Creating a Healthy Adoption Culture in Your Church
Thursday, December 17, 2009Watch 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
Monday, November 23, 2009All 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.
The IDEAL Response for Parents
Friday, October 30, 2009Dr. 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.
Introduction to Empowered to Connect
Friday, October 2, 2009Listen to Michael Monroe and Dr. Karyn Purvis share about the heart of Empowered to Connect.
Effective Discipline Strategies
Saturday, July 18, 2009Dr. Purvis provides an overview of the basic elements for effectively using a trust-based relational model of parenting.
Better Understanding Our Children
Saturday, July 18, 2009An Overview of Common Challenges Faced by Adopted & Foster Children by Dr. Karyn Purvis, presented at the 2008 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference.
What’s That In Your Hand?
Sunday, April 19, 2009Dr. Purvis delivered this insightful presentation at the 2007 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference. Encouraging parents to use the gifts and resources God has given them to empower and connect with their children, Dr. Purvis offered several practical illustrations from both the Bible and her own experience in working with children from “hard places.”