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Thrive With A Guide

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My work – as a certified parent coach, a mental health advocate, a community leader, and a writer focused on helping parents realize the power they have to foster healthy family relationships – is featured in national, state, and local media.

NPR: The Perils Of Pushing Kids Too Hard

NPR: The Perils Of Pushing Kids Too Hard, And How Parents Can Learn To Back Off (6/11/18 NPR.org)

PBS NewsHour: Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids' health

PBS NewsHour: Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids' health (12/18/18 PBS.org)

LetGrow

Let Grow: Are You Raising Kids in Captivity, then Expecting Them to Survive in the Wild?

"Are You Raising Kids in Captivity, then Expecting Them to Survive in the Wild?" (Let Grow)

Wilton “Stigma Crusher” & Certified Parent Coach Kicks Off One-of-a-Kind Business (12/21/20 Good Morning Wilton)

Wilton coach works to help parents find their 'power' (12/17/20 The Wilton Bulletin)

Wilton support group helps parents with challenging children (12/17/20 The Wilton Bulletin)

Vanessa Elias on “Wilton’s Bright Lights” and the power of light during dark times (11/23/20 Good Morning Wilton)

Vanessa Elias is a founding member of Wilton Coalition for Youth launched in 2020, an organization of mental health professionals and community leadership fostering mental well-being and substance use prevention (11/17/20 The Wilton Bulletin)

Pamela Hovland and Vanessa Elias give out “I Voted” stickers honoring Connecticut suffragists and the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment (11/3/20 The Wilton Bulletin)

Op-Ed by Vanessa Elias: Helping kids find joy and connection at recess (8/28/20 Wilton Bulletin)

Op-Ed by Vanessa Elias: Saving Recess: Helping Our Kids Find Joy and Connection in the ‘New COVID Normal’ (8/20/20 Good Morning Wilton)

Guest columnist Vanessa Elias: Assume the Good, and Your Children Will Follow (5/18/20 Good Morning Wilton)

So, you're feeling bored, kids? Vanessa Elias suggests a list of activities to promote independence and resilience in children (5/18/20 GazetteXtra)

Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board recognizes Vanessa Elias for organizing birthday party parades during the pandemic (4/27/20 NewsTimes)

Vanessa Elias organizes Wilton parades to put the celebration back in birthdays during coronavirus and social distancing (4/24/20 MySanAntonio.com)

Vanessa Elias: We Need to Prepare (Not Panic) Our Kids When it Comes to the Coronavirus (3/12/20 Yahoo.com)

Vanessa Elias: Stress and Anxiety Over Coronavirus is Just as Contagious–and Damaging (3/10/20 Good Morning Wilton)

Vanessa Elias testified in favor of a "Free-Range Parenting" bill at a public hearing held by the Connecticut State Legislature's Committee on Children (2/15/19 LetGrow.org)

Vanessa Elias creates “Big Block Party Weekend” to strengthen neighborhood connections (9/5/18 Greenwich Time)

NAMI-CAN: Four years of supporting local parents, facilitators Vanessa Elias and Beth Schweitzer discuss their family support group (3/14/18 Wilton Bulletin)

Vanessa Elias is interviewed about Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” (4/29/17 AP News)

Vanessa Elias on the connection between the stress of our highly scheduled lives and the rise of anxiety and depression in children (10/12/16 Daily Voice)

Vanessa Elias discusses upcoming educational event, “Not My Kid: What’s Really Happening with Marijuana, Binge Drinking, and E-Cigarettes in Wilton” (2/1/16 Hamlet Hub)

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