Tag: Parenting

A young woman holding a girl toddler on her lap sits at a table playing together with color markers.

Breaking the Cycle: How Young Parents Can Create a Positive Home Environment

February 11, 2025

By Georgina Correia — Program Supervisor Greater Brockton Healthy Families Parenting is one of the most rewarding yet challenging journeys, especially for young parents who are navigating their own personal experiences while raising a child. At Greater Brockton Healthy Families, we understand that breaking cycles of generational trauma and fostering a nurturing home environment takes … More Breaking the Cycle: How Young Parents Can Create a Positive Home Environment

Celebrate National Caregiver Month

December 11, 2024

By Katelyn McSweeney, LSCW — Social Worker Center for Healthy Beginnings November is caregiver month, a time when family caregivers deserve recognition for the difficult and valuable work they are doing for their families.  It is a time dedicated to honoring and recognizing the millions of family caregivers who provide crucial support and care to … More Celebrate National Caregiver Month

Empowering Families to Live Healthy Lifestyles

October 15, 2024

By Meaghan Avery, — Senior Program Director, Healthy Living Old Colony YMCA Youth carrying excess weight is a growing concern, and rising numbers of children face health risks from unhealthy weight. Navigating this requires more than just addressing weight; it requires transforming a family’s relationship with food, activity, and health. That’s where the YMCA’s Healthy … More Empowering Families to Live Healthy Lifestyles

Self-Care is Key for Young Parents

September 24, 2024

By Maria Almeida — Program Coordinator Greater Brockton Healthy Families Mental health is a cornerstone of overall well-being, influencing how we think, feel, and interact with the world around us. For young parents, the demands of caring for a child while balancing other responsibilities can be overwhelming. Similarly, staff members in caregiving or educational roles … More Self-Care is Key for Young Parents

Introducing Brockton Healthy Families

March 5, 2024

by Maria Almeida, Program Coordinator with Greater Brockton Healthy Families The Greater Brockton Healthy Families is part of a statewide program providing free, voluntary, and confidential home-visiting support to first-time moms and dads ages 24 and under. The services can begin during pregnancy and extend through their child’s third birthday. Our services include child development, family health … More Introducing Brockton Healthy Families

Who’s the Real Boss?

April 20, 2020

By: Cheryl Maguire When I became a stay-at-home mom I thought, “Finally I can be the boss”. The idea of not answering to anyone or to have the ability to create my own schedule was appealing.  Obviously, these delusions of grandeur were construed while I was pregnant. Perhaps the combination of hormones and increased caloric … More Who’s the Real Boss?

Adventure Awaits – Just Look Through a Child’s Eyes

February 14, 2020

By: Martianne Stanger   Okay, I admit it.  Some days I miss the freedom and adventure that life before children offered me. Other days, I realize that life is still full of adventure: some quite simple and joy-filled and only experienced because I have children. Case in point: the other day when my children and … More Adventure Awaits – Just Look Through a Child’s Eyes