Family Matters
At the heart of every home is family. In Prescott Woman Magazine’s Family Matters section, we celebrate the joys, challenges, and everyday moments that make family life meaningful. From parenting tips and relationship advice to inspiring local family stories, we’re here to support, connect, and uplift the families of our community.
Stress-Free Back to School: Social and Emotional Competence to Make the Transition Easier
It’s that time of year: summer break is coming to an end and kids are going back to school. No matter how ready parents and children think they are, the transition from carefree, unstructured summer days back to scheduled school hours can be a bit jarring.
Surviving Summer Break:
Did you know that there are five major strengths that predict your family’s ability to raise happy kids and thrive? The Strengthening Families™ Framework outlines these five Protective Factors: parental resilience, knowledge of parenting and child development, social and emotional competence of children, social connections, and concrete support in times of need. When a family works to build these strengths, the whole family benefits. In this column, we’ll focus on the Social Connections protective factor.
The Path to Healing
The Yavapai Family Advocacy Center (YFAC)—a program of Prevent Child Abuse Arizona—is a place where people come to get help, to begin healing, and, ultimately, to change the trajectory of their lives.
The Power in Strengthening Families
The best way to keep children safe is to support their parents … and Prevent Child Abuse Arizona has some guidelines on exactly what that support can look like.
The Importance of Best Friends™
Home Care Assistance (HCA) uses the Best FriendsTM Approach to Dementia Care, which is based on the belief that what a person with Alzheimer’s needs most is a “Best Friend.” HCA caregivers build relationships with their clients through respect, empathy, support, trust, and humor – the essentials of friendship. This approach also works with seniors who do not have dementia but are struggling with other challenges.
Providing Hope for Children in Foster Care
For children in foster care, the system can often create a tumultuous experience, full of emotion and confusion. But when this heaviness seems overpowering, there is hope. This hope comes in many forms, but one of the brightest forms of hope can be in a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).
Alyssa Brandon: Executive Director of Brookdale Senior Living: A Community Highlighted by Quality Care, Staff Longevity and Those Spectacular Prescott Views
When Alyssa Brandon began working at Brookdale Senior Living straight out of high school, she had no idea that a front desk position would launch into her perfect career. Now, ten years later as Executive Director, Brandon says she can’t imagine being anywhere else. “I come from a long line of educators, but after a while I realized my calling was more and more toward the field of senior living. I feel very lucky to be here.”
‘Quality Care, Quality Service, Quality of Life’
The Margaret T. Morris Center is northern Arizona’s only assisted living community dedicated solely to caring for those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, including Parkinson’s and stroke. Passionate about providing early stage through end-of-life care, the team at this private, non-profit organization prides itself on promoting the physical, emotional, and social well-being of each resident.