By Trish Jonker, MA, LCPC Inviting a child from another culture, ethnicity or even country into your home can seem fun at the time. Babies and children that look different can be seen as adorable, and we all love to get close to them. I have been guilty of this myself. But then you are…
Read Dr. Kathryn Page’s new blog article about recognizing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder to better scaffold supports for children affected by FASD in your home.
By Erin Bouchard, MA The holiday season can bring up a lot of feelings for our kids. It’s a reminder of how much they lost and how their family looks different than other families. For some kids, they may miss their birth family and have a longing to be with them. For other kids, they…
Cultivating gratitude in our families can be tricky with kids from hard places. Read this month’s blog by Trish Jonker, MA, LCPC to prepare for more peace through practicing gratitude emotionally and spiritually.
What do vampires, garlic and whipped cream have to do with parenting? Are you tired of focusing on your children’s negative behaviors? Read on to discover how a shift in mindset can spark parenting joy again!
Are you and your spouse or closest people’s relationships hurting due to the stress of parenting children from hard places? Five tips may help from this month’s blog by Therapist, Laura Elizabeth DeHority, LMFT.