by Jennie Wilson | Blog
If you’ve been a foster parent for any length of time, you’ve probably discovered something important: Traditional parenting advice doesn’t always work. Many children in foster care have experienced trauma, grief, loss, neglect, abuse, disrupted...
by Jennie Wilson | Blog
If your house feels louder than usual, emotions are all over the place, and someone just informed you at 9:30 PM that tomorrow is “Dress Like Your Favorite Historical Figure While Wearing Neon” day… welcome to the final stretch of the school year. The last week of...
by Jennie Wilson | Blog
There I was on a Wednesday night, 8pm sitting in my folding chair at the soccer park with an energy drink in my hand, trying to soak in one of those fleeting parenting moments I know won’t last forever. I only have a few more years left. The sun was starting to dip....
by Jennie Wilson | Blog
Understanding Self-Esteem in Tweens and Teens Self-esteem in adolescence is not about confidence in the way we usually think of it. It is not about being outgoing, high-achieving, or popular. It is quieter than that, and messier. It is the story your child carries...
by Jennie Wilson | Blog
How Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) Help Kids (and Parents) Finally Move Forward If you’ve ever sat in your car after a hard day and thought… “Nothing is working anymore.” “We’ve tried therapy… why isn’t this helping?” “We can’t keep living like this.” You are not...
by Jennie Wilson | Blog
Is My Child Ready to Stay Home Alone? (And Why It Feels Way Harder Than It Did in the 90s) There was a time when “staying home alone” meant: A landline phone A snack from the pantry Maybe a reminder to “don’t open the door for anyone” And somehow… that was the whole...
