--- title: maro parents (2) description: We help parents navigate tough growing-up conversations about mental health and puberty with their kids. (2) --- Open main menu Close main menu ![mar_parents_full_logo](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mar_parents_full_logo.png?width=487&height=79&name=mar_parents_full_logo.png "mar_parents_full_logo") # only the need-to-knows for parenting kids through mental health and puberty Search by Category empathy & diversity for employers mental health parent support puberty ![Photo by Sahand Babali on Unsplash](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/sahand-babali-Vbn9DriDqoA-unsplash%20(1).jpg) ### [You should talk to your child about the Ukraine Conflict - Here's why](https://blog.meetmaro.com/you-should-talk-to-your-child-about-the-ukraine-conflict-heres-why) We’re now one week into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the situation has become dire. A million Ukrainians have fled the nation and have sought refuge in neighboring countries. The situation is likely to worsen before it gets better as peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials continue.  [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/you-should-talk-to-your-child-about-the-ukraine-conflict-heres-why) ![Two young boys smiling at the camera with arms around each other's shoulders](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/abdelkader-ft-GVVsC0JG6Ak-unsplash.jpg) [parent support](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/parent-support) ### [5 Ways to Teach Young Kids About Consent](https://blog.meetmaro.com/5-ways-to-teach-young-kids-about-consent) At first thought, consent might seem like an overwhelmingly adult topic — and that’s probably because for a long time, consent was an overwhelmingly absent topic. After the #MeToo movement shone a light on the dark reality of a world that normalized sexual harassment, abuse, and assault for far too long, many of us began to look closer at how often consent was missing from the moments where it mattered most.  [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/5-ways-to-teach-young-kids-about-consent) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/dole777-EQSPI11rf68-unsplash.jpg) [mental health,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) [parent support](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/parent-support) ### [How social media is linked to negative effects on kids’ mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/how-social-media-is-linked-to-negative-effects-on-kids-mental-health)   [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/how-social-media-is-linked-to-negative-effects-on-kids-mental-health) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/natasha-hall-9rBmRhysF9Y-unsplash%20(2).jpg) [for employers,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/for-employers) [mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) ### [Expanding mental health benefits to employee’s families is critical](https://blog.meetmaro.com/expanding-mental-health-benefits-to-employees-families-is-critical) The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to nearly every aspect of our lives. From work, to education, and social life, the lives of millions of Americans and their families were upended in the spring of 2020 and have not found any sense of normalcy since then.  [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/expanding-mental-health-benefits-to-employees-families-is-critical) ![A man sits at a table next to a woman with her laptop open, looking off-camera](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/jason-goodman-LR5CYw3AQNo-unsplash.jpg) [for employers](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/for-employers) ### [Personalized Benefits: The Key to Retaining Diverse Talent](https://blog.meetmaro.com/personalized-benefits-the-key-to-retaining-diverse-talent) Today’s employee pool is [growing more and more diverse](https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/06/business/labor-day-american-workforce-composition/index.html), and many companies are currently overseeing [five generations of employees at once](https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/fall2020/pages/provide-security-with-personalized-employee-benefits.aspx#:~:text=Personalized%20benefits%20can%20contribute%20to,of%20security%20and%20well%2Dbeing.&text=August%2025%2C%202020-,Personalized%20benefits%20can%20contribute%20to%20employees,of%20security%20and%20well%2Dbeing.&text=The%20company%20took%20this%20holistic,their%20lives%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20says.). [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/personalized-benefits-the-key-to-retaining-diverse-talent) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/kelly-sikkema-CbZC2KVnK8s-unsplash.jpg) ### [School closures can affect your child’s mental health — Here’s how you can help them cope](https://blog.meetmaro.com/school-closures-can-affect-your-childs-mental-health-heres-how-you-can-help-them-cope) Schools around the nation are facing a second round of closures due to the Omicron variant sweeping across the country. This recent variant of the COVID-19 virus has caused the number of daily COVID cases to balloon into the hundreds of thousands. Over half a million children [were diagnosed with COVID in the first week](https://www.voanews.com/a/covid-cases-surge-among-us-children-as-omicron-sweeps-america/6411588.html) of January alone and unlike past variants, Omicron has hospitalized many children who were once seen as being immune to the virus.  [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/school-closures-can-affect-your-childs-mental-health-heres-how-you-can-help-them-cope) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/Intuitive%20Eating%20Blog%20Image.jpg) [puberty](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/puberty) ### [6 Tips for Raising an Intuitive Eater](https://blog.meetmaro.com/6-tips-for-raising-an-intuitive-eater) The “new year, new me” mentality makes the month of January prime time for talk of dieting, new workout regimes, and a push towards convincing us that we need to think about optimizing our bodies to start the year off right. Though these messages might seem to be in the spirit of self-improvement, they’re pretty toxic — they over-emphasize the importance of appearance and can lead to negative body image and unhealthy habits around food and exercise. And unfortunately, our kids aren’t immune from these messages, either.  [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/6-tips-for-raising-an-intuitive-eater) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/alexander-dummer-UH-xs-FizTk-unsplash.jpg) [for employers](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/for-employers) ### [Support for parent employees should address their kids’ mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/support-for-parent-employees-should-address-their-kids-mental-health) Mental health support in the workplace has undeniably been a huge part of [recent efforts to help employees thrive](https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/01/trends-employers-support): in the past few years, many companies have started training managers on how to recognize signs of poor mental health, offering employees more mental health days, and reducing out-of-pocket costs for getting mental health care. For parent employees, however, focusing just on their own mental health misses out on a large part of the overall picture in ensuring their success: providing support and resources to care for their children’s mental health, too. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/support-for-parent-employees-should-address-their-kids-mental-health) ![Hand holding a measuring tape](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/4%20bad%20habits%20blog.jpeg) ### [4 Bad Habits Adults Have That Can Influence Our Kids’ Body Image](https://blog.meetmaro.com/4-bad-habits-adults-have-that-can-influence-our-kids-body-image) It’s a beautiful thing that we can pass down music, traditions, recipes, and stories to our kids. But, sometimes, the things we’ve learned, habits we’ve inherited and media influences that impacted us are not worth sharing with the next generation. Our childhoods shape us in many ways — positive and negative. For a lot of us, we picked up some really unhealthy habits when it comes to self love and body image. If you fall in this camp, keep reading. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/4-bad-habits-adults-have-that-can-influence-our-kids-body-image) ![A young child using a large watering can on a trough of plants.](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/filip-urban-ffJ8Qa0VQU0-unsplash.jpg) [mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) ### [Teaching Kids to Adopt a Growth Mindset](https://blog.meetmaro.com/teaching-kids-to-adopt-a-growth-mindset) As the new year rolls around and we’re surrounded by talk of setting personal goals and resolutions, many of us may be seizing the opportunity to form new habits or explore new passions. Maybe you’ve always wanted to run a half-marathon, try making pottery, or learn a different language. Stepping out of your comfort zone to try something new can be incredibly rewarding, but when you’re just beginning to do something you’ve never tried before, you’ll inevitably run into a few challenges. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/teaching-kids-to-adopt-a-growth-mindset) [1](https://blog.meetmaro.com) [2](https://blog.meetmaro.com/page/2) [3](https://blog.meetmaro.com/page/3) [4](https://blog.meetmaro.com/page/4) [5](https://blog.meetmaro.com/page/5) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MaroParents) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/meetmaro) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/MaroParents) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/maroparents/)