Tips for All Parents

Important Resources for Parents
- Have a parenting question or looking for a support group? Call The Family Tree's Parenting HelpLine at 1-800-243-7337.
- Who's watching your child? When you leave your child with your partner or babysitter, you expect them to care for your child just like you would. That is not always the case. Here's how to find safe, trusting care for your child.
- Don't know how to talk to your child(ren) about tragedy in the news? It's not easy explaining acts of violence that can confuse and frighten them. Here's how...
- Struggling with disciplining your child? Discipline doesn't have to hurt. Here are some strategies to help you increase cooperation, reduce family stress and raise healthy kids. Here's how you can keep your calm in tense moments.
- Did your child get a bad report card? Raising your voice won't raise grades. Learn how to respond before you act in anger or disappointment.
- Self Care for Parents - It's important to tend to your needs too!
- Is your baby crying constantly? Do you feel like you are at the end of your rope? Call our HelpLine at 1-880-243-7337. You can also click here to learn why your baby is crying and how you can console her. The Family Tree partners with the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene to share important tips on calming your child here.
- Unsure of healthy sleep positions for baby? It's as simple as the ABCs: Baby sleeps Alone on his/her Back in a Crib. Learn more here.
- Want to be a better parent? Click here to find a class at The Family Tree that fits your needs in raising healthy and productive child(ren)!
Raising Your Child
- Supporting Academic Success & Mental Growth
- Bonding with Your Baby
- Behavior Management
- Getting Your Child to Participate in Team Sports
- Flying With Children
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- Shopping with Children
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- Toy Safety Tips
Click Here - Encouraging Cooperation Through Communication
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- Responding to an Angry Child
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- Thinking Outside of Hugs: Ways to Show You Care
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- Stress Management
Child Stress
Parent Stress





Tips for a Successful School Year
Leading Up to the Big Day
Helping Your Child Succeed
Dealing with Difficult School Situations
Raising Your Teen
- Parents are the Key to Teen Driving
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- Talking to Your Teen About Sex
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- The Best Way to Fight With a Teenager
Click Here - When Your Teen Starts Dating: Promoting Healthy Relationships
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- Helping a Teen Handle the Emotional Challenges of Moving
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Summertime Tips
- Swimming Safety
- Summer Heat - Everything You Need to Know
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- Comprehensive Summer Safety Guide (Atlantic Training) Click Here
- 10 Tips for Summer Learning (NSLA)
- Tips for Summer Family Fun



General Safety Tips
- Babysitter's Emergency Checklist
- A Helpful Guide to Child Car Seats Click Here
- Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - What Parents Can Do
- What to Do if Your Child Discloses Sexual Abuse
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- Leaving Your Child Home Alone Click Here and Here (for more resources)
- Protecting Your Child Online Click Here
- Baby-Proofing Your Home Click Here
- Halloween Safety
- Sexual Safety in Sports
- Protecting From Cyber Pedophiles





Tips for Difficult Life Situations
- Recognizing and Coping with Signs of Distress in Young Children
- Coping with the Holiday Blues
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- Helping Your Child Through Divorce
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- Tips for Blending Families
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- Tips for Foster Parents
Click Here - Tips for Custodial Grandparents
- Childhood Depression: What Parents Can Do To Help
Click Here - Parental Rights and Keeping Families Together with Family Support Services
- Keeping Your Calm: Avoiding Emotional Hurt & Abuse
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- Coping with Tough Economic Times
- Coping with a Death in the Family
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- Single Parent's Guide to Addiction Recovery
Click Here - Raising an ADHD Child Alone
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