Trauma-Informed Parenting

When a child moves into a new placement, he will use the attachment style he already knows. This is why it is important to understand attachment styles. 
We parents spend money and time trying to fix behaviors (guilty). We pour over books about learning styles and love languages, and all of this information is beneficial, but we are left scratching our heads when it comes to attachment. It seems as if it should be seamless and natural, yet it is the hardest thing we parents will ever do. Grab a cup of coffee and join Kathleen as she shares about attachment parenting!

Are you raising a child who has had trauma or has a capital letter syndrome?

Days can be long and tough. We know. How do you practice gratefulness during this season? Join Jerry and Kathleen as they tackle practicing gratefulness when raising kids from hard places (and with capital letter syndromes). They’ve lived it and have some great stories to share. Grab a cup of coffee and join this dynamic duo!

The attachment cycle is as simple as it is profound. The infant expresses a need, the parent meets the need. This happens thousands of times and the child becomes attached, secure in the expectation he will be cared for. Kids who come to us through adoption/foster care often have had breaks in attachment. Join Kathleen as she shares what this looks like in this episode of Positive Adoption. Grab a cup of coffee and be sure to share this episode!

In this episode of Positive Adoption, Kathleen continues the series on the Five Bs affected by trauma with "Behavior." Behavior — an altered ability to self-regulate in response to stressors. This can manifest as impulsiveness, self destructive behavior, aggressive behavior, excessive compliance, sleep disturbances, eating disorders, substance abuse, re-enactment of their traumatic past, or pathological self soothing behaviors.

Grab a cup of coffee and join Kathleen as she finishes this series!

In this episode of Positive Adoption, Kathleen continues the series on the Five Bs affected by trauma with "Beliefs." Children from hard places have altered belief systems or the lens through which they see the world. Grab a cup of coffee and your thinking cap as she discusses beliefs and leads you through an exercise to help you understand where your kiddo is coming from.

Are you an empty nester?

Are you struggling with navigating the new waters of your children adulting?

Are your teens transitioning into the adult world?

Need some encouragement during these transitions and want to maintain a healthy relationship with your adult kids?

Then this episode is for you!

Join Kathleen and hubby Jerry as they share some tips, stories, mistakes, and some encouragement for those of you who think it’s too late. Spoiler alert. It’s not too late. Grab a cup of coffee and join this dynamic duo!

Did your child have trauma in his life before he/she came "home" to you?

Science says there are five Bs affected by trauma, and we cannot overlook them. In kids from hard places, behavioral disorders are a symptom of the effect trauma has had on their development.

Grab a cup of coffee and join Kathleen episode of Positive Adoption as she shares about the Body in this episode and how it is affected by trauma.

Trauma is much more far reaching than we assumed in the past. We have always been told that children are resilient and they are, but there are effects that trauma leaves behind. It affects every area of life for a child.

One of the areas affected is Biology.

Biology — altered neurochemistry. Complex trauma can cause a variety of issues: sensorimotor development problems, hypersensitivity to physical contact, somatization, increased medical problems, and problems with coordination and balance. Grab a cup of coffee and join Kathleen as she talks about how trauma affects a kiddos biology.

Do you have a teen with a capital letter syndrome?

SPD? ADD? ADHD? FAS? FAE? Or a teen on the spectrum? Then this episode is for you! In celebration of SPD month, Lori and Kathleen recorded this episode that applies to all the capital letter syndromes. Grab a cup of coffee and join them as they tell some personal stories and some tips that have helped their teens!

Did your child have trauma in his life before he/she came "home" to you?

Science says there are five Bs affected by trauma, and we cannot overlook them. In kids from hard places, behavioral disorders are a symptom of the effect trauma has had on their development.

Grab a cup of coffee and join Kathleen episode of Positive Adoption as she shares about the Brain in this episode and how it is affected by trauma.