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Attachment Issues and Infant Adoption
By Kathy Petefish, LMSW, LCPC, BCBA, LBA How often have I heard those frustrating and sad words in the last 15 years that I have worked with children? At least a hundred, since working with children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) has been in my wheelhouse for over a decade. These words are frustrating because they are very often not true. Just because a child is adopted as an infant does not mean they will not have difficulty with attachment issues. Foster and adoptive parents are set up for failure, confusion, and heartbreak when professionals, who do not have accurate information, tell them differently. These words are sad—very sad—because if…
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Working Womens Survival Show
SHOW DATES: FEBRUARY 19-21, 2016 Several of our counselors will be hanging out at the Working Womens Survival Show all weekend, February 19-21st, ready and excited to meet you and answer your questions about counseling. Stop by our booth to say hello, and pick up some fun giveaways! We can’t wait to meet you! Want discounted tickets? Head over to your nearest Dierbergs to purchase! $6.50 per ticket (which is $3 off the regular price!) Show Hours Friday, February 19th : 11 am – 8 pm Saturday, February 20th : 10 am – 8 pm Sunday, February 21st : 11 am- 5 pm Visit www.wwssonline.com for more details!
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Unconditional Love and Boundaries
A reflection on Cloud & Townsend’s “Boundaries with Kids” In Christian terms, unconditional love is love that doesn’t depend on the attitudes or actions of the beloved. It is a self-sacrificing love, which finds its ultimate expression in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8, RSV). Yet we know that God did not love us just to leave us wallowing in our sin; on the contrary, we are told, “Do you not know that God’s love is meant to lead you to repentance?” (Romans 2:4, RSV). We all desire love from our parents, children,…
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Just Love Yourself
Just Love Yourself! How can you demonstrate patience if you are not patient and kind with yourself? How can you be forgiving if you are judgmental and unforgiving toward yourself? How can you show mercy and compassion to others if you are critical of yourself? How can you have healthy boundaries if you are unable to set and maintain boundaries with yourself? How can you truly love another if you have rejected yourself? Transforming relationships with others is important, yet we often forget about transforming the relationship we each have with our own self. As many of us know, it’s truly difficult to have healthy relationships with others if…
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