Module 3: Re-Regulation & Co-Regulation Practices Session 2: Re-Regulation And Sensory Input Strategies In this session we will help parents understand sensory input and why your child needs it, where this need comes from, and how to recognize the signs. We will capitalize on coping skills outlined in the previous session and formulate a step-by-step [...]
Module 3: Re-Regulation & Co-Regulation Practices Session 1: Applying Practical Coping Skills To Your Journey As we begin Module 3, we will transition into coping skills you can apply to your journey to help your children. In this session, we will walk through best practices for helping your child cope when they feel anxious, dis-regulated, [...]
Module 2: Behavior Understanding and Management Session 4: Prevention: How To Stop Behaviors Before They Start Re-visiting what we talked about in Session 2, we will take this a step further in identifying triggers, as we talk about prevention strategies. As you identify triggers that could lead to extreme behaviors, there are some simple, yet [...]
Module 2: Behavior Understanding and Management Session 3: Intervention: How To Manage Disrespectful, Defiant, and Aggressive Behaviors In this session we will talk through strategies for “in-the-moment” intervention when your child is escalated, aggressive, or agitated. We will talk about your number 1 goal to keep in mind when your child’s behavior has escalated, as [...]
Module 2: Behavior Understanding and Management Session 2: Identifying Triggers: Surveying The Trauma Landscape In this session we will help you identify triggers that lead to extreme behaviors by walking you through 3 key questions to ask when you are in an intense situation with your child (or their behavior does not make sense): 1) [...]
Children who come from trauma may take a lifetime to recover. Some of the big behaviors may remain and helping parents to understand that creating felt-safety and setting a reasonable bar are the first steps towards healing. How can we create felt-safety? What is the "soothe" technique? What do we do with our kid's core [...]
MODULE 2: BEHAVIOR UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGEMENT Session 1: Determine The Why Behind The Behavior In this session we lay the groundwork for the all of Module 2 by presenting you with the understanding that when you’re dealing with children with a history of trauma, nearly all of their behaviors are trauma-induced. We will do this [...]
Module 1: Trauma & Attachment Knowledge Session 4: Building The Foundation For Healthy Attachment As we leave Module 1 and prepare for Module 2 on Behavior Understanding and Management, we will walk through a series of steps you can take as a parent to lay a foundation of attachment and begin to build connection and [...]
Module 1: Trauma & Attachment Knowledge Session 3: How Trauma Disrupts Attachment In this session we will begin to unpack and explain attachment disorders, why our children have them, and how their trauma history has disrupted healthy attachment (and what you can do to navigate through this with your child). Our Masterclass Series is designed [...]
This edition of Backstage Pass deals with a sticky, controversial, and painful issue in the adoptive parenting world, and yet it is a reality that some families are walking through. Where can you go if you are thinking that you just can't do this anymore? Is there hope after relinquishment? This month, Mike welcomes Carrie [...]