Children
Tips for Teens: Improving Your Sleep Habits
Sleep is essential for a teenager to perform their best. However, most polls show that they are missing the 8–10-hour mark by a wide margin: 45% of teenagers report getting less than 8 hours of sleep per night. Improving this number might be easier than you think.
Read MoreThe Difference CASA Makes
The director of the Oceana County CASA program, Bart Demeter, discusses the difference a CASA makes by talking about what it was like growing up in the foster care system.
Read MoreParental Alienation and Domestic Violence: What Gets Lost in the Fog?
Children reject the alienated parent in an effort to remain attached and loyal to the alienating parent out of fear, love, or confusion. The child concludes that it’s not safe for them to love both parents. In survival mode, they denigrate and reject one, while idealizing and supporting the other.
Read MoreA Reflection on the Rise of Abuse During the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic may be the cause for a rise in child abuse and domestic violence. Stressors that add up may cause a someone to strike out at those they love most. This is called situation specific abuse-the kind we hope we are all immune to.
Read MoreMichigan Children’s Trust Fund Spring 2020 Newsletter
The Fountain Hill Center works in coordination with CTF for several programs to help children and families. The newsletter includes resources and information for anyone who needs help. The month of April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Read MoreThe Importance of Using Love Languages
Love and support look different for every person and every relationship. The “5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman can help with communication for children, teens, parents, singles and couples.
Read MoreParental Alienation: A Conversation
Fountain Hill Center therapists Randy Flood and Ben Burgess recently sat down with Grand Rapids-based family law attorneys Connie Thacker and Allison Sleight to discuss parental alienation. Parental alienation is…
Read MoreFountain Hill Works to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month For the last 35 years, April has been a time for communities all across the country to work on increasing awareness of child…
Read MoreParadoxical Father’s Day Gift
“I am your father, and you are my teacher.” These are words that I reflect upon once again around Father’s Day, words that remind me of a gift I have…
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