Category Archives: Foster Children

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Just Stop It! The Elegant Stopping Meditation for Parents – Take a Break Now and Then

Give yourself — and your children a break. Use this elegant little Mindful Stopping Meditation [...]

15
Feb
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Attachment and Bonding How They Work & Why They Don’t

Question I have been wrestling with the question of whether or not we can expect [...]

07
Jan
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Time out for a time-in – This is HUGE!

A parent commented, “When one of my sons came home he would have a complete [...]

23
Dec
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P.E.A.C.E.F.U.L: Eight Components of a Peaceful Parent/Child Relationship

P.E.A.C.E.F.U.L: Eight Components of a Peaceful Parent/Child Relationship — Component #1 Patience Dear Parents, have [...]

21
Oct
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Medications: Take ’em or Leave ’em? You Decide

Awhile back we posted an article that quoted neuro-scientist Dr. Bruce Perry, founder of The [...]

16
Jun
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10 Keys to Healing Trauma in the Foster and Adopted Children

Trauma creates fear and stress sensitivity in children. Even for a child fostered from birth, [...]

08
Apr
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Effects and Use of Stimulant Drugs in Native Children

By David Walker, Ph.D. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, 314.0) is a psychiatric diagnosis described in [...]

09
Nov
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When Beauty becomes the Beast

Children's behaviors can be, at best, difficult to understand. Negative behaviors can be even more [...]

09
Nov