Center for Children

Center for Children We are the largest provider of children mental health in Southern Maryland.

Since 1989, the Center for Children has been dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and promote positive health through crisis intervention and therapy.

This Holiday Season, we are grateful for every caregiver, teacher, neighbor, and supporter who helps keep children healt...
12/25/2025

This Holiday Season, we are grateful for every caregiver, teacher, neighbor, and supporter who helps keep children healthy, happy, and safe. 🎄

Thank you for:
- Listening to children
- Believing them
- Protecting them

If you or someone you know needs support this season, the Center for Children is just a call away.

From our family to yours, we wish you a peaceful, safe, and joyful holiday. 💚

With new devices and extra screen time, holidays are a good time to talk about online safety:Keep devices in shared fami...
12/22/2025

With new devices and extra screen time, holidays are a good time to talk about online safety:

Keep devices in shared family spaces when possible.

Know which apps and games your child is using.

Remind kids: Never share their full name, address, or school online.
Open conversations now can help prevent unsafe situations later.

“Give Grandma a hug!” can feel uncomfortable for some kids.This season, let’s teach body boundaries:Ask: “Would you like...
12/19/2025

“Give Grandma a hug!” can feel uncomfortable for some kids.
This season, let’s teach body boundaries:

Ask: “Would you like to give a hug, a high-five, or just wave?”

Respect their answer—yes or no.

When adults respect children’s choices about their bodies, we help protect them and build lifelong confidence.

🏠 Holiday Home Safety Check:Keep small ornaments & batteries out of reach of little hands.Store hot drinks and candles a...
12/18/2025

🏠 Holiday Home Safety Check:

Keep small ornaments & batteries out of reach of little hands.

Store hot drinks and candles away from table edges.

Double-check smoke detectors and space heaters.

A few minutes of prevention can keep holiday memories happy and injury-free.

Super Heroes for Kids | Thank you once again to Pizza Hotline La Plata, MD for your tremendous support and donation of 8...
12/17/2025

Super Heroes for Kids | Thank you once again to Pizza Hotline La Plata, MD for your tremendous support and donation of 85 pizzas for our holiday party for our kids tonight! We are incredibly blessed for your amazing staff and continued partnership! Way to go Julia and Amber
 you two are rock stars! Say thanks to the rest of your team!!!

🎁 While we deck the halls, let’s also protect what matters most—our children.Here are simple ways to keep kids safe & so...
12/17/2025

🎁 While we deck the halls, let’s also protect what matters most—our children.
Here are simple ways to keep kids safe & sound at home, online, and in the community this holiday season.

The holidays can feel hard for children who are missing a loved one, a parent who’s away, or a family change. 💔Ways to s...
12/16/2025

The holidays can feel hard for children who are missing a loved one, a parent who’s away, or a family change. 💔
Ways to support:

Create a small ritual (light a candle, share a memory, draw a picture).

Let them talk—or be quiet—without pressure.

Remind them: “It’s okay to feel sad and still have fun, too.”
You’re helping them build healthy ways to cope with grief and change.

Caregivers, this one is for you. 💚You can’t pour from an empty cup. Taking 10–15 minutes for yourself, deep breaths in t...
12/15/2025

Caregivers, this one is for you. 💚

You can’t pour from an empty cup. Taking 10–15 minutes for yourself, deep breaths in the car, a quiet cup of tea, a short walk, all can help you show up calmer and more present for your child.

A regulated adult helps create a regulated child.

đŸ“±Screens are part of many families’ holidays, but so is connection.Today, try a “30-minute no-screen moment”:Bake cookie...
12/12/2025

đŸ“±Screens are part of many families’ holidays, but so is connection.
Today, try a “30-minute no-screen moment”:

Bake cookies together

Color or do a simple craft

Take a short walk to see holiday lights
Children remember how they felt with you more than what they got from you.

Kids have big feelings during the holidays too. Excitement, disappointment, worry, overstimulation—it’s all normal. Try ...
12/11/2025

Kids have big feelings during the holidays too. Excitement, disappointment, worry, overstimulation—it’s all normal. Try this:

🗣 Name the feeling: “It looks like you’re feeling frustrated.”

đŸ€Č Offer comfort: “I’m here with you.”

🌬 Practice a calm breath together.
When we make space for feelings instead of shutting them down, children learn they are loved just as they are. 💛

🎄Holiday tip: Keep one or two routines the same.Bedtime, story time, or dinner together can give children a sense of saf...
12/10/2025

🎄Holiday tip: Keep one or two routines the same.

Bedtime, story time, or dinner together can give children a sense of safety when everything else feels busy or different.

Small consistent moments = big emotional security. đŸ’«

The holidays can be magical and overwhelming for children. Between schedules, school breaks, and big emotions, kids may ...
12/09/2025

The holidays can be magical and overwhelming for children. Between schedules, school breaks, and big emotions, kids may need extra support.

This season, the Center for Children is sharing tips to keep little hearts and minds healthy, happy, and heard. 💚

Follow along as we count down to Christmas with simple ways to care for your child’s mental and emotional health.

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6100 Radio Station Road
La Plata, MD
20646

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Monday 8:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 8pm
Thursday 8:30am - 8pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

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