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Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse
Practical Ways to Cultivate Resilience in Your Home
When raising a loved one who experienced loss, chaos, or prenatal substance exposure, you see first-hand how they struggle to manage their reactions to daily frustrations or disappointments. Their short fuse creates stress and anxiety in your home. You’ve wondered how...
Supporting Your Young Person’s Brain Health and Growth
The Tween and Teen Brain Is Growing Rapidly! During adolescence, your young loved one is experiencing tremendous growth and change in their body and brain. Did you know that in the tween and teen years, the brain focuses on creating connections between its different...
6 Practical Ways to Encourage Attachment with Your Grandchild
The children who join your home because they cannot safely be raised by their parents, may have challenging behaviors that make it hard for you to feel connected to them. They might not feel like they can trust anyone right now, and that's scary for kids of any age....
Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
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Challenging Behaviors
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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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