Empowered To Connect

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Parenting Strategies That Connect

Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Watch as Dr. Purvis provides practical insight to parents about how they can effectively correct their children while still empowering and connecting with them.

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Looking at Ourselves to Help Our Children Heal

Posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis explains the importance of parents being willing to look at their own histories as well as their expectations as they seek to connect with their children.

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Focusing on the Whole Child

Posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the need for parents to focus on every aspect of their child’s wellbeing in order to help them heal and overcome their challenges.

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Children from Hard Places

Posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis outlines the common characteristics of children from hard places and offers insight into what these children need most to help them heal and become whole:

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The Connecting Link

Posted on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Watch The Connecting Link: What Parents Need to Bring Healing to Their Children, delivered at the 2009 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference.

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Creating a Healthy Adoption Culture in Your Church

Posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Watch as Dr. Purvis talks about what is needed to create a healthy adoption culture in your church.

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The Importance of Giving Voice to Children

Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009

All children need to know that they can use their voice to effectively communicate their needs and navigate relationships. This is particularly important for adopted, foster and orphan children in order to help them develop trust and secure attachments.

In this brief video Dr. Purvis offers helpful insight about the importance of giving voice to children as well as some practical ways parents and caregivers can go about doing this.

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The IDEAL Response for Parents

Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009

Dr. Karyn Purvis explains the I.D.E.A.L. response for parents when dealing with their children in various situations, especially those involving poor choices or misbehavior by a child.

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Introduction to Empowered to Connect

Posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Listen to Michael Monroe and Dr. Karyn Purvis share about the heart of Empowered to Connect.

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Effective Discipline Strategies

Posted on Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Dr. Purvis provides an overview of the basic elements for effectively using a trust-based relational model of parenting.

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