Trauma and lying
[cherry_row] [cherry_col size_md=”12″] Karyn Purvis has lots of free information on line on the web site Empowered to Connect. Check out her comments on lying. I think that she has a reasonable and appropriate response to this issue. Remember that a child who experienced early trauma may have missed key stages of development and not…
Read MoreTeens need Parents
Strategies for Mom and Dad OK, let’s just say it: parenting teenagers is not easy. In the article “Be the Parent Your Teen Needs” Sue Shellenbarger identifies a few key strategies that may help. Throughout the various stages of drama remaining warm and supportive will help your teen navigate these challenging years successfully. Click on…
Read MoreBrain and violence
Overcoming Trauma’s Hurts Attached is a video from Bruce Perry’s youtube channel. It’s sobering to see how exposure to violence affects an infants developing brain. I see many children who were adopted fairly young. (before age two) Many parents assume that they were too young to remember the family trauma. Unfortunately the brain was at…
Read MoreChild’s First Year of Life
A Second a Day from Birth. from Sam Christopher Cornwell on Vimeo. Enjoy this video of daily experiences for a child during the first year of life. This is an interesting window into the stages of development during those early months. Neglected children miss so much of this. Imagine the ones from foreign orphanages…
Read MoreHome – A Safe Place
The Restorer – Home When our kids were younger we made a point of saying to them that we stick together as a family and do not pick on each other, this was part of our parenting strategy. The world can be a tough place, there may be bullies at school but home is…
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