The Trust-Based Parenting DVD offers in-depth training for parents of children with trauma-based behavioral issues. The Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) is a unique intervention model created by developmental psychologists Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross, founders of the Institute of Child Development. It is based on more than a decade of research and hands-on work with vulnerable children and their families.

Dr. Purvis coined the phrase “children from hard places” to describe children who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or trauma in early development. Their survival behaviors can be confusing, frustrating and difficult to manage even for the most patient and loving parents.

This nearly four-hour video features Drs. Purvis and Cross coaching families through real-life, problem-solving scenarios. They demonstrate proven, practical skills and strategies for applying TBRI principles (Empowering, Connecting and Correcting) to everyday life to build a stronger parent-child connection, which leads to better behavior. Parents from around the world praise TBRI for giving them hope in times of crisis and lifelong solutions that can benefit the entire family.

Click here to view the menu for the Trust-Based Parenting DVD. You can order this DVD as well as the other great DVDs from the Institute online at http://www.child.tcu.edu/DVD%20sales.asp.

In this presentation, Dr. Purvis explains how harm during the critical stages of brain growth can cause significant disruptions in a child’s development and behaviors, and offers strategies to overcome these challenges. This insightful and educational presentation is designed for parents, ministry leaders and adoption and foster care professionals alike.

You can order the DVD online from the Institute of Child Development for a price of $30 (plus shipping). To view a preview of the DVD, click here.

You can preview an excerpt of this new DVD by clicking here.  In addition, this DVD, along with all of the other DVD resources produced by the Institute of Child Development, are available for a limited time at a price of $30 each — which is 50% off!  Taken together, these videos offer the most extensive opportunity to learn from Dr. Karyn Purvis and her work, and are ‘must have’ resources for any agency, ministry or parent who is called to love and serve children from hard places.  Click here to view a list of the Institute’s DVD resources and to order online.

The Institute of Child Development has an all new website at www.child.tcu.edu. The new site includes new resources as well as a new video series for parents. You can also purchase DVDs produced by the Institute covering a wide range of topics relevant for parents and professionals.

Be sure to check out the new Institute website today!

Dr. Purvis and the TCU Institute of Child Development are developing a new set of DVDs — the Healing Family Series. This series is a follow-on resource to the Institute’s existing Lecture Series DVDs, featuring lectures by Dr. Purvis on a wide range of topics.

When complete the Healing Families Series will include nine professionally produced educational DVDs enabling professionals, families and caregivers to develop skills in dealing with children from hard places. This DVD series will address basic elements of the Institute’s work and include topics such as Sensory Integration, Facilitating Behavioral Change, Parent-Child Attachment and Nutritional Neuroscience.

Video footage from various Institute programs is blended with lecture materials to provide clear demonstration of the skills and information discussed. The DVDs are an important way of disseminating the Institute’s findings, and will greatly enhance its capacity to reach parents of developmentally impaired children and the professionals that support them.

Healthy Touch and Playful Interaction are the first two DVDs from the Healing Family Series, and are already available for purchase. Additional DVDs in this series will be available over the coming months.

These highly educational and practical talks are well worth the cost.  The Lecture Series contains the following five topical DVDs:

Parent-Child Attachment

The attachment relationship betwen parents and their children is one of the most cherished experiences of our lives. This DVD will focus on recognizing features of the attachment relationship, how to help you child heal from attachment problems, and facing your own attachment, so that you can become a healer for your child. Information shared in this seminar is designed to enrich your understanding of attachment, both theoretically and practically, and to provide a rich foundation for adoptive parents and their children.

Facilitating Behavioral Change

One of the most commonly asked questions for the staff at The Institute of Child Development is how to deal with “problem behaviors.” In this DVD Dr. Purvis explores the concepts of the Connecting and Correcting Principles. The information in this session will give you an introduction to the unique approach developed by Dr. Purvis and will give you some examples of how to apply these principles to real life situations.

Healing Research

This seminar will help parents and professionals understand how past and current research gives insights into the behaviors of at-risk children. Dr. Purvis will focus on undertanding how physiological alterations are induced by neglect, abuse or trauma.

Sensory Integration

A key element of normal development is the capacity to process and regulate environmental imput. Children with backgrounds of social deprivation are at very high risk for disorders in this area. Dr. Purvis will explain risk factors for Sensory Dysfunction, warning signs and provide an opportunity to engage in intervention activities.

Neurochemistry of Fear

The fundamental goal of this seminar is to empower parents and professionals to become healers in the lives of at-risk children and to discuss interventions developed through our work with families of at-risk children. Tragically, children who have been harmed, neglected and/or abused are at significantly increased risk for behavioral disorders, relationship failures and early-onset mental illness. This seminar will present specific skills and insights garnered from research with at-risk children on how to disarm fear responses that drive their aberrant behavior. Initial discussion will center on understanding of brain chemistry and how neurotransmitter testing to enhance therapeutic approaches.

Order your copy of the Lecture Series DVDs today by clicking here.