Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative Blog
Our routines, relationships with other people, and perspectives on life all influence our wellbeing. When we share these parts of our lives with kids, we help them build resilience. Resilience is how we adapt and respond to the present moment. It affects how we cope with day-to-day life and moments of crisis. Fortunately, kids build […]
For many children, fear doesn’t stay at home, it follows them into the classroom. Anxiety related to immigration enforcement and the threat of family separation shapes children’s experiences, learning, and development. As a Mexican American teacher raised in the U.S., I’ve seen how fear quietly seeps into daily life. In schools, it shows up as […]
The world is historically heavy right now. As adults, we struggle to make sense of events happening, and it is extremely challenging and heartbreaking to try to explain it to our children. Of course, advice will differ depending on your children’s ages, race, immigration status, and where you live. This is not meant to be […]
When my nephew received a diagnosis of a rare genetic syndrome, our family was grief-stricken, scared, confused, and also relieved. Doctors tested for multiple issues, some of them grave. We knew this would lead to more questions, life-changing effort on his mother’s part, and constant anxiety. Our love for him was steady – we all […]