Tag trauma
How Do I Support My Friend Who Is Adopting?
November is National Adoption Awareness Month here in the United States. In honor of that weโve asked Anna Braasch, Executive Director of Connected Families, to share her insight on how to support friends who are currently adopting or have alreadyโฆ
“I dealt with big behavior by trying to control it and shut it down.”
Connected Families often hears from parents about how our framework has transformed their parenting. The foundation for our framework is, โYou are SAFE with me.โ The following story is from a mom who had experienced trauma alongside her daughter, andโฆ
Helping Kids Deal with Trauma [video]
Broken bones, scary surgeries, or moving to a new school — all these things can be traumatic experiences for kids to handle. How can parents best help their kids survive and even learn from difficult situations? To answer this question,โฆ
Adapting Christmas…for children who joined your family through adoption
Todayโs post is from our friends, Colleen & Dave Little. They are the parents of three grown men and two vivacious young-adult daughters who joined their family through adoption. Together, Dave & Colleen meet with, and minister to parents whoseโฆ