by beanstalk | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog
by Meg Roetto, MSW, LMSW, LFCS Adoption Case Worker – Southwest Office Sometimes the adoption process can feel like a hurry up and wait process. During the home study process your time is filled with paperwork, interviews, paperwork, home visits, training and...
by beanstalk | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog
~by Janice Raeber, Vice President – LFCS Foundation On my way in to work today, I decided to splurge and drove through McDonald’s for a vanilla iced coffee. When I reached window #1, I was told that the gentleman ahead of me had paid for my breakfast. I...
by beanstalk | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog
by LFCS Therapist, Elizabeth Flynn, MSW Raising children in this day and age is not for the faint of heart. You love them, but they can drive you to the point of crazy at any given time. Sometimes we go through the daily grind of work and family obligations,...
by beanstalk | Jul 14, 2015 | Blog, Counseling
Blog by LFCS Therapist, Kelli Manoogian, MA, LPC Self-injury is a topic that is being brought up more frequently related to children and adolescents. Many parents are bewildered as to what self-injury is and how to address it when they have concerns regarding their...
by beanstalk | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog
The best answer, according to the experts, is not at all. You may wonder why this is the advice. But, think about it – was it ever fun when your parents talked to you about your weight? Odds are that it wasn’t. Sometimes the things that parents say with the best...