This booklet is a fact-filled resource for adoptive parents who have a child with trauma and attachment disruption experiences. Fraser provides tips and strategies that can be considered before ...
According to many studies, the average church-attending young person is more likely to not stay, than to remain. Before They Say Goodbye is a proactive project to help parents, leaders, and pastors ...
Road-tested with over 400 families, Before You Were Mine equips adoptive parents to celebrate and commemorate their adopted children’s birth stories. Parents will benefit from practical worksheets ...
Hope Blooms is a non profit organization founded to bridge the gap in services for Orphans and widows. Our goal is to provide support groups, activities, non traditional therapies and more to those facing challenges
Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is pleased to present 52 Ways to Talk About AdoptionSM, a unique card game for adoptive families. Created by our adoption-competent staff, whose ...
Gentling represents a new paradigm in the therapeutic approach to children who have experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and have acquired Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a ...
This article by Michael Monroe from the June 2011 edition of Adoption Today addresses the topic of adoptive fatherhood:
As an adoptive dad I’ve come to the place that I can easily acknowledge that ...
The school experience is an important aspect in the life of a child. And yet, school often presents unique and sometimes unexpected challenges for both children and parents in adoptive and foster ...
As most adoptive parents are aware, a secure attachment is key to a child’s healthy development. Attachment is defined as a child’s bond to a caregiver based on the caregiver’s sensitivity and ...
The use of a "Time Out" has been popular for many years as parents look for effective ways to discipline and train their child. Typically this approach is used to isolate a child for a period of ...
As an adoptive dad I’ve come to the place that I can easily acknowledge that all of my kids are a little different in some way or another. Different than what, you ask? I’m not entirely sure, but I ...
In March 2011, Tapestry hosted an event entitled Connecting While Correcting. This event focused on helping adoptive and foster parents understand the need for connecting ...
This book defines a man's path from boyhood to old age. It outlines what being a father, husband, son, brother out to be. It encourages males at every step in their life to not shy away from ...
In this video (another great resource found at www.empoweredtoconnect.org) Dr. Karyn Purvis discusses the very common issue many parents face at dinner ...
Why am I not a more joyful parent? Why aren’t my kids turning out as I expected? Why do I always feel as if I’m not doing enough for my children?
Is Parenting Supposed to Be This Difficult?
As a ...
How many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? ...
"You will find that we speak a lot about identity in this blog. Stephen wrote a post about it in March (you can read it here) and I’d like to continue the thought. One of the most important ...
