Parental Resilience for Families

Evidence shows that parents who are able to effectively cope with their own life’s stresses develop resilience – that inner strength to be able to bounce back when things are not going well. Believe it or not, this ability to deal with life’s ups and downs serves as a model of coping for your children. You are their model.

Most parents have connections that they have created or inner strengths that they may not know they could be using. These inner strengths and/or connections can serve as a foundation for building your own strong resilience. Inner strengths and connections may include but are not limited to one’s faith, a sense of humor, a supportive relative, being flexible, patience, etc. Parental resilience will help guide you on how best to respond to your child when life gets tough.

Everyone Experiences Stress

Everyone Experiences Stress

Keeping your family strong – Every family experiences stress, and the Child Welfare Information Gateway has compiled some resources to help parents weather the stress so they can remain strong when things get tough.

Covid-19 Parental Resources

Covid-19 Parental Resources

Information to families to help give a better understanding of how Covid-19 may be affecting their social, emotional and mental health.

Support for New Parents in Hawaii

Support for New Parents in Hawaii

Breastfeeding and Support for New Parents in Hawaii. Nest For Families provides a network for local parents to connect with other families to get support for breastfeeding and any of the struggles new parents face. Get texts and phone calls to help you through your first years as a parent.

Parenting After Divorce

Parenting After Divorce

More often than not, co-parenting doesn’t work for divorced parents due to unresolved conflicts and/or lack of communication.

Parallel Parenting

Parallel Parenting

Co-parenting can be difficult when you have an uncooperative, combative, or a narcissistic ex-partner.

Why Do I Get Angry?

Why Do I Get Angry?

Are you unsure why you’re angry? Often times when we feel angry, there are many emotions under the surface like an anger iceberg.

The Five Love Languages

The Five Love Languages

Learn How to Improve Your Relationships. Take the quiz and have a better understanding of your primary love language and how you can use it to build meaningful relationships.

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