Articles written by Brenda

Childhood Rages

Rages are not uncommon in children who are adopted from domestic foster care or internationally. If you have a child who does this then you know the symptoms.
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Understanding Neurofeedback

Neurofeedback is a non-invasive method of exercising the brain to enhance overall function and to manage symptoms.
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Surprise

I was presenting at a workshop recently and mentioned, in an off-handed kind of way, that I was curious about what surprises we would find with our next adoption.
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Recently, an adoptive father asked me for suggestions on how he could develop a trust based relationship with his seven year old daughter, adopted internationally from an orphanage two years previously.
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Family Helper

I have been a child and family therapist for twenty five years (when did I get that old?). In my therapeutic and coaching practice, I work with adoptive and foster parents to help them develop strategies for managing children with the challenging behaviours that are associated with attachment trauma, FASD, ADHD, anger management, and simply learning how to belong to a loving family.
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Dear Teacher

This article may be useful for parents who are dealing with the way a teacher or counselor is responding to the particular challenges in your adoptive family.
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