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Education and support are vital components for strengthening adoptive, foster, and kinship families’ health. We are glad you are seeking to learn! May these resources strengthen your whole family on your parenting journey!
Help One Child’s Education Program focuses on three areas.
- Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care
- Trauma
- Attachment
Short Videos on Trauma, Attachment, and/or Adoption / Foster / Kinship Parenting:
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Latest Blog Post
Turning Defiance into Connection: Practical Strategies for Healing with Your Defiant Child
“…Take a few deep breaths… stay calm… speak softly…” Behaviorist, Therapist, Adoption Expert, and Adult Adoptee, Bryan Post offers these simple yet reassuring strategies (and more!) for those who are parenting kids that come from hard places. Learn about the “how’s and why’s” of defiant behavior, and how parents can respond to help them move towards healing.
Latest Podcast
Positive Parenting Strategies for Foster/Adoptive Families
Take a listen to Kari Woerz who shares about Positive Parenting strategies to support youth who joined our families through a foster, adoptive or kinship placement. Which tips may be helpful or what to avoid? Try these at home today! Show Notes: Expert Biography: Kari Woerz is a longtime early childhood educator, resource parent, adoptive…
Trauma Informed Parenting Resources
Browse the collection of educational materials provided in video, article, blog, podcast, etc. formats with emphasis on attachment, skills needed to create healing environments for children who had experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and more specifically those who are in care outside their family of origin.
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Youth impacted by foster care, exposed to early childhood trauma and disrupted attachment often statistically deal with other challenges at a higher rate, so please reach out to our FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTOR if you are in need of referrals for additional services, resources or support in a specific area.
This resource list focuses on trauma, attachment and foster/adoptive/kinship family lens, but if you are in need of more specialized resources for mental illness, developmental differences, medical complexities, learning needs, special education, addiction, juvenile justice, homelessness, out of home placement, etc.
Help One Child is a faith-based, non-profit organization serving families of at-risk youth impacted by foster care or adoption. We serve ANY family in these demographics without regard to race, creed, religious preference, etc. Help One Child does not screen for or endorse opinions of speakers, educational materials, blog articles, podcast interviews, support group curriculum or resources and referrals. Inclusion of resources does not equal an endorsement of another organization, individual or content.
