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Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss the four tenets of healthy relationships; building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the fifth of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on the importance of negotiating your wants and needs in the context of healthy...

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss the four tenets of healthy relationships; building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the fourth of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on the importance of autonomous/interdependence in the context of healthy...

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan welcome Lauren Hudgeons to the show. She is a foster and adoptive parent as well as an attorney. Lauren works with kids in the state’s conservatorship. She will be answering various questions that many foster parents have.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the third of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on receiving care in the context of healthy relationships.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the second of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on giving care in the context of healthy relationships.

Today, 9/19/2019, is North Texas Giving Day in our community and we are joining more than 2000 local nonprofit organizations to raise awareness of the needs of the children and families we serve. So, instead of publishing a new full episode, we are taking the show to Facebook Live this morning starting at 6:00 am and we will broadcast until about 7:00 pm. Stop in and say HI, stick around for the inspirational stories and witty banter, and don't forget to make a donation. Here's the link:...

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the first of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss tips for parenting success during the transition from summer routine to the school year. Parents have a major role to play to help their school-going children to manage the transition back to school.

In part 5 (the final part) of our Summer Book Discussion; Ryan, Shawn, and Lori discuss the strategies in Chapter 6 including: "Increase the Family Fun Factor" and "Connect Through Conflict".

In part 4 of our Summer Book Discussion; Ryan, Shawn, and Lori discuss the strategies in Chapter 5 including: "Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll", "SIFT", and "Exercise Mindsight".

In part 3 of our Summer Book Discussion; Ryan, Shawn, and Lori discuss the strategies in Chapter 4 including: "Use the Remote of the Mind" and "Remember to Remember".

In this episode, we continue with chapter 3 and we talk about the concept of the upstairs-downstairs brain.

Shawn, Ryan, and Lori discuss the introduction, chapter 1 and chapter 2 of The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson.

A well-managed transition can make or break your day.  It can be the difference maker, for the difference maker (a.k.a. YOU).  Whether you are preparing for a macro-level transition like school year to summer break, graduation to life after school, or something as world-changing as becoming a foster or adoptive parent . . . the ability to recognize, anticipate, plan for and then roll with the actual experience of transition is essential for you and your family's well being. In this episode...

Summer is Coming.  One of the best methods parents can use for improving their own experiences is to plan ahead and help their children manage transitions.  As the school year comes to end, opportunities to manage transitions abound.

We decided to publish this bonus episode because we believe in mothers.  We know that mothering can be thankless.  But this Mother’s Day we say thank you.  Thank you for choosing to be a mother.  You are loved and we are right here walking alongside you.

Parenting is a challenge and we choose to parent not because it is easy, but because it is hard.

Don't worry, we are professionals. Ryan, Lori and Shawn talk about parenting children in these complex modern times. Topics will vary and through it all you'll be informed, restored, empowered and entertained.

Progression through the stages of regulation to self-regulation is the evidence that “it” is working.

In this episode Ryan, Lori and Shawn attempt to set a common foundation for what we mean when we talk about trauma. 

Ryan, Lori and Shawn discuss knowing we are safe vs. feeling we are safe and why "felt safety" is so important for our kids and ourselves on this parenting journey.