by Kate Murray • Many children in kinship care have experienced complex trauma. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) defines complex trauma as children’s […]
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Book list for trauma champions
by Jeanne Preisler • For Children Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki and Marcia Kahn Wright Kids Need to […]
Read moreResilient parenting involves seeing the needs behind challenging behaviors
by Bob DeMarco • Webster’s defines resilience as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Resilience is toughness, inner strength. Without it, we wither when […]
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Two brothers, close in age, had the same difficult childhood. They experienced physical and sexual abuse and lived in violent neighborhoods. Both their parents struggled […]
Read moreDental and Oral Health for Young People in Foster Care
The health of your mouth, teeth, and gums is linked to your general health and well-being at every stage of life. “A healthy mouth enables […]
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