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Understanding Secure Attachment

Show Hope Adoption Aid grant recipient mom holding her son

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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Show Hope Book Club: The Connected Parent

Show Hope Monthly Book Club: The Connected Parent

The Connected Parent The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment, by child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis, gives you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to build secure attachment in your family. Co-author Lisa Qualls also demonstrates how you can successfully implement these strategies in your home, just as she did…

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Understanding Attachment Theory

Show Hope grant recipient family smiling at each other

An Introduction to Attachment Theory Attachment theory suggests that each one of us has an attachment style that formed when we were young. First developed by psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth in the 1930s, this notion says that your attachment style, formed during your early relationship with your caregivers and how they responded to…

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Show Hope Book Club: The Connected Child

Show Hope's Monthly Book Club: The Connected Child

The Connected Child “The Connected Child,” co-authored by Drs. Karyn Purvis and David Cross along with Wendy Lyons Sunshine, has helped countless adoptive and foster parents better connect with their children as they seek to love and care for them in a way that honors God. The adoption of a child is always a joyous…

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The Importance of Sleep in Children and Teens

Show Hope Adoption Aid grant recipient dad holding his son

The Importance of Sleep Parents and caregivers want to see their children, whether 2 or 16 years old, thrive, flourish, and reach their full potential. There are many contributing factors to that end goal, and one that, unfortunately, is often overlooked is sleep, especially as children grow into those teenage years. According to an article…

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Strengthening Your Relationship With Your Child

The Langr family, Show Hope grant recipient family

Strengthening Your Relationship The late Dr. Karyn Purvis once said, “When you connect to the heart of a child, everything is possible.” As parents and caregivers, we want strong relationships with our children. We want to create connection, felt-safety, and trust with them, no matter if they are 1 or 18. Yet strengthening that relationship…

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Our Why in Embracing TBRI®

A Show Hope Adoption Aid grant recipient family hug and smile

“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 God created us to be in relationship—at peace within ourselves, with him, and with others. And yet, with the fall of mankind into sin, we now experience the pain of broken relationships and the vulnerability of isolation. This is the painful reality for many children…

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2024 Hope for the Journey Conference Schedule

Daren Jones

Show Hope’s fourth annual Hope for the Journey Conference will be available Friday, April 5, 2024, with on-demand viewing through June 30, 2024. With registration options available for Churches/Organizations as well as Individuals/Households, this conference encourages and resources parents, caregivers, and families meeting the needs of children entrusted to them through adoption and/or foster care.…

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2024 Hope for the Journey Hosts and Teaching Sessions Speakers

Mary Beth Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman

Show Hope’s fourth annual Hope for the Journey Conference will be available for viewing April 5, 2024, with on-demand viewing period June 30, 2024. With registration options available for Churches/Organizations as well as Individuals/Households, the conference encourages and resources parents, caregivers, and families meeting the needs of children entrusted to them through adoption and/or foster…

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Setting Up Your Children for Success

Setting up your children for success

The following is an excerpt from “Created to Connect: A Christian’s Guide to the Connected Child.” Created by Dr. Karyn Purvis with Michael and Amy Monroe, “Created to Connect” serves as a dynamic resource for those looking to draw helpful, encouraging parallels between the Christian faith and the foundational teachings of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®).…

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