A child who has experienced early childhood trauma can have behaviors that are overwhelming for their parents. As parents we may feel like we've run our of strategies to correct our child. Correcting a child proactively is key to teaching them new skills. This parenting strategy for children form a hard place can be a […]
Learn how Fostering Hope can equip your church community to support people who want to get involved caring for kids and families. Find out how to partner with us and how the role of a Ministry Advocacy Team is vital to the development of a foster and adoption ministry.  The audience for this presentation is […]
Many times kids from a hard place have hard questions about their story. It is crucial that we are able to help them process their story. As parents of children with trauma, we might find it hard to talk to our child about their difficult story . We might find ourselves wondering if they will […]
Many times when a child who has live through trauma is operating with fear, it looks like they are angry. Fear bullies children to display what looks like bad behavior . It can be frustrating, as parents, to not recognize where the behavior is coming from and easier to react to their behavior than the […]
Be confident in your next step! Learn more about the 5 Needs in the Foster Care Community and how you can play a vital role in caring for a child and family. This presentation will provide statistics about the foster children and families of origin, and a high-level view of the organizations and agencies in […]
Children need a balance of structure and nurture. This includes creating predictiable, nurturing and safe spaces for our children form a hard place to thrive. In this session we will learn about our double role as parents-- to make children feel our warm love through nurture and to provide guidance and limits through structure. Our […]
Fostering Hope is streaming this year's Hope for the Journey Conference. We have a North and South location available - Fostering Hope Family Center - 13300 Pond Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78729* FBC San Marcos -Â 325 W. McCarty Ln. San Marcos, TX 78666 *Breakfast snacks and lunch will be provided at each location. *As […]
Be confident in your next step! Learn more about the 5 Needs in the Foster Care Community and how you can play a vital role in caring for a child and family. This presentation will provide statistics about the foster children and families of origin, and a high-level view of the organizations and agencies in […]
Parenting children from a hard place can leave us feeling emotionally and physically exhausted. We might feel like we are being pulled into every direction-- school drop off, therapist appointments, family committments and behvioral issues-- and have no room for ourselves. It is so importantant that we learn how to meet our own needs as […]
There are many needs in the foster care system and you can play a valuable role in meeting those needs! Whether you are exploring how to foster, adopt, or if you just want to understand the foster care system better, join us for this hopeful introduction to foster care. We'll have a panel with people […]
When we don't see the meaning behind behaviors, we are at risk of entering in a power struggle with our children. Children who have experienced trauma have overwhelming behaviors. As parents we must see the meaning behind the behavior and meet the need for our child to prevent power struggles and optimize healing. In this […]
Fostering Hope presents an Access to the Experts event: "TBRI® Through the Teen Years" featuring guest speaker, Jacob Huereca. The teenage years can be a difficult transition for parents and adolescents. With all the stress the world puts on our teens ... we want to make sure their safe space is with us while still […]
Trauma experienced in early childhood can lead to frustrating behaviors in children. As parents of children with trauma, we might not always understand the "why" behind our child's behavior. We might even catch ourselves thinking, "why don't you just act your age?" In this session, we will take a closer look into how our children […]
Participating Agencies:  Arrow, Angelheart, CPS, Circles of Care, Depelchin, Divinity Family Services, Giocosa, Helping Hand Home, Pathways, PCHAS, SAFE, Settlement Home, STARRY and Upbring We are so glad you have decided to support foster families and children! You don't want to miss out! Please read through all the FAQs below before registering. This training is […]
There are many needs in the foster care system and you can play a valuable role in meeting those needs! Whether you are exploring how to foster, adopt, or if you just want to understand the foster care system better, join us for this hopeful introduction to foster care. We'll have a panel with people […]
Fostering Hope can equip your church to build a foster and adoption ministry that will serve and lead in the foster care community. Family is the primary source of healing for the hurting child and families look to their church community for inspiration and direction. Fostering Hope will describe their plans to support 150 foster […]
We will lead a deep dive with our friends from The Fostering Collective in Tyler, Texas! Join us as we learn about how trauma affects the brain, body and belief system of a child and how, as caregivers, can bring hope and healing to the children we care for. This 2 day training will equip […]
Trauma experienced in early childhood can impact a child's relational patterns. Connection is the primary source of healing for children from a hard place. Many times a child's history has taught them to protect themselves from connection. In this session, we will review how attachment style is formed in early childhood and practical strategies to […]
There are many needs in the foster care system and you can play a valuable role in meeting those needs! Whether you are exploring how to foster, adopt, or if you just want to understand the foster care system better, join us for this hopeful introduction to foster care. We'll have a panel with people […]
Many times kids from a hard place have hard questions about their story. It is crucial that we are able to help them process their story. As parents of children with trauma, we might find it hard to talk to our children about their difficult story. We might find ourselves wondering if we will retraumatize […]
