The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Adults and children are experiencing higher levels of stress as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Loss of routine, separation from friends and extended family, and increased anxiety are having a devastating impact on all children, especially those with trauma histories.
This week, Sandra Flach, host of our Orphans No More podcast, sat down with Jayne Schooler—child development specialist, trainer, speaker, and author of Wounded Children, Healing Homes and Telling the Truth to Your Adopted Child. In Episode #224, Jayne shares how social distancing and extended distance learning can be more damaging to our children than the virus itself.
Jayne and Sandra also discuss how toxic stress in parents can spill over onto their children. It’s imperative for caregivers, especially in this high-stress season, to care for their own emotional health. Jayne references the book The Sacred Rest, by Saundra Dalton-Smith. While this book does not specifically focus on foster or adoptive parents, it details the seven areas of rest for recovery, renewal, and restoration every one of us needs at this time.
Links to resources discussed in this episode:
Back2Back.org
TraumaFreeWorld.org
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Episode 214 - Taking Church to a Community in Crisis
Episode 213 -Adoptive Mom, Rebecca Radicchi, Shares About China Adoption & Life Books
Episode 212 - The Coronavirus Shutdown Hurts Children and Families in Crisis
Episode 211 - The Least Suffer the Greatest
Episode 210 - Investing In Children is Crystal Clear
Episode 209 - "It's a Family Thing"
Episode 208 - Faith or Fear?
Episode 207 - Honestly Adoption
Episode 206 - Home Run for Foster Care!
Episode 205 - A Hope and a Future with Greg Belcher
Episode 204 - Love In Action
Episode 203 - It's Personal!
Episode 202 - Put Your "Yes" On the Table
Episode 201 - Ready, Set, Goal!
Episode 200 - Stephanie Fast: She Is Mine
Episode 199 - Advent: Choose Love
Episode 198 - Advent: Where's Your Joy?
Episode 197 - Advent: Choosing Peace
Episode 196 - Advent - Let the Light of Christ Fill You With Hope
Episode 195 - Desperate For Hope
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