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Sleep

SLEEP Sleepless in Seattle?  Birmingham?  Charleston?  San Antonio?   Sleep disturbances are one of the most common challenges for a child transitioning to a new home.  Causes for sleep disturbances can

Eye Contact

Matthew 6:22 and Luke 11:34 state, “the eye is the lamp of the body”.   Shakespeare stated, “The eyes are the windows to your soul”.  There is no doubt that it

Teaching Feelings, Self-Awareness & Boundaries

* Remember, one goal of parenting is to help teach our children to gain insight into their feelings and how those feelings affect their behaviors. * If your child stomps

Older Children & Tools for Discipline

Be a Role Model: * As parents, we must demonstrate or model what we want our children to do, especially when they do not have language to communicate with us

Why Feeding Therapy

Because of the impact that early life has on food and eating, children from trauma often have feeding challenges. We talked with Melissa Pouncey, a speech therapist, who specializes in children from hard places and has worked closely with Lifeline in training…

When Being a Picky Eater Signals a More Pressing Feeding Issue

Eating is an essential part of development, as our physical bodies need physical nutrition. But, food means more than just nutrition. Because of the impact that early life has on food and eating, children from trauma often have feeding challenges. We talked…

Nine Things Parents Need to Know about Occupational Therapy

  Many people often hear the term “occupational therapy” and picture someone who has suffered a major accident re-learning how to eat or write. However, occupational therapy extends well beyond

Holiday Tips and Encouragement for Adoptive Families

The holidays can be such a whirlwind of GREAT BIG emotions for adoptive families. If you are waiting for your child to come home, it can be a time tinged with sadness and a feeling of incompleteness. For families newly home, it…

Frequently Asked Questions about Counseling

At Lifeline, we know that families struggle post placement, and we expect challenges to arise as part of the journey. We desire to be a safe place where they can seek help from those struggles. Throughout the following frequently asked questions, we…

Playing to Connect and Heal

When I ask families how they are adjusting at home with their new child, they will often state, almost as an apology, “All we do is play; we are just

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