Blog: parenting
Promise of Fatherhood
Fatherhood is traditionally summarized as providing for and protecting your children, but can dads be more than that? At LFCS, we see men taking very active…
Child Abuse Prevention Month 2018
Did you know 5,141 children in the Missouri were involved in substantiated claims of abuse or neglect in 2017? April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.…
A Promise of Love – Birth Parent Services
Having a baby can challenge even when you feel like you have it all together. So imagine living on the streets with your…
A Promise of Love – Family Services
Parenting can be a challenge when you have the support of a caring partner or family close by, so imagine being a single…
Open Adoption and Parenting
Open adoptions are becoming more and more common. Even though both birth parents and adoptive parents may enter an open adoption willingly, there…
Cash
Let me start by saying that my husband and I didn’t make our decision to adopt lightly. After years of struggling with unknown…
Text4Baby
Are you pregnant or parenting a child under 1 year? Did you know you can receive free texts on parenting and child development…
Childhood Obesity
By Glenna Weis, PhD & Peter Jaberg, PhD Childhood obesity is a national problem as illustrated by 9 million children who were overweight…
Does my child need an IEP or 504 Plan?
As another school year begins, you may have questions about your child’s education and performance in the classroom. Here is a look at…
Upcoming Parenting Trainings
From Chaos to Calm: Why Behavior Modification Doesn’t Work with Our Kids, and What Does, pt 1 June 2 @ 7:30 pm –…