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Structure vs Nurture
“If a child needs nurture and I give him structure, I harm his ability to trust me. If a child needs structure and I give him nurture, I harm his ability to grow.” — Dr. Karyn Purvis Designed to help meet the unique needs of children who have been impacted by trauma, Trust-Based Relational Intervention®…
What Can Students Do Practically
For more than 15 years, Show Hope has equipped and mobilized more than 23,500 students on college campuses, in middle and high school classrooms, and through youth ministries at churches across the U.S. Show Hope Co-founder Steven Curtis Chapman once said, “We’ve all heard it said, ‘Students are the leaders of tomorrow,’ or ‘Children are…
A Sacred Calling: Show Hope’s Work in Advocacy by Mary Beth Chapman
Some of you may not know, but Show Hope does some amazing advocacy work on behalf of children and families. With our mission to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption, we have found ourselves invited into rooms and conversations we never could have imagined—rooms where the needs of vulnerable…
6 Tips for Sensory-Avoiding Needs
Sensory avoiding is when a child or teen is hypersensitive to sensory input from the five primary senses or three “hidden” senses proprioception, vestibular, and interoception. To the untrained eye, a child who is exhibiting sensory-avoiding behavior may seem defiant—plugging his or her ears, closing his or her eyes, or running away. But Trust-Based Relational…
How We Share About Children and Their Medical Needs
Whether you are a parent or caregiver impacted by adoption and/or foster care, a church leader or a professional in the child welfare space, or an advocate for children who are vulnerable, we have the opportunity to inspire and educate the larger population with the words and images we choose to describe children. In those…
20+ Travel Tips for International Adoption
International travel of any kind can be difficult, especially when you’re traveling to a new country to meet your child for the first time. In an effort to help make your trip a little easier, we’ve compiled a list of 20+ travel tips for international adoption from parents who’ve walked this road before you. …
