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Please Join Us for Our October Workshop Homework Help: Avoiding the Homework Battle with Your Child Thursday, October 24th. 2013 @1:00pm Presenter: Cheryl Denz, MA, LCPC Whose homework is this anyway? End the after school drama surrounding homework while helping your child to become a successful and independent student. Register with Cheryl: 630.587-3777 Ext. 103 or Cheryl@riverviewcounselingservices.com...

It’s likely that your child has been involved with bullying in one way or another; either as a victim, a witness, or a even perpetrator. It’s also likely that if your child has indeed been involved with bullying, you don’t know anything about it. Bullying is a sensitive topic and kids might be reluctant to discuss...

Parent: Hey! How was school? Kid: Fine. Parent: Well tell me about it…what did you do? Kid: I don’t know. Nothing. (walks away) Trying to talk to your kids can be frustrating. Painful even. Incorrectly labeling kids as flippant, withdrawn, or disrespectful is common. It’s important to realize, though, that kids often want to interact with...

The best defense against life’s challenges is being prepared with a list of tried and true coping skills. But the truth is, so many of us are reluctant to take the time to unwind during stressful situations. This unhealthy habit of ignoring our need for relaxation and leisure is one that can easily be passed on...

Beginning this fall, Riverview is proud to present FREE Parenting Workshops Open to everyone in St. Charles and the surrounding communities, our FREE monthly presentations focus on ideas to manage common parenting obstacles. Each informal, small-group presentation is 45 minutes long followed by a 15 minute question and answer session. Please join us for our first...

Yoga is a known stress reliever. In addition, there are kid-specific benefits including: reduced anxiety, healthier coping skills, improved concentration, and better school performance. It’s a noncompetitive way to get kids involved in a physical activity and build self-esteem. But yoga can be a little intimidating if you’re new to the practice. And being still...

Riverview Counseling Services hopes you have a delightful fall season! Enjoy! Pumpkins, cider, and pies; oh my! Make sure to carve out some family time this fall. Relish in the season with any of these autumn activities that bring families together and can relieve stress at the same time.

Remember those summer road trips you took with your family as a kid? Me too. I can’t remember anywhere we went or a single thing we did. All I remember is that I was the youngest, which meant I got stuck with the worst spot in the car– in the back between my brother and...

School’s out for the summer! And while kids may have been anxiously counting down the days till their break, it’s not uncommon for parents to feel slightly overwhelmed with the school year’s end. Arguments among siblings, mischief, daycare issues, scheduling conflicts, and even boredom may be looming for many families. It’s a struggle to transition...