Is My Child Angry or Scared? Recognizing My Child’s Fear Responses
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 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 community better, join us for this hopeful introduction to foster care. Q&A is available after the presentation. […]
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, […]
We are so glad you have decided to support foster families and children in your community! Our February event will now be OFFERED VIRTUALLY! Registration is now open and will […]
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 […]
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 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! 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, […]