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Whole Brain Strategy #1: Connect and Redirectposted on May 29, 2012 The first strategy discussed in the Whole Brain Child is Connect and Redirect: Surfing Emotional Waves. The example used in the book is of an upset child coming to the parent shortly after going to bed, and the parent has… Read More |
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The Whole Brain Childposted on May 22, 2012 I just started reading the The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Byrson, Ph.D. The sub-title states that it is twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. I won’t pretend that I’m a… Read More |
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Join Us for Adoption Myths & Realitiesposted on May 17, 2012 Getting started on the adoption journey can be a daunting and even scary thing. What’s true; what’s not? Who can you turn to for answers; what information can you trust? For over seven years, Tapestry has been walking alongside couples… Read More |
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In the Depthsposted on May 15, 2012 Elise was pretending to make a mad face in the picture to the left, but that face is reflective of how everyone in our family felt over the weekend. We feel like we have been in the depths these past… Read More |
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A Challenge for Adoptive Dadsposted on May 14, 2012 Watch as Michael Monroe talks about the need for adoptive dads to partner with their wives to work together as they lead their children toward hope and healing. Check out the Empowered To Connect resource library for lots of great… Read More |
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Still Grateful to Share My Mother’s Dayposted on May 11, 2012 I wrote the thoughts below last Mother’s Day. As I celebrate this year the gift of being a mother to the four children I love so dearly, I will once again remember that they are each loved by other mothers… Read More |
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Adoption Myths & Realitiesposted on May 9, 2012 In the fall of 2006, my husband and I attended Tapestry’s Adoption Myths & Realities. We didn’t know much about adoption which led us to attend the event. Attending this event gave us a lot of information and put us in… Read More |
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How Do You Measure Success?posted on May 5, 2012 Check out the latest video from Empowered To Connect as Amy & Michael Monroe talk about the need for adoptive and foster parents to remain focused on what it means to be successful in the parenting journey as we love children… Read More |
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Shameposted on May 1, 2012 In the final chapters of the book, Anatomy of the Soul, is Chapter 10 Neuroscience: Sin and Redemption. This chapter discusses shame, rupture, and repair. We and our children feel shame when we suffer a rupture, a disconnection. The way… Read More |
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New Discussion Group for Women Starting in Juneposted on April 26, 2012 The Connected Child, co-authored by Dr. Karyn Purvis, has become one of the most helpful and encouraging books for adoptive and foster parents in helping them understand how to compassionately and effectively deal with the challenges that they and their… Read More |