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Connecting with a Child From a Hard Place

By jkouri on September 27, 2021

Join us for the next training in collaboration with Foster Love Bell County. Connection is such a healing agent for children from a hard place. In this…

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Trauma Competent Caregiver Training

By jkouri on September 23, 2021

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…

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Can She Handle The Truth? Talking to My Child About Her Story

By jkouri on September 23, 2021

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…

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Connecting with My Child: Trauma’s Impact on Attachment

By jkouri on September 14, 2021

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…

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Avoiding Meltdowns Through Proactive Correction

By jkouri on July 13, 2021

As parents, we can run out of strategies to help us correct our children’s overwhelming behaviors. Proactively correcting the patterned behavior our children express can help reduce our…

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The Impact of Trauma on a Child’s Behavior

By jkouri on July 13, 2021

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…

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Parent Support: Creating a Balance of Structure and Nurture

By jkouri on March 2, 2021

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…

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Parent Support: Leaving Room for Myself

By jkouri on March 2, 2021

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,…

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Is My Child Angry or Scared? Recognizing My Child’s Fear Responses

By jkouri on February 1, 2021

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…

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Can She Handle the Truth? Talking to My Child About Her Story.

By jkouri on February 1, 2021

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…

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