What is Red Ribbon Week? Red Ribbon Week is an annual nationwide campaign educating young people about the risks of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. This is a week designated to make children and teens aware of the damage alcohol and other drugs (AOD) can cause to...
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. (September 14, 2023) – To further expand its outreach to families in South Orange County, Providence Mission Hospital recently launched a new website – Crianza Positiva – to provide Spanish-speaking parents with the most up-to-date information...
So. Much. Stress. You work hard all week, juggle your child’s school and extracurricular activities, and try to be a good parent and partner. It’s exhausting. Add to that a national teen mental health crisis at the tail end of a two-year pandemic. It’s enough to crush...
Transitions are hard. Making the move to middle school or high school can be particularly daunting for both kids and parents. To help you navigate these brave new worlds, we have some tips to help you prepare your child for the rigors of each transition so they can...
Sometimes the temperature outdoors is relatively cool compared to the heat inside your household. Giving our children roots and wings, according to the saying, is the greatest gift a parent can give. Though, at times, attaching those wings is difficult for all...
Anxious teens are different from anxious children. Young kids worry about external things like monsters and the dark. (Remember when you had to leave the light on for your toddler to fall asleep?) Teens, on the other hand, worry more about themselves: their...