Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
A Year with Foster Family ~ A Lifelong Template for Boy
Local foster parents Paul and Dottie Brennan welcomed the first of over 20 foster children into their Maunawili home in 1983. Follow links to read the heartwarming story of the recent reunion they had with him. We hope that this story brings joy and inspiration that helps you continue the work you do everyday to help children and youth affected by out-of-home care.
Parenting From the Inside Out
Child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences actually do shape the way we parent. Drawing upon stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories, which will help them raise compassionate and resilient children.
Born for Love
In this unforgettable book, award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz and renowned child-psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry explain how empathy develops, why it is essential both to human happiness and for a functional society, and how it is threatened in the modern world.
Dr. Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is an internationally recognized authority on brain development and children in crisis. Dr. Perry leads the ChildTrauma Academy, a pioneering center providing service, research and training in the area of child maltreatment.
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
A longtime trauma worker, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky offers a deep and empathetic survey of the often-unrecognized toll on those working to make the world a better place. We may feel tired, cynical, numb, or like we can never do enough. Through Trauma Stewardship, we are called to meet these challenges in an intentional way–not by becoming overwhelmed but by developing a quality of mindful presence.
A New Tool to Help Families Keep Children Healthy
The University of Hawaii-Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Hawaii Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education, and several local health care organizations have launched a campaign called the “Hawaii 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go Initiative” to tackle childhood obesity.
Longtime local foster parent kept kids safe from horrors
Follow link for the story of one of the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services resource caregivers, referred to as foster parent in this article, Linda Dean. ”There is no happy circumstance by which a child is placed in foster care. But for nearly 900 kids over the past 19 years, there has at [...]
April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, there are five protective factors that serve as buffers for child maltreatment that are linked to a lower incidence of child abuse and neglect. They are: nurturing and attachment; knowledge of parenting and child and youth development; parental resilience; social connections, and concrete support for parents.
Resilience: Every Child Has Promise
Resilience: the capacity to spring back, rebound, successfully adapt in the face of social competence despite exposure to sever stress – a quality we want for all our children. To learn more on how to help the children in our homes meet adversity and not only survive, but to thrive, read this story about one [...]
Help Getting Through the Holidays
Jane Schooler, author, adoptive parent and social worker, speaks of the “psychological presence of the biological family” in our children’s lives. I know this has been true for the foster sons we have had in our home, especially during the holidays. That is why we wanted to share with you some tips on how to help children and youth involved in out-of-home care during the holidays. Follow link for more information.
Helicopters, Drill Sergeants, and Consultants: Parenting Styles and the Messages They Send
I have two addictions- kids and psychology. It’s pretty easy to figure out why I grew addicted to kids, but with psychology it’s less obvious. I became addicted to psychology because I grew up learning how to use power, and I finally got tired of fighting with everybody.
