• Parent Coaching: Helping My Child From A Hard Place Understand His Story

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    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. In this session we will learn tips for telling our children the truth about their story. Our parent coaching are workshops with a small number of participants. In this […]

    Free
  • Parent Coaching: Why Does My Child Always Want to Control?

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    A controlling child can be frustrating for parents. Understanding how fear makes a child develop protective strategies, like control, can help parents increase their compassion and connection to thier child. This, in turn, makes healing possible! In this session we will also learn how to help a child feel safe enough to stop using their […]

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  • Parent Coaching: Setting the Bar for My Child’s Success

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Understanding how trauma impacts development can help us set expectations for our child when it comes to behavior and completing tasks. As parents to a child from a hard place, it's sometimes difficult to know where to set the bar so our child can be successful in everyday tasks and continue to heal. In this […]

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  • Parent Coaching: When Trauma is Experienced in Early Childhood

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Early childhood is so important for brain development. When trauma is experienced in early childhood it can impact a child's brain, body, and behavior. In this session we will learn about risk factors, how trauma derails development and what a child from a hard place needs for healing. Our parent coaching sessions are workshops with […]

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  • Parent Coaching: That Makes Me Tick! Understanding Parent Stress

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Parenting can be challenging. It is sometimes difficult to remain calm in the times when our children are experiencing overwhelming emotions or behaviors. In this session we will learn about parent stress and ways to help us relieve stress. Our parent coaching sessions are workshops with a small number of participants. Bring your specific questions […]

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  • Parent Coaching: Avoiding Power Struggles With My Child From a Hard Place

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    As parents, we sometimes run out of strategies to help us correct our children's overwhelming behaviors. Power struggles can be the outcome of not having enough strategies for correcting out children. In this session we will explore the TBRI strategies of Correcting to help us expand our tools. Our parent coaching sessions are workshops with […]

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  • Parent Coaching : I am not playful! How do I connect with my child from hard place?

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Connection is the foundation for healing! When a child feels connected they feel safe and their brain can learn and grow and mature. In this session we will learn practical ways to connect with our child from a hard place. Our parent coaching sessions are workshops with a small number of participants. Bring your specific […]

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  • Parent Coaching: Bedtime Battles! Why Does My Child Have A Hard Time Going To Bed?

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    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 […]

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  • How Is Fostering Different From Adopting?

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Fostering and Adopting can be very different processes. Our parent coaching sessions are workshops with a small number of participants. In this session Janice Reyes, foster/adoptive mama and TBRI® practitioner, will lead us in a discussion of the differences between foster care and adoption, as well as what to consider when you will become your […]

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  • How Does Fostering or Adopting Impact My Kids Who are Already Home?

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    If you are bringing a new child home through foster care or adoption, you might consider how this will impact the kids who are already home. Our parent coaching sessions are workshops with a small number of participants. In this session Janice Reyes, foster/adoptive mama and TBRI® practitioner, will lead us in a discussion of […]

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  • Helping My Child From A Hard Place Understand Her Story

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    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. Our parent coaching are workshops with a small number of participants. In this session we will see tips that help us help kids process thier story in an age […]

    Free
  • Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    If we are caring for children from a hard place, it is so important to also care for ourselves. Our parent coaching are workshops with a small number of participants. This week we will learn about how we can care for ourselves when there seems to be so much stress in our lives. Bring your […]

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  • How Do I Help My Child’s Teacher Understand My Child From a A Hard Place?

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Have you ever found yourself trying to explain your child's behavior to their teacher and have not known what to say?  Our parent coaching are workshops with a small number of participants. This week we will learn about how to help your child's teacher or school understand your child's needs and behaviors. Bring your specific […]

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  • Foster Care Babysitting Certification

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Find information on requirements here: https://www.iamfosteringhope.org/foster-care-babysitting-certification/ Please register on the link below. Registration is now open!

    $20
  • Parent Coaching: How do I Stay Calm When My Child Is Not

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Have you ever found yourself trying to remain calm when your child needs you the most? Our parent coaching are workshops with a small number of participants. This week we will learn about how to recognize our window of tolerance as parents. We must be calm to help our kids calm down! Bring your specific […]

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  • Parent Coaching: When Time Outs Don’t Work

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Have you ever found yourself scrambling for ways to correct your child that actually work? The IDEAL response might be just want you need. Our parent coaching are trauma informed care workshops with a small number of participants. This week we will dive into learning the correction strategy, The IDEAL response, from Trust Based Relational […]

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  • Parent Coaching: We Can’t Always Play, But We Can Always BE Playful

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    For our children that come from a hard place, connection is a foundation for healing. Our parent coaching are trauma informed care workshops with a small number of participants. This week we will dive into learning connection strategies. The more we meet the need of connection for our children, the more we will see healing […]

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  • Parent Coaching: When Fear Bullies Your Child

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    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 are trauma informed care workshops 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, […]

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  • Becoming a Healing Ministry for Your Children and Families

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    There are families you are ministering to who need healing in and through their relationships. How we heal in relationship with others is the essence of trauma informed care, and it is why having a trauma informed lens is essential in your children's ministry. A trauma informed ministry takes into account the whole story of […]

    $40
  • Parent Coaching: Why Can’t My Child Act Her Age?

    Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

    Have you ever wondered why your foster or adopted child can't act their age? Come understand how a hard past impacts a child's behavior. Our parent coaching are workshops with a small number of participants. This week we will dive into understanding the basics of how trauma impacts the child's brain and how, many times, […]

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