Posts Tagged ‘Pre+Post Adoption Support’
How to Advocate Well for Your Children at School
It has often been said that “it takes a village” to raise a child, and a critical member of that community is your children’s school. As a parent, it is important for you to connect and build relationships with your child or teen’s teachers, the school’s faculty, and the support staff around them. However, knowing…
Read MoreShow Hope Book Club: It Takes More Than Love
““It Takes More Than Love” is both convicting and encouraging, not only for adoptive parents but also for anyone in community with adoptive families,” Show Hope Manager of Communications Bethany Jones said. “Brittany Salmon does not shy away the challenges that come with transcultural adoption but also highlights the beauty of God’s design.” We encourage…
Read Morecol•lab•o•ra•tion
With a live Mariachi band in the background and chips and salsa on the table, Naomi and Tray Strawhorn began sketching architectural plans on a white napkin—plans to expand their two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom home to make room for three siblings. At the time, the Strawhorns were foster parents to a 5-year-old boy, named James. His…
Read MoreShow Hope Book Club: A Mother for Choco and Stellaluna
This month we invite you to gather your whole family to read and discuss “Stellaluna” by Jannel Cannon and “A Mother for Choco” by Keiko Kasza. “A Mother for Choco” is such a sweet story about a little bird looking for his mom, and it helps navigate the complex conversations around adoption while driving home…
Read MoreUnderstanding Avoidant Attachment
An Introduction to Avoidant Attachment In the past few weeks, we have unpacked attachment theory, paying close attention to both secure attachment and anxious attachment. Today, we are going to take a closer look at avoidant attachment. To begin building a better understanding of avoidant attachment, let’s start with what it looks like in babies…
Read MoreTBRI®️ in Sports
TBRI®️ + Sports Whether you are a parent, coach, or both, below are ways that you can incorporate TBRI® (Trust-Based Relational Intervention®) principles into sports. TBRI®️ in Sports: Connecting Principles TBRI®️ in Sports: Empowering Principles TBRI®️ in Sports: Correcting Principles Whether it is on the field, in the classroom, or within your home, TBRI will…
Read MoreShow Hope Book Club: Anatomy of the Soul
Anatomy of the Soul “Dr. Curt Thompson does an incredible job of unpacking attachment theory and how it connects to our spiritual life and relationships. He helps us understand the brain and the beauty of how God designed it to work,” Show Hope Senior Manager of Adoption Aid Kate Johnson said. “Woven into [“Anatomy of…
Read MoreUnderstanding Anxious Attachment
An Introduction to Anxious Attachment What is your attachment style? It’s a question you may have been asking yourself since we first published our “Understanding Attachment Theory” blog post. We recently unpacked secure attachment, and now, we are examining more closely anxious (or preoccupied) attachment. According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Anxious attachment is a type…
Read MoreCount It a Joy
On February 15, 2012, my wife and I walked out of the airport to a waiting crowd of fellow journeyers from our church. They were there to see the fruit of their prayers—our son and daughter who we had just brought home from Ethiopia. We were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to do our part in…
Read MoreUnderstanding Secure Attachment
An Introduction to Attachment Theory At Show Hope, you will often hear us talk about attachment, particularly in regard to our Pre+Post Adoption Support work. As we recently outlined in a blog post, attachment theory suggests that each one of us has an attachment style that formed when we were young. First developed by psychologists…
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