Child Centered Choices

11/20/2025

Grief doesn’t follow a script; especially with kids.

It isn’t always about death. Children grieve the loss of the life they once knew; a home, a routine, a school, a pet, a person, a sense of safety, smell of their room….sometimes it’s all of that at once.

While the world expects them to “adjust,” their nervous systems are still searching for something familiar.

On Children’s Grief Awareness Day, we honor those quiet losses and the ways they show up…in silence, in outbursts, in clinginess, in pretending to be fine.

At CCC, we believe grieving kids don’t need fixing…they need soft places to land.

We don’t have to agree with what they’re grieving or share the sentiment. We just have to be the kind of adult who stays with them in it — without shame, without offense, and without rushing them to “move on.”

Rather than “I know it’s hard, but…”
We can just drop the but and add a hug (if they feel like one)…for some things, there is no ‘but’…grief is definitely one of them.

11/07/2025

At Child Centered Choices, we help separated and blended families find calm in the chaos.
Through coaching, education, and emotional tools, we guide parents, step-parents, and professionals to make decisions that put the child’s well-being first — not the conflict.

Our mission is simple: every child deserves to feel safe, seen, and unconditionally loved, no matter what’s happening between the adults.

👉 Learn more at www.childcenteredchoices.com

09/21/2025

B is for Boundaries

09/10/2025

09/01/2025

When families go through big changes—like divorce, remarriage, or blending households—the kids truly feel it most.

It’s not about perfection - it never has been…it’s about perspective.

To celebrate our first full month of being back in the school routine we will do an ABC’s series on topics that help us mull over what matters: raising kids who feel safe, seen, and supported—no matter what the grown-ups are going through.

Kids don’t need perfect parents—they just need present ones. And practice makes present. 😉

See you tomorrow!! 🎉

12/25/2024

Happy Holidays to parents and children everywhere…

Don’t worry, we all only survive the holidays…nobody is thriving while covered in hot glue gun burns and trying to get glitter out of their eye with a pot of potatoes about to boil over on the stove to a deafening silent soundtrack of too quiet, unseen children.

You can make it!

03/15/2023

Happy Spring Break!

12/11/2022

Here comes Winter Break
Here comes Winter Break
Right down holiday lane…

Here is your reminder to start gathering some crafting supplies and easy game ideas to keep the kiddos occupied and not necessarily on screens the *whole* break. Many fun and interactive crafts are great for older kids too. While they may not announce it to their friends, sometimes playing in fake snow, finger painting or closing their eyes and trying to identify objects they find in shaving cream is just what a 10 year old brain needs to give it a break from routine and stretch for a minute.

Craft and game ideas with instructions to come!

09/30/2022

With many children being on their 2nd or 3rd back to school cold, now is a great time to make sure your kiddos keep a good hygienic routine.
Modeling self care and hygienic practices now will hopefully save everyone a sniffle or two.