by PEN Admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Mental & Emotional Wellbeing, Parent-Focused
For many, the holidays bring special times being together with family, working a little less, and celebrating life. For others, the holidays bring hard times. Remembering lost loved ones, worrying about finances, and balancing day-to-day activities and healthy habits...
by PEN Admin | Sep 29, 2019 | Development & Protective Factors
Parenting is an emotional experience, and one that pushes us to be a better person. Over the years your child changes, and so do you! That means that you have to be observant, flexible, creative and open to change so that you can move through all the...
by PEN Admin | Jun 26, 2019 | Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
Parenting is not about perfection; it is about consistency and patience. One of your roles as a parent is to love and protect your children, while also giving them the room they need to grow, discover themselves, and learn how to navigate the world. When they are...
by PEN Admin | May 3, 2019 | Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
Spring! Birds chirping, flowers blooming, rain pouring, and sun shining. The change of seasons brings fresh feelings, excitement, and new perspectives. Gaining new perspectives is an incredibly important part of life, but not just for enjoying the seasons. It is...
by PEN Admin | Dec 31, 2018 | Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
There are a lot of different ways to say goodbye to 2018 and welcome the new year. We are all familiar with the long-standing tradition to set new year’s resolutions that dates back to ancient Babylonian and Roman customs. We are also probably all familiar with...
by PEN Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | Emotional Health
Part of being human is experiencing a myriad of emotions. Kindness, anger, joy, disgust, surprise, trust, shame, envy, fear, calmness, and love are just a few. Usually we like the “positive” feelings and try to avoid the “negative” ones. We also associate negative...
