The CFC Blog
Insights on child development, brain science, parenting, and connection from our team of experts.
Parenting
Jun 18, 2021
When the Best Protection Is Connection
This article first appeared in Psychology Today and was written by our amazing Director of Mental Health, Christine Triano . Christine is a licensed clinical...
OT & Sensory
Oct 6, 2020
Ready, Sense, Go!
Our two amazing clinicians, Olivia Martinez-Hauge, MA, OTR/L, and Christine Triano, LCSW, just published an article in Psychology Today called “Ready, Sense,...
Parenting
Sep 2, 2020
Back to School, Back to Stress
Checking in at the end of the pandemic summer. This article originally appeared in Psychology Today . After the initial flurry of worries this past...
Parenting
Aug 5, 2020
Back-to-School Support
Support for Parents & Educators In this living blog, we will offer resources and tips to support parents and educators as they prepare for this...
Community
Jun 17, 2020
Talking to Kids (and Informing Ourselves) About Race, Racism, Prejudice, & the Protests
Many in our community are just waking up to the reality of the systemic racism that prevails in our nation. Others have been painfully aware...
Community
Jun 8, 2020
In Support of Our Community
The Center for Connection stands in solidarity with the people of color in our communities and emphatically declares that Black Lives Matter. All of us...
Child Development
Mar 24, 2020
Learn About the Online Brain Talk Curriculum
Encourage Stronger Executive Functioning & Emotional-Regulation Skills from the Comfort of Your Home Now, more than ever, students need knowledge, tools and...
Brain Science
Mar 24, 2020
Using a Brain-Based Approach to Maintaining Balance While Social Distancing
Blog article written by Melanie Dosen, LCSW In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, there has been an amazing outpouring of information, resources, and ideas...
Community
Sep 4, 2019
[Repost from The Washington Post]: For queer families, back-to-school time is especially fraught
The following article is from The Washington Post and includes quotes from Center for Connection clinician, Robyn Park . Article written by David Minerva...
Parenting
Aug 26, 2019
25 Back-to-School Tips from Our Team to Make Your Transition Back-to-School Easier
The following introduction was previously published in The Quarterly magazine’s Fall 2019 edition: “As much as I loved summer as a kid—and I loved summer—I...