Talking to Your Children About the Election

Talking to Your Children About the Election

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, it can be challenging to navigate discussions about sensitive topics, especially with your children. They may have questions that are difficult to answer, and being honest about what’s at stake yet remaining...
Helping Kids Build Resiliency

Helping Kids Build Resiliency

With teen mental health in decline, Wedgwood Christian Services shares seven building blocks that kids can develop to help them build resilience. In a recent presentation at the Economic Club of Grand Rapids, Jonathan Haidt, bestselling author and professor of ethical...
What You Need to Know About Human Trafficking

What You Need to Know About Human Trafficking

Every January since 2010 has been recognized as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and educating the public on how to recognize when a human trafficking crime is taking place. According to the U.S. Department of State,...
Talking to Teens About Mental Health

Talking to Teens About Mental Health

According to new CDC data, in 2021, more than a third (37%) of high school students reported they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 44% reported they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. Among the new data were also...