyrone C.

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5 Reasons Children Bully and How Parents Can Help

KVC

Bullying is a top concern among parents of school-age children. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one out of five children reported being bullied during the school year. Need to control: This often sprouts from the need to feel popular at school. Words can hurt. What Can You Do To Prevent Bullying?

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