It is National Foster Care Month and the theme is Engaging Youth. Building Supports. And as I thought about the theme, I wanted to write…
walk into a coffee shop, and then a teacher, a librarian, and a lawyer walk in. They are followed by a mayor, a doctor, and…
Wow! this is one of those times when I have an idea that I want to share with families that have been created through fostering,…
Enjoy my inspiring interview with Father Paul Abernathy, Founder and CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project in Pittsburgh, PA
To all parents out there who struggle in the most important role we have in life, I came across this today from “Daring Greatly” by…
An addendum to my blog post yesterday about trauma sensitive classrooms. This is based on a form that is presented in the workbook: “The Trauma…
I have been asked recently, by both a teacher and a school social worker,what might be put into place in a classroom setting to help…
Once we understand what trauma is, how it manifests itself in the brain and body, and how behaviors and relationships play out because of exposure…
This morning I have on my mind parenting and how to help parents make the shift from reacting to their child’s negative behaviors, to responding…
To understand trauma and toxic stress, i.e. the effects of trauma and how it settles in the body and the brain, a dialog about the…