by Loreli | Oct 20, 2022 | Celebrate Connection, Stories
A note from Loreli Cockram, Young Parents Director. This is the first of a series of stories we captured to commemorate 25 years of Young Parents ministry. It is a transcript of an interview we carried out between an alumni mom in our program – in this case, the...
by Loreli | Oct 4, 2021 | Clear Purpose, Healthy Relationships, Know Your Worth, Rooted Identity, Young Dads, Young Moms, YP Events, YP News
You may have seen positive affirmations on social media, in advertising, or on a t-shirt, such as “know your value” or “you have worth.” It sounds great… but what does it really mean to know your value? How can you know your worth? Worth of an object is...
by Loreli | May 15, 2020 | Hope that Helps
All about food this week! Mealtimes (and snack times!) has become the main events of our quarantine experience. Anna Maria Fruscione, Registered Dietician, shares three simple tips for young parents to navigate food while in quarantine. Loreli Cockram, Young Parents...
by Loreli | Apr 13, 2020 | Hope that Helps, Mental Health, Young Dads, Young Moms
In this Hope that Helps video, Loreli Cockram, Young Parents Director, speaks with Marianne Deeks, Psychotherapist and Youth Worker at Youth Unlimited, about strategies to care for our mental health. As always, these videos are discussed in more detail in our Young...
by Loreli | Mar 10, 2020 | Young Moms
I sat in my closet crying with my 4-year-old screaming for me from outside my door. I don’t remember specifics of what the circumstances were around his and, inevitably, my total meltdown, just that we were there again. He was irrationally losing it about something...