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Felt Safety and Ficus Trees

By Fostering Hope on March 22, 2023 Training

At Fostering Hope, “felt safety” is a term we speak of often. Felt safety is our body’s unconscious evaluation determination that a situation is safe. It is different than safety…

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I Said Yes! An Introduction to Foster Care

By jkouri on February 22, 2022

Join us to learn about the 5 needs of foster care and how you can be an important part in changing the life of a child and family!…

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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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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: 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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Proactive Correcting: Teaching My Child New Skills

By jkouri on January 14, 2021

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…

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Bedtime Battles: Why Does My Child Have a Hard Time at Bedtime?

By jkouri on December 4, 2020

Do you ever find yourself with a chatty child right at bedtime? First they need water, then it becomes a never ending cycle that never leads to sleep!…

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