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The Importance of Touch With Babies
When your baby is born, the nurses give the baby over to the mom and dad to hold, and then placed over the mom’s chest to provide skin to skin contact. Baby also…
Starting Counseling
First and foremost, I am proud of you. Starting counseling no matter what takes bravery. It can be very difficult for people to seek help for a variety of reasons. This can be…
Effective Communication with Teenagers
Talking with teenagers could be its own university level major of study. Communication with adolescents is a delicate balance that requires a lot of patience and persistence. As the teen parenting social worker…
Self Care Isn’t Selfish
If you do not take care of yourself, then no one understands that you need to be cared for. No one can read our minds as to what we need. What does self-care…
Why Social Work?
Hi, my name is Gianna and I have been the teen parenting program intern since August of 2021. I am a Master’s student studying school social work student at Dominican University after graduating…
Mother’s Day is for ALL Mothers
Motherhood is many things. It is joy, it is laughter, it is sadness, and it can even be resentment, as many mothers feel underappreciated and overworked. It is an experience like no other;…
You are Pregnant
First of all, with early pregnancy, you may not feel pregnant yet, but your little one or ones are definitely going through major growth and development changes. Therefore, you want to be careful…
Why I Became a Social Worker
Social work chose me at an early age. I was probably “pre-disposed” to being interested in the field of social services as I was adopted soon after birth and was educated by my…
What I Learned Working in the Adoption Field
A few things I’ve learned working in the adoption field for the last (almost) 8 years….. Birthparents are truly heroes and some of the most selfless people that I’ve ever met. I believe…
How to Talk to Kids About the News
I have always been a bit of a news junky – I feel better being informed about the status of the world. I enjoy politics (or rather am enthralled by them) and watching…
Free Counseling for Mothers
One of the biggest draws for me personally to the work being done at Hopeful Beginnings is the amazing service of free counseling for mothers experiencing post-partum depression and difficulty transitioning to motherhood.…
Used Baby Items
During pregnancy, it is very easy for an expectant mom to feel overwhelmed by all of the options and the expenses for baby items. A mom might wonder how she is going to…
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