Why Dad's Matter

In this episode, we are speaking to Michelle O’Boyle RN, CPONFounder/Executive Director of the Kids Cancer Foundation. The Kids Cancer Foundation provides hope and support to our young patients and their families. When a child is diagnosed with cancer their childhood days quickly change to be filled with chemo and endless doctor and hospital visits. Life not only changes for the child but for the entire family. To learn more about The Kids Cancer Foundation, visit them at https://www.kidscancersf.org/Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childrenshealinginstitute/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteCheck out our website at www.childrenshealinginstitute.org and learn about our programs, events, and how to get involved.

In this episode, we are speaking to Kathy Wall- Safe Kids Program Director at Community Partners of South Florida.  Safe Kids Palm Beach County is led by Community Partners of Southwest Florida, a community-based program that offers safety education and materials to families to decrease preventable injuries in children from 0 to 19. They offer educational materials for the following injury areas including drowning prevention, home safety, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, and child passenger safety. To learn more about SafeKids please visit:https://www.safekids.org/coalition/safe-kids-palm-beach-countyhttps://www.cp-cto.org/Safe-KidsFollow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childrenshealinginstitute/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteCheck out our website at www.childrenshealinginstitute.org and learn about our programs, events, and how to get involved.

In this episode, we are speaking to Lygeia Ricciardi, CEO of AdaRose and one of the most influential women in Health Information Technology.  She has been empowering individuals to achieve better health and healthcare for the last 20 years.To learn more about AdaRose please visit:Website: https://www.adarose.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyAdaRoseInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/myadarose/Lygeia Ricciardi: https://www.lygeia.com/Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childrenshealinginstitute/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteCheck out our website at www.childrenshealinginstitute.org and learn about our programs, events, and how to get involved.

In today's episode, we are speaking with Dr. Emily Deming from the Palm Beach County Youth Services Department and she will be sharing how we can help our children and ourselves cope with returning to school.To learn more about the services available at the Palm Beach County Youth Services, please visit their website: http://www.pbcgov.com/youthservicesFollow us on social media!www.instagram.com/ChildrensHealingInstitutewww.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteCheck out our website at www.childrenshealinginstitute.org and learn about our programs, events, and how to get involved.

Do you know why the role of a father or father figure is so important in a child's life?In this episode, we are speaking to Christopher Brown,  President- National Fatherhood Initiative who will share the reasons why dads matter.For information about National Fatherhood visit Fatherhood.org. To learn more about National Fatherhood programs and resources visit their e-commerce store at Fathersource.org. To learn more about their pro-fathering15 online courses just for dads- visit  Profathering.fatherhood.orgFollow us on social media!www.instagram.com/ChildrensHealingInstitutewww.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteCheck out our website at www.childrenshealinginstitute.org and learn about our programs, events, and how to get involved.

How we engage and interact with others is like a dance and knowing the steps can make it flow easier. In this episode, we are speaking with Lori Marie Huertas who holds a Masters in Counseling and will share what the 5 love languages are and how they are expressed.To learn your love language, take the quiz at https://www.5lovelanguages.com/Follow us on social media!www.instagram.com/ChildrensHealingInstitutewww.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteCheck out our website at www.childrenshealinginstitute.org and learn about our programs and how to get involved.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and today we are speaking to Genevieve Stults from the National Exchange Club in Toledo, Ohio.  Genevieve will be sharing how National is able to make an impact in the lives of families through its reach in different states.To learn more about the National Exchange Club please visit www.nationalexchangeclub.orgTo join us on our virtual walk in support of our family strengthening programs please visit www.turnonthelight.org and sign up! Follow us on social media!www.instagram.com/ChildrensHealingInstitutewww.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteCheck out our website at www.childrenshealinginstitute.org and learn about our programs and how to get involved.

In this episode we are speaking with Ike Powell from the Palm Beach County Youth Services Department on the importance of mentoring and what makes a good mentor.For information about mentoring visit the mentor center at www.unitedwaypbc.org Follow us on social mediawww.facebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstitutewww.instagram.com/ChildrensHealingInstituteShare and Like our Podcast!

Charity begins at home and in this episode we are sharing how to talk and teach our kids about philanthropy and why it is important.Resources:  How to Talk to your Kids about Giving by Angela Kalayjian.Deb Cohen- Certified Parent EducatorThe Life You Can Save- " I Want to Do Good" Video and Calculate your impact.PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE OUR PODCAST AND FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!FACEBOOK.COM/CHILDRENSHEALINGINSTITUTEINSTAGRAM.COM/CHILDRENSHEALINGINSTITUTE

Fall kicks off the holiday season and trick or  treaters will abound.  In this episode we are talking to Officer Schrecengost from the Boynton Beach Police Department -Crime Prevention Unitwho will share tips on how we can  keep our kids safe during Halloween.PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE OUR PODCAST AND FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!FACEBOOK.COM/CHILDRENSHEALINGINSTITUTEINSTAGRAM.COM/CHILDRENSHEALINGINSTITUTE