PARENTING TIPS
STRENGTHENING ALL FAMILIES
Strong families are the first foundation to keeping children safer. Franklin County Children Services is collaborating with several of our community partners and NBC4 to provide families with tips, tools, and strategies that can be used at home. Check back each month for a new Featured Parenting Tip.
FEATURED TIP: Helping Daughters Overcome Teen Challenges
The Center for Healthy Families CEO Toshia Safford reminds us that we can’t protect our daughters from the world, but as parents, we can offer empathy and a safe space for them to talk. Learning to accept and stay calm when teens are upset or anxious can serve parents well.
FEATURED TIP: Finding a Trusted Adult Mentor
Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer Abby Fisher reminds us that a meaningful mentor can help a teen soar. Great mentors could be coaches, teachers, pastors, or neighborhood leaders - look for trusted adults your child can respect. We’ve got options for you to consider.
FEATURED TIP: Setting Curfews and Healthy Boundaries
All THAT founder Danella Hicks asks a simple question: Do you check your teenager’s backpack and room each night? She encourages parents to mix love and compassion with a dose of rules and expectations. Setting curfews and bedtimes - even for teens - is a start to establishing healthy and safe boundaries.
FEATURED TIP: Social Media and Cyberbullying Dangers
Unite for Safe Social Media founder Chris Vineis has tips for parents on how to monitor and set rules for how often, how long, and where teens go online. She encourages parents to talk with them about their online experiences. Teens can become unwitting prey for sexual predators or be trapped into sextortion schemes.
FEATURED TIP: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA FOR TEENS
Remember Us Urban Legends. Founder Miguel “Geno” Tucker understands the potentially devastating impacts of trauma. He often sees parents who have never addressed their own past trauma and unconsciously default to poor parenting practices because that’s what their own parents taught them.
FEATURED TIP: PREVENTING TEENS FROM TROUBLE
Halt Violence. It’s time for parents to step up if their teens are acting out. Thell Robinson with our prevention partners at Halt Violence advocates for a “trust but verify” parenting strategy, meaning parents should meet their teen’s friends and their parents, check phones for texts and social media accounts, and look in their bedrooms. A parent’s highest priority should always be to keep their teens safe.
FEATURED TIP: TALKING TO YOUR TEEN
YMCA of Central Ohio. Knowing how to talk to your teen can be a challenge. Don Heard with our partners at the YMCA of Central Ohio offers straight talk tempered by hard experience. It starts with a willingness to confront tough conversations but do so lovingly and respectfully.
For more FCCS parenting tips, click on the links below:
- Are You A Stressed Out Parent
- Are You A Stressed Out Parent [Spanish]
- Are You a Stressed Parent [Somali]
- Bullying
- Cyberbullying
- Easy Ways to Eat Right
- Father Knows Best
- Father Knows Best [Spanish]
- Father Knows Best [Somali]
- Gun Safety
- Healthy Relationship
- Home Alone [Spanish]
- Home Alone [Somali]
- How to Develop a Positive Body Image
- Keeping Kids Safe Online
- Leaving a Child At Home Alone
- Never Leave a Child Alone in a Car
- Parenting Teens
- Preventing Youth Suicide
- Safe Sleep
- Safe Sleep [Somali}
- Safe Sleep [Spanish]
- Safe Sleep Environment
- Safe Sleep Environment [Spanish]
- Survival Tips for Parents of a New Baby
- Sweet Dreams ... Keeping Sleeping Babies Safe
For additional parenting tips, click on the links below:
Tips from Ted D. Bear
FCCS's mascot Ted D. Bear speaks directly to kids, providing advice about issues they may face at home, school, and in the community.
Check out these tips:
- Child Abuse is Unbearable Coloring Book
- Ted D Bear Activity Sheet
- How to Get Help in an Emergency
- How to be Street Smart
- Stay Safe this Summer
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