by Mike Spencer | Apr 13, 2022 | adoption, Counseling, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting, play
“Dale and I met at church and have tried as best we can to have a truly Christian household. But we’re disagreeing when it comes to Mandy, our 11-year-old. She has so much anger and it feels like she’s pulling away from us. At least once a day she tells us she wishes...
by Mike Spencer | Apr 13, 2022 | anxiety, counseling approaches, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, parenting, play, TBRI, trauma informed
“My grandmother calls him a little hellion, whatever that is. She’s always telling me she would have never have put up with him the way I do. If one of my uncles had acted that way, he wouldn’t be able to sit for a week. She says I’m too soft on him and he’d be better...
by Britt Smith | Apr 13, 2022 | About Us, ACES, anxiety, Counseling, counseling approaches, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, our professionals, parenting, play, TBRI, trauma informed
You want the best for the smaller humans who have become part of your family. You also want to develop relationships with them that will help them make the most of what life has to offer. But strong relationships don’t happen automatically. We have to work at them,...
by April Bordeau | Apr 13, 2022 | adoption, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, parenting, play, school, TBRI, trauma informed
Every child is unique. We may joke that our son is just like his Uncle Jim or our daughter is a miniature version of our sister, Katie, but no matter how much resemblance there may be, we know they’re really one of a kind. As parents, we face a never-ending list of...
by April Bordeau | Mar 4, 2022 | adoption, anxiety, community, Counseling, crisis, grief, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, parenting, resources, teens, trauma, trauma informed
It’s happening again. The news is full of war, despair and destruction. Long after we close our eyes, the images and sounds stay with us. It seems the more information we receive the more questions we have, and the more our hearts ache for those affected. So what can...
by Teresa Land | Feb 2, 2022 | Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting, technology
Seth made sure he and Katie bought toys that would encourage the kids to play outside. The kind of stuff he and his siblings played with in a neighbor’s yard (although he’s brokenhearted they don’t make those lawn darts anymore). But as soon as any of the kids has a...
