Preventing Parent Burnout
In this video recording at Nurturing Attachments, Jennie Owens interviews therapist and author Deborah Gray while doing research for her upcoming book,?Dancing With a... Read more
“I Haven’t Given Up”
As we pulled out of the driveway, I was very aware of my bad attitude. I?d been giving and giving to my daughter, and the only thing she?d been giving back to me was sass and attitude. I knew that taking her to Sacramento for the Revolve Tour, a conference designed... Read moreReserved Retreat Follow Up
The Winter 2016 Reserved Retreat is over! I watched as the women walked in. Weary, not only from travel, but from life. The lines of stress etched in their faces. Many walked?in with heavy burdens; alone, unknown. They walked in, unsure of whether this would be a safe... Read more7 Tips for Friends, Family, Teachers, Pastors & Neighbors of Couples Adopting Special Needs Children
The first year or two after the placement of a child with an attachment issue is very difficult on the child and the family. I equate it to a trauma treated in an emergency room. It is not pretty and there are some extreme measure that need to be taken to stabilize the patient. Having gone through this myself a couple of times, I wish I had had something I could have given to the people around me to help them know how they could help (actually not working against me would have been fine too). I wrote this list so that adoptive parent can have something to hand to their support network. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments below.
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