by Ashley Bennett, Director of Trauma-Informed Care Before we take a look at new ways of engaging our children during moments of behavioral challenge, we first have to acknowledge that the parenting playbook for our children will likely need to look different...
Empathy begins in infancy. When you regularly meet the needs of your infant, you are actually teaching them that they matter, that you …
Have you ever thought, "Maybe I use too many words when I talk to my children?" If so, you are in good company! Adults use talk as their primary way of communicating, but it's not so with our children. They have an entirely different language of communication. Check...
The routine was off this morning. I knew that it was. M and I usually have some time alone together in the mornings but this morning a …
by Ashley Bennett, Restore Network Director of Trauma-Informed Care Babies are created to be entirely dependent on adults to meet their needs. They cry; we feed them. They call out; we change them. They need comfort; we hold them, rock them, talk to them. They smile;...
Did you know....that the Restore Network has a Pinterest page that coincides with our trauma informed training modules and can give you additional ideas for supporting your kiddo? Find help supporting your child's brain, building attachment, providing co-regulation,...