| 41. | | Faultless is a full-length documentary developed by Unthinkable and the Christian Alliance for Orphans. The goal of the project is to inspire and equip the Church in America to more deeply love ... |
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| 42. | | Grab a cup of coffee and your bible and take some time to be encouraged by Greg Haswell, senior pastor at Northlands Church in Atlanta. What he shares is key for us adoptive and foster ... |
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Parents who are struggling to connect with their children often find it difficult to find any real measure of hope. In this brief video, Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the importance for parents to ... |
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| 44. | | It isn’t always easy to know how best to encourage and aid young people in foster care. Here’s your chance to hear honest reflections and advice from those who know intimately the challenges ... |
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| 45. | Round Table Discussion on Foster Care family support programs
An important aspect of these programs is the formation by foster parents of support groups. Such groups have been meeting for almost two ... |
| 46. | | This 30-day devotional guide shares the stories of foster kids. They are stories of hope, to encourage you and challenge you.
Start the 30 day devotional ... |
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| 47. | | All of us want to raise good kids. And we want to be good parents. But what exactly do we mean by “good?” And is “being good” really the point?
Mother-daughter team Elyse Fitzpatrick ... |
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| 48. | | Giving ‘children from hard places’ the gift of voice allows them to replace fear with trust. Giving them voice enables them to learn how to ask for their needs appropriately. Giving them voice helps ... |
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| 49. | | God is working throughout Ukraine to stir the hearts of believers toward the orphans in their midst. Hear how Ukrainian churches are coming together, united in the common goal of Ukraine Without ... |
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| 50. | Click the link below to read this helpful tip sheet for parents with adoptive or foster children who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum ... |
| 51. | | Adoptive and foster families may struggle to understand and support their new children. Because these children may have experienced significant trauma prior to their placement, they may view and ... |
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| 52. | | This factsheet summarizes how foster/adoptive parents can help their child make the emotional adjustment to being an adopted child. Children and youth may not clearly comprehend the difference ... |
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| 53. | | Read this great new blog: Click the image ... |
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| 54. | | There are no easy formulas. This Christianity Today article offer three views on how to support adoptive families from Megan Hill, Jedd Medefind, and Johnny ... |
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Parents often find that their child from a hard place is prone to use manipulative and controlling behaviors. Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis and Michael Monroe offer insights to help adoptive and ... |
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| 56. | | Screening potential adoptive and foster parents is an extremely difficult task, yet many social workers who screen applicants and supervise placements have no written guide to aid in their decision ... |
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| 57. | | Trust-based parenting was developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and focuses on the parent-child relationship. However, the principles and strategies that it teaches are no less effective when applied to ... |
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| 58. | | Michael Oher is the young man at the center of the true story depicted in The Blind Side movie (and book) that swept up awards and accolades. Though the odds were heavily stacked against ... |
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| 59. | | Though not designed specifically for adopted children, in her book, Dr. Becky Bailey shares great ideas in here for attachment activities that are fun, nonthreatening to the child or parent, and ... |
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| 60. | This new 16 video series by Dr. Karyn Purvis (developed in partnership with the TCU Institute of Child Development) offers seven insights and seven gifts that are highly relevant for those who are ... |
