Screen Time
Screen Time Is Fast Becoming Scream Time By now, the growing science on the impact of excessive screen time on the physical and psychological health of our youth is far too extensive to be ignored by parents. Just in case…
From PTSD to Life Transformation
Jacob is 17 and has a history of being abused as a child, both physically and sexually. These experiences brought upon Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and ongoing depression as a teenager. In order to cope, he turned to substances which…
Active Communication
Helping Your Child Solve Problems There is a BIG difference between solving every problem your child lays on your lap and working through them together. The latter strengthens your child’s capacities to problem-solve on his or her own, but also…
Turning Everything Into Greatness
Isabella’s career goal was to enter the medical field and eventually learn to teach each other’s how to draw blood. The oldest of three siblings, one of whom has health challenges, Isabella cared for them when she was younger, but…
Continuing Our Mission
We have some exciting news to share – Olive Crest is continuing its mission of strengthening, equipping, and restoring children and families in crisis by expanding our services into Santa Barbara county! To continue our efforts to address the issue…
Discipline
An Effective Way To Discipline Your Child All parents secretly wish their kids arrived in this world with an instruction manual. Instead, despite holding one of the most important jobs ever, we are pretty much left to our own devices,…
Emotional Intelligence
Developing Emotional Intelligence In Kids The term “emotional intelligence” is so misused nowadays, most of us don’t know what it means anymore. And if we don’t know, we can’t teach. So, let’s start by recovering its true meaning: Emotional intelligence…
Power Struggles
Power Struggles Are Not About Winners And Losers Besides keeping them safe, clothed, and fed, guiding children towards independence is one of parenting’s main tasks. One of its principal characteristics is the gradual transfer of power from the adult to…
Purposeful Risk-Taking
Guiding Your Children Towards Purposeful Risk-Taking No matter how much parents try, many kids may progressively show curiosity about risky behavior as they grow into adolescence. It’s in their nature. In fact, the success of the human species surely owes…
