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! Then this session is for you! In this session we will discuss why a child from a hard place might have difficulty falling to sleep or staying […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 frustration, as parents. In this session, we will explore the TBRI® Strategies of Correcting to help us expand our parenting tools. Our parent coaching sessions are workshops […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 training, we will learn how connection can be healing for a child that has experienced trauma and practical strategies to help us, as caregivers, stay connected to children […]
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 or when they eat a little too many sweets. Join us for this session of parent support where we will discuss some things to consider when preparing your […]
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 […]
Join us for the next training in collaboration with Foster Love Bell County. Come to learn more about the TBRI® Connection Strategies for children from a hard place in our third training of this series as we examine our responses to undesired behavior as caregivers. The training is an online event. Certificates will be provided […]
In this Parent Support Session, we will look deeper into how to incorporate the correction strategies from TBRI®for teens. Correction is about looking at the need behind the behavior and meeting that need. We might believe our teen has the same skills as their peers, but because trauma impacts development, we will have to teach […]
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 […]
There is hope for children who have experienced adversity! In this introductory session, we will review the neuroscience and attachment research, and develop an understanding of how the heart, mind, body, and soul heal from complex trauma. This training can grow our compassion and lead to healing, transformation, and hope in the life of the […]
Fear bullies our children that come from a hard place. Learning strategies to maximize their sense of safety is essential for healing. Our parent coaching sessions are online training with a small number of participants. This week we will dive into understanding how fear impacts a child's behavior, causing them to respond with flight, fight, […]
A Future and A Hope Conference is an adoption and foster conference that has been a part of the Austin community for over a decade. Learn about foster care, adoption, and trauma-informed care at AFAH 2022. There will be something for everyone: sessions for exploring foster care and adoption, for post-adoptive families, kinship caregivers, and […]
