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6 Tips for Raising an Older Grandchild or Relative
Raising your grandchild, nephew, or cousin is not for the faint of heart! While this experience can be one of the most rewarding things you ever do, it might also be one of the most challenging journeys ever! Welcoming and raising an older child to your home –...
Teaching a Child to Regulate Their Internal Alarm System
We all have a built-in alarm system that helps us know when threats of harm are present. Kids who have experienced loss, abuse, or trauma have an alarm system that is always on high alert. When their internal alarms are triggered, they often behave in challenging...
Tips to Help You Feed a Picky Eater
Caring for a child who has experienced loss, chaos, or neglect can be challenging. When that child’s trauma shows up in extremely picky eating, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed. It’s important to remember that food issues are just as stressful for the kids...
Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
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Challenging Behaviors
4 Tips for Teaching a Child to Self-Soothe
Often our kids come to live with us after they have experienced a stressful homelife. Children learn to regulate or soothe themselves by watching the adults in their life. Your grandchild’s parents may not have been able to model self-regulation because of their...
ADHD
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Disrupting Birth Order
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Helping A Child Heal from Sexual Abuse
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School Issues for Foster & Kinship Kids
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Technology/Internet and Our Kids
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Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents
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Relationship with Child’s Parent
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Working Together For the Good of the Child In Your Care
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Raising Adolescents (tweens/teens)
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Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment
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