For parents of children from hard places, it can be a challenge to balance their child’s needs with their own. Explore how the principles of Trust-Based Relational Intervention can also be used for self-care.
Self-care for caregivers
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Adoption
Skills for meaningful attachments
Today, we’re starting a blog series to give caregivers support as they raise youth who have experienced trauma. The first post in the series highlights attachment types and their significance when it comes to relationships and parenting.
Loving in the in between (Story 45 of 50)
Amidst the heartache of grief and loss in the foster care system, our staff at Encourage has had the opportunity to witness the joy of adoption with many families throughout the last year. In fact, 12 children will finalize adoptions this year.
The Ziegler Family (Story 36 of 50)
James 1:27 calls God’s people to meet the needs of children living as orphans. Brian and Julie Ziegler answered that call by joining the Encourage Foster Care network. Learn more about their story and how Encourage equips them with the support and resources they need as foster and adoptive parents.
Trust, treatment, transformation (Story 28 of 50)
I believe that God directed the county to choose CCHO because it was what my son needed to help him become the man God created him to be. He learned that love is unconditional and that moms can be trusted.
The ultimate storyteller (Story 26 of 50)
On July 11, 1997, a little girl was born to a single mom. That young mom was a former CCHO resident. Due to many circumstances, this baby came to live with my wife Susan and me only a few weeks after being born.
Baptism joy (Story 25 of 50)
That was the first time I saw Brent cry. He regretted that he would leave CCHO without being baptized. Then his peer spoke up, “That’s no problem. You’ll just get baptized with me!”