Family Support

by Allison Livingston Question: Have you validated your child’s emotions today? Every child has the core needs to be seen, heard and accepted. The best way to do this on a daily basis is to [...]

Nicole M. Young, MSW Every year on my kids’ birthdays, I retell the stories of their births and lives as newborns: endless hours of painful contractions, difficulty breastfeeding, sleepless [...]

Extreme Heat: Keeping Kids Safe When Temperatures Soar By: Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHCM, FAAP Usually, playing and exercising outside boosts a child’s physical and mental health in many ways. [...]

QUESTION: How do you make mom friends and help your kid make kid friends? ANSWERS: by Local Moms Our school also uses a directory that lists kids and has parent contact info. When my kids come [...]

Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director Stay Safe! Have Fun! Keep in Touch! Print PDF At its best, traveling can be inspiring, exciting, and fun – and, nothing wrecks the joy [...]

Greetings! How can I protect my child from school shootings? As so many parents, educators, and caring adults are struggling with this heartbreaking question, Kidpower led a special free online [...]

Ask Nicole: Tips for Dads Adjusting After COVID By Nicole M. Young, MSW My oldest child recently graduated from college. I’m grateful he experienced his graduation ceremony in person, but it was [...]

Ask Nicole: (M)asking for a Friend Nicole M. Young, MSW The California Department of Public Health recently changed its guidance on masks in school settings from “required” to “strongly [...]

Perspective: We live in a nation of strangers. That needs to change Diversity is not the source of our current problems. We have become troublingly incurious about our neighbors By Daniel Cox [...]

Fighting for Housing in America Conor Dougherty, author of Golden Gates, in conversation with Jonathan Franzen The Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL), in partnership with the Homeless Garden [...]