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To celebrate and support Black parents in Colorado this week, Parents Thrive Colorado curated a list of resources and blogs that are specifically relevant to Black families and their mental wellbeing.
Topics of substance use and mental health can be difficult to navigate for any new parent, and being a teen parent can have additional challenges. You are learning to navigate life as a young person at the same time as you’re learning to become a parent, which can be stressful! The stigma surrounding mental health and substance use issues can make it difficult to access support that can make a big difference for both you and your children…
Hi Mama, It's Mother’s Day and you find yourself sitting in a hospital next to your baby. This was not how it was supposed to look. Here you are, wondering if you did this. If you could have done something to keep your baby inside. Something about meeting your baby for the first time through a plastic window makes you question yourself, retreat from the world and wonder why this is happening to you.
Have you ever heard of self-compassion? Maybe you have and wondered what it meant. Or maybe you haven’t and are now thinking it sounds silly, or like something that doesn’t apply to you. But what if I told you that the practice of self-compassion is an evidence-based practice that creates resilience through challenging human experiences - like being a parent?...
Substance use disorder affects millions of people every year. Like many other diseases, substance use disorders are both preventable and treatable. However, people who suffer from these disorders are forced to navigate a profound degree of stigma when seeking support, education, and treatment.
Kindergarten is one of the most exciting events of a young child’s life. It’s a time when you might think your little kid just became a big kid. It’s a time to celebrate – and maybe it’s a time when parents are a little bit sad. But getting ready for kindergarten starts way before your child turns five! It begins before they are even born...
“I was at the lowest low before I got pregnant, so when I got pregnant I was like, ‘Oh, shit!’ because I was homeless, everybody disowned me, I was on drugs, it was a whole mess. When I got pregnant, I just clicked that I just had to get better, because I just threw my whole life into her.”