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Advice from Our Professionals

Informative articles by Youth First’s Service Team

Helping a Child Grieve

Counties, Youth First Blog
Youth First, Camp Memories By Callie Sanders, MSW, LSW, Youth First, Inc. Did you know that children experience grief differently than adults? Most children are aware of death even if they do not understand it fully. Experiencing grief firsthand…
September 24, 2023
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Regulating Emotions

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By Valorie Dassel, MSW, LCSW, LCAC, Youth First, Inc. In the era of social media, we’ve probably all watched a viral video of an adult throwing a temper tantrum in public. Imagine if the people in those videos had the skills to calm…
September 24, 2023
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How to Help Your Perfectionist Child

Counties, Youth First Blog
By Brooke Skipper, MSW, LCSW, Youth First, Inc. If you have a perfectionist child, you most likely already know it. You’ve witnessed the crying episodes, self-doubt, and meltdowns. Perfectionist children set unrealistic goals and then…
September 8, 2023
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Making a Mental Health Checklist to Prepare Students for College

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By Abby Betz, MSW, LSW, Youth First, Inc. Now that our youngest children are back in school, it is time to start thinking about college-aged students returning to campus. We spend lots of time preparing our youngsters for going “back…
August 31, 2023
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“Smart” Ways of Managing Anxiety

Counties, Youth First Blog
By Heather Miller, MSW, LCSW, Youth First, Inc. Sometimes anxiety happens without much warning. One minute everything is fine. The next minute, “what- ifs” can become all consuming.  Typically, teens and adults have…
August 24, 2023
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Fidgets: They Are Not Just Toys

Counties, Youth First Blog
By Lisa Glahn, MSW, LSW, Youth First, Inc. From time to time, we all have the need to burn off energy; some more than others. Personally, I tend to click my pens, bounce my legs, and tap my feet. Sometimes I am not…
August 18, 2023
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Helping a Child Grieve

Counties, Youth First Blog
Youth First, Camp Memories By Callie Sanders, MSW, LSW, Youth First, Inc. Did you know that children experience grief differently than adults? Most children are aware of death even if they do not understand it fully. Experiencing grief firsthand…
September 24, 2023
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Regulating Emotions

All Posts, Counties, Youth First Blog
By Valorie Dassel, MSW, LCSW, LCAC, Youth First, Inc. In the era of social media, we’ve probably all watched a viral video of an adult throwing a temper tantrum in public. Imagine if the people in those videos had the skills to calm…
September 24, 2023
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How to Help Your Perfectionist Child

Counties, Youth First Blog
By Brooke Skipper, MSW, LCSW, Youth First, Inc. If you have a perfectionist child, you most likely already know it. You’ve witnessed the crying episodes, self-doubt, and meltdowns. Perfectionist children set unrealistic goals and then…
September 8, 2023
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Making a Mental Health Checklist to Prepare Students for College

All Posts, Counties, Youth First Blog
By Abby Betz, MSW, LSW, Youth First, Inc. Now that our youngest children are back in school, it is time to start thinking about college-aged students returning to campus. We spend lots of time preparing our youngsters for going “back…
August 31, 2023
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“Smart” Ways of Managing Anxiety

Counties, Youth First Blog
By Heather Miller, MSW, LCSW, Youth First, Inc. Sometimes anxiety happens without much warning. One minute everything is fine. The next minute, “what- ifs” can become all consuming.  Typically, teens and adults have…
August 24, 2023
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Fidgets: They Are Not Just Toys

Counties, Youth First Blog
By Lisa Glahn, MSW, LSW, Youth First, Inc. From time to time, we all have the need to burn off energy; some more than others. Personally, I tend to click my pens, bounce my legs, and tap my feet. Sometimes I am not…
August 18, 2023
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