A young child training to walk with assistance from a woman, possibly her mother, outdoors, with the woman holding the child's hands and support.

Resources and Recommendations for Parents

The cover of a book titled "Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors" by Robyn Gobbel, featuring colorful splashes of purple, pink, and blue. The cover includes accolades such as "USA Today Best Seller," "Amazon #1 Best Seller," and others in orange labels.

Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Gobbel, Robyn: 9781839974281: Amazon.com: Books

Robyn Gobbel has lots of helpful resources for helping you respond to your child with curiosity and understanding! Check out her website for lots of free resources including infographics, an e-book on attachment, and video courses. https://robyngobbel.com/freeresources/

A smiling woman and young girl looking at a laptop, with a teddy bear nearby, promoting a book called 'The Connected Child' for parents of adopted children.

Dr Karyn Purvis’ model, Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is recognized as one of the leaders in adoption, foster care, and attachment support. For more information, watch this video. TBRI®: Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (youtube.com)

You can get free training in the TBRI model through the Alliance. Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) | UW School of Social Work Professional Education. (The Alliance also offers other excellent trainings and book clubs including Robyn Gobbel’s book listed above).

Logo for Play Therapy Parenting featuring three stylized human figures of different ages and colors with arms raised, and the text 'Play Therapy Parenting' with a registered trademark symbol.

Dr Brenna Hicks is one of the leaders in Child-Centered Play Therapy and her coaching program completely transformed my own approach to working with kids! Check out her blog and podcast for helpful parenting concepts and tips that will support the work your child is doing in their play therapy sessions. The Kid Counselor® - Play Therapy and Parenting Blog/Podcast by Dr. Brenna Hicks

Book cover titled "The Ultimate Guide to Sensory Diets" with a blue blog label at the top, orange and white background, and black text.

Harkla provides lots of tools to help you understand and support your child’s sensory needs. Follow their Instagram page for some fun and helpful videos: Harkla (@harkla_family) • Instagram photos and videos

Also check out their blog: https://harkla.co/blogs/special-needs

Infographics

Guide titled 'Choice Giving' with five steps for empowering children through choice: 1. Mutually Agreeable - Ensure choices are agreeable to the child. 2. Consider Overall Goal - For example, giving child a choice between vegetables. 3. Use Word 'Choose' Often - For example, choosing to bathe before or after dinner. 4. Set Choice Appropriate to Size - Based on child's age and development. 5. Fall Back on the Choice - Practice decision-making and owning outcomes. Outcomes listed include reducing power struggles, child feeling ownership and empowerment, and practicing decision-making skills.
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Infographic titled "Balancing Nurture and Structure" with a quote from Karyn Purvis about the importance of nurturing and structured environments for children. It features an illustration of a teddy bear reading a book, a scale weighing "Nurture" and "Structure" labeled "Felt safety," and a paragraph about children feeling secure when environment balances nurture and structure. There is also a reference to the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with a small illustration of a fairy or angel with a wand, and a list highlighting that a child feels seen, heard, and valued, has a sense of safety, and is equipped with life skills.
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