Care Parenting Center

06/07/2026

FYI💙

06/03/2026

Great Information!🥰

06/03/2026

FYI🥰

When Tantrums Get Physical: Responding with Safety & Calm

When children hit, kick, bite, or throw during a tantrum, it is usually a sign that their nervous system is overwhelmed—not that they are “bad.”

In these moments, the goal is safety first, not punishment or shame.

Stay as calm as possible and use a steady, confident voice to communicate safety and boundaries.

You can gently block hitting hands or move unsafe objects while saying, “I won’t let you hurt me” or “I’m keeping everyone safe.”

Avoid yelling, threatening, or reacting aggressively, because intense reactions can increase dysregulation.

Remember that young children often do not have the skills to manage big emotions without support.

Keep your language short and simple because overwhelmed brains cannot process long explanations.

If possible, stay physically close while giving enough space for them to calm safely.

Once the storm has passed and your child is regulated again, that is the time to teach coping skills and boundaries.

Practice replacement behaviors later, like stomping feet, squeezing a pillow, asking for help, or using calming tools.

Children learn emotional regulation through repeated experiences of calm, safe support from trusted adults.

Holding boundaries with connection teaches children they are safe, even in their biggest emotions.



Image credit: The Healthiest Baby

06/02/2026

Please Take Note!🥰💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️

06/02/2026

Dads, join in on this exciting activity! This would be a great time for bonding.💙

06/01/2026

Ask me how can you get bottles to help collect change, for a change! We are impacting our communities one family at a time! Help us to continue to be the change!

💜 Saving change changes lives! 💜🍼

Gather your church, Sunday School class, small group, or children’s ministry and make a difference together through CARE Pregnancy Center’s Baby Bottle Campaign!

Simply fill a baby bottle with change, cash, or checks, then return it to CARE. Every dollar helps provide pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting support, material assistance, and hope to families in our community.

Because of supporters like you, approximately 1,975 lives have been saved from abortion through our ministry since 1994.

Together, your spare change can create lasting change.

They matter and we CARE. 💜

05/28/2026

FYI🥰

Posted • 🔗 Want a stronger connection with your kids? Say a few of these at bedtime! 😴😴😴

💜 Self-love!! Affirm kids’ inner worth and remind them perfection is never needed!! Our unconditional love teaches them self-love.
🗣️Open communication! Keep the lines of communication open! We want our kids to trust that we’re safe to come to - even with the big, messy problems.
🧠 A growth mindset! Call out kids’ efforts to help them recognize how challenges help them grow.
🤷🏻‍♀️ What would YOU add?! I’d love to know!! Share your go to phrases, and I’ll pin some for others to see too!!

05/28/2026

What’s Cooking?!
This class starts on Tuesday! They are always lots of fun, with great food. Be sure to get registered!

Save The Dates!
Cooking & Nutrition, is on the way with its Summer Sessions! 8- Merits!
These classes are always fun and exciting!

05/28/2026

This Summer Blockbuster, starts on Tuesday! Be sure to get your “teens” signed up! Early education and prevention is everything! Parents, let us help you out! You CAN attend classes with your children!

Save The Dates!!!
This is one of our Summer Blockbusters!

🛑THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!🛑
Call us and signup your youth! And you MUST sign a waiver!

05/28/2026

Summer is here! Well, at least at the Parenting Center, where we’re starting just a tad bit early! Checkout everything that’s happening! We have a great time planned for you!