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Online Safety

5July2024Georgia Lopezchildren, Free, In Person, Online Safety

Project Harmony trainers present the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s materials targeting online safety. The training empowers parents, caregivers, and those who care about kids to engage in regular, age-appropriate conversations with youth about benefits, risks, and what to do if something happens online. The training includes resources and information from The National

Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children

26June2024Georgia Lopezchildren, Free, prevention, sexual abuse

Stewards of Children® is an evidence-informed, award-winning two and a half hour training that teaches adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Through interviews with a very diverse group of people with lived experience, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances

Autism 101 – A Guide to the Spectrum of Disorders

26June2024Georgia LopezAutism Spectrum Disorder, children, Diagnosis, Free, health

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) starts early in childhood and lasts throughout a person’s life. It can impact how a person acts, interacts, communicates, and learns. And since it’s a spectrum, there are many disorders that fall under the umbrella of ASD. But what causes it? How can we treat it? And, if diagnosed, can we

Building Confidence in Kids & Teens

26June2024Georgia Lopezability, adolescents, children, Confidence, skills

We all want to help our kids in every stage of life, whether it’s cutting up food for a toddler or helping a teen navigate college applications. At certain ages, though, children and adolescents should feel confident in their abilities to do some things for themselves. That’s confidence and self-reliance at their core. What skillsets

Engaging Children & Families

10June2024Georgia Lopezchildren, Connections, Engagement, families

Engagement with children and families may seem like a simple concept, but it is much more complex.  This training focuses on the importance of family engagement, which involves all aspects of interaction with youth and families in a deliberate manner to make well-informed decisions about safety, permanency, lifelong connections, and well-being. Family engagement is important to ensure the

Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment

30April2024Georgia LopezBehavior, children, Diagnosis, Free Webinar, ODD, Saint Francis Ministries

While all children are occasionally oppositional, especially when tired, hungry, or upset, openly uncooperative and hostile behavior becomes a serious concern when it is so frequent and consistent that it stands out when compared with other children of the same age and when it interferes in the child’s life. Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders involve

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