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Compassion Building: Helping Foster and Adoptive Families (Virtual)

By jkouri on July 29, 2022

Compassion Building:  “Helping Foster and Adoptive Families.” Join us on the way home from work. This 1-hour training is designed for friends and families of foster/adopt/kinship…

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Compassion Building: The Why Behind Behaviors

By jkouri on July 29, 2022

Compassion Building: The Why Behind Behaviors. This 1-hour virtual training is for anyone serving vulnerable people and children. Churches are places where everyone is welcome, no matter their history. In…

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The Sleep Struggle: Understanding the effects of adversity on sleep.

By jkouri on July 29, 2022

Why don’t you just sleep?! Many of the reoccurring struggles for behavioral issues we hear most from parents of children and youth who have experienced loss, trauma, and…

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Those who know: Beth Smith Feger, Ph.D.

By jkouri on July 21, 2022

Tips for setting kids up for success at school! Join us on August 11, 2022 as we prepare for another school year. You may already be exhausted thinking…

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Partnering with Fostering Hope for Ministry Development

By jkouri on November 27, 2021

Fostering Hope can equip your church to build a foster and adoption ministry that will serve and lead in the foster care community.

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Empowering Your Child Through the Holiday Season

By jkouri on October 7, 2021

The holidays can be difficult for children who have experienced early childhood adversity. As a parent, you may be worried about your child’s behavior when family visits…

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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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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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