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Empowered to Connect Parent Training

posted on January 19, 2017

One of the most important things we’ve learned as parents is the difference between being safe and feeling safe. For many years we thought that they were the same thing, but we have come to understand and live the difference.…… Read More

Lazy Parenting

posted on March 2, 2015

I don’t consider myself a lazy person.  I am up early, I rarely sit down, and I always have a to-do list a mile long. I mean who has time to be lazy when you are a parent?  Yet I find…… Read More

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Empowered to Connect Simulcast

posted on February 16, 2015

We will host a simulcast of the Empowered to Connect (ETC) Conference from San Antonio at Irving Bible Church, April 10 & 11 2015 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. The ETC Conference is for pre or post-adoptive families, foster…… Read More

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Empowered to Connect Parents Training Starts in February

posted on January 23, 2015

We are excited about our upcoming Empowered to Connect (ETC) Parent Trainings. ETC Parent Training is an interactive learning experience designed specifically for adoptive and foster parents. The ETC Parent Training was developed by Empowered To Connect and and relies…… Read More

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Empowered to Connect – Prepare Course

posted on October 6, 2014

Empowered To Connect (ETC) Parent Training is an interactive learning experience designed specifically for adoptive and foster parents and those who have not yet adopted or begun fostering. The ETC Parent Training was developed by Michael & Amy Monroe and…… Read More

Training for Adoptive & Foster Parents

posted on February 6, 2013

If you are an adoptive or foster parent and you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, we would like to invite you to join us for the Empowered To Connect Parenting Training — Connect Course. ETC Parent Training was developed…… Read More

Easier Said Than Done

posted on January 18, 2013

People who make things look easy really get on my nerves.  You know who I’m talking about.  Ever watched one of those cooking shows on TV?  You see them making some recipe in 10 easy steps and it always comes…… Read More

The Whole-Brain Child — Discussion Guides

posted on November 11, 2012

The Whole Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., states in the subtitle that it offers twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. This book wants to help parents understand that our children’s brains are still…… Read More

Ten Questions Adoptive Parents Often Ask

posted on September 19, 2012

Empowered To Connect is offering a new video series entitled Ten Questions Adoptive Parents Often Ask. ETC will be releasing a new video each Wednesday on the Empowered To Connect website. Here are the three videos in this series released…… Read More

Can You Say You’re Sorry?

posted on September 4, 2012

Sometimes, the baby wakes up at 5 am with a fever, and your 4 year old comes bouncing in an hour later excited for the first day of school. As you are struggling to wake up, sort through what a…… Read More


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