Saturday, February 11, 2023

Gabe was a good kid from the beginning. Even at his worst moments you could see in his eyes that he was trying. But the problem was, that in the moment of anger, frustration and fear, he simply couldn’t REMEMBER the right choice. Chances are, if you have a child like Gabe, one who is threatening you, hoarding or stealing food in the night or is being aggressive towards his siblings—his brain is so over-stimulated in those moments that he literally has lost the ability to think.

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Yes, they may eat all the food in there. Yes, they may be up in the middle of the night munching through your last box of cereal. But please. Don't lock up the fridge!

Monday, December 19, 2022

Depression and anxiety are already a risk for teens, but especially those with a trauma background. Defiance is often the way these feelings come out, damaging relationships and setting teens up for poor grades, getting in trouble with the law, and more. Parents often feel helpless during this time. But there are ways you can greatly reduce mood swings and hormone-caused depression through homeopathy.

Saturday, October 22, 2022

If you have fostered children or adopted a child--even privately, you may have had to take them to a LOT of therapy sessions. I have to admit though, the therapy sessions we took our kids to didn't seem to do much good--for them. For me--well that was another story! So what about therapy? I'd like to share our experiences and offer a bit of an alternative view when it comes to children and talk therapy.