ARTICLES
MAKING SURE YOUR CHILD’S DAYCARE OR CAMP EXPERIENCE IS SAFE
Whether you’re sending your child to daycare or off to summer camp for a few weeks, their safety is your top priority....
A NEW LOOK FOR PARENTS AT THE PROBLEM OF BULLYING
A great deal of attention has been given to the issue of bullying, and rightfully so because this problem can cause...
ADOPTION COURTSHIP MODEL
Adoptions for challenging children are not always successful when conducted in the traditional way of a committee...
APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES
Residential treatment is an enriched resource that is highly effective in helping some of our most difficult and...
COMMON (AND UNDERSTANDABLE) MISTAKES ADULTS MAKE WORKING WITH CHALLENGING YOUNG PEOPLE,
Good parents want to help their children be successful by building a strong foundation for the future. But these same...
CHILDLIKE PLAY IS AFFECTED BY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE
The primary job of the young child is learn and have fun. Too often the later is neglected in our attempts to help...
EIGHT STRATEGIES TO SUCCESSFULLY HELP TROUBLED YOUNG PEOPLE
If you have a young person in your home who requires super-human patience and Olympic stamina for your parenting, then...
HOW TROUBLED CHILDREN EXPRESS SADNESS, FEAR AND HOPELESSNESS
Is your child hard to understand? Do you get responses that you don’t expect, or you find yourself wondering what...
HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE ON THE ROAD AS A NEW PARENT
Of all the safety threats that children face in our modern world, none come close to the risk of traveling in a...
THE DIRECT CARE TREATMENT PLAN, TWO TREATMENT PLANS FOR EVERY CHILD
This brief article is a response to the frequently asked question from parents, teachers, caseworkers and others who...
IMPACTING THE BRAIN OF THE TRAUMATIZED CHILD
With the explosion of research on the human brain, it is becoming more clear all the time that all treatment comes...
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: SUCCESSFUL FOSTER/ ADOPTIVE PARENTING
This is a handbook of ideas and strategies for working with difficult foster and adoptive children. It is designed to...