When it comes to parenting, the phrase “letting go” is counterintuitive and feels like an impossibility for most parents. It’s often used in therapeutic settings as an effective tool for managing hardships, events, and situations outside of our control. But, when it comes to parenting, it’s easier said than done. How can we be expected… Read More
As summer flies by, both too quickly and too slowly, our parent coaching often shifts toward preparing for the start of the school year. Erratic schedules, academic pressures and earlier wake up times can quickly derail summer progress. Here are some of our tips to help you set up a rhythm and routine and to… Read More
While families start to settle into their familiar summer routine, here at Solutions Parenting Support, we often receive calls from alumni families with requests for some summer S.O.S. The majority of our summer maintenance sessions for our parent clients are based around us providing tips and tools so parents can feel confident parenting during the… Read More
As parents take the big leap into wilderness therapy and longer term therapeutic placements, they are experiencing severe grief and loss, while at the same time being inundated with information. Parents are often asked to study thorough write ups on their children and memorize parent manuals that contain vast amounts of information. Naturally, it becomes… Read More
As parent coaches, we are always looking for ways to provide guidance for families through the many layers of a child’s treatment process. Although this article is geared towards ways wilderness and residential professionals can help ease the transition for families, we also wanted the families in our Solutions Parenting Support community to know the… Read More