Give Your Child Shared Power
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis explains the importance of sharing appropriate levels of power with children from hard places in order to help them learn to trust and to heal. This video is part of the...
View ArticleGive Your Child Nurture
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about why children from hard places need high levels of nurture, and how parents can best provide it. This video is part of the Insights and Gifts video series, which...
View ArticleGive Your Child Voice
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis explains the importance of giving voice to children from hard places and how parents can do that. This video is part of the Insights and Gifts video series, which includes a...
View ArticleCreate a Balance of Nurture & Structure
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis explains why children from hard places need a balance of both nurture and structure in order to feel safe, develop trust and heal. This video is part of the Insights and Gifts...
View ArticleEmbrace the Complex Needs of Your Child
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis encourages parents to remain mindful of the complex needs of children from hard places. This video is part of the Insights and Gifts video series, which includes a small group...
View ArticleExpect Long-Term Challenges
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis talks honestly about the need for adoptive and foster parents to expect trauma responses from child that come from hard places. While long-term challenges of various kinds...
View ArticleBe Fully Present
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the importance of proximity, healty touch and gentle eye contact for children from hard places. This video is part of the Insights and Gifts video series, which...
View ArticleProvide Familiarity and Continuity
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis encourages adoptive and foster parents to provide familiarity and continuity for their new child, including familiar foods and smells, elements of their native language and...
View ArticleSimplify Your Life
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the need for adoptive and foster parents to simplify their lives in dramatic ways in order to help their children adjust, build trust and develop a strong...
View ArticleExplore Your Expectations
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the importance of parents exploring their expectations and motivations, as well as the impact that their own history can have when parenting children from hard...
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