Giving Voice

What Do You Need?

November 23, 2015 by Colleen Derksen and Ryan North

I took the kids camping all by myself this summer. Actually, a friend was there with her kids, and we were at a campsite in a town, but still...

April 28, 2014 by Kayla North and Ryan North

Giving and receiving love may seem like an easy thing, but for many adopted and foster kids it is hard. They have given love to people only to have

January 31, 2014 by Kayla North

When people hear our kids ask, "May I have a compromise?" they tend to look at us a bit funny. They seem completely confused when we respond to our

March 5, 2013 by Michael Monroe

Parents can often feel pressure to respond to each of their children with 'sameness' instead of true 'fairness' based on individual needs and

November 27, 2012 by Lisa Qualls

My son, Ebenezer, has an extreme fear of bees; when he sees a bee, or even a fly outside, he runs into the house and refuses to go back out. It isn’t

November 20, 2012 by ETC Team

The Whole Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., offers twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s

October 18, 2012 by Dr. Karyn Purvis

Parents often struggle to blend the parenting approach they used before they adopted with the trust-based parenting approach they are now using to

July 16, 2012 by Michael Monroe

Trust-based parenting was developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and focuses on the parent-child relationship. However, the principles and strategies that it

December 20, 2011 by Michael Monroe

It was the third day in a row, or maybe the fourth. I don’t exactly recall. I do, however, vividly remember coming home from work and being met by my

December 13, 2011 by Lisa Qualls

She was four years old. Each night she woke with a tummy ache and most often went to her parents’ bed hoping for some relief. Lying next to her