Kris Corner – Parent the Child in Front of You

Today I just want to touch on something that I was recently encouraged to do by my son’s therapist…and that is to “parent the child that’s in front of me.” Now this could mean many different things, but the context I am talking about is that kids coming from trauma...

Kris’ Corner – Taking on Renovations with Trauma in the Home

So, as you may, or may not know, we have had a lot of changes and upheaval in our household in the past year. We moved to a new community, one son graduated from college in the spring and then in the fall he moved overseas for two years, the other older son is back in...

Kris’ Corner – Schooling Choices for Trauma

So if you’ve been reading my posts for a while, you probably know that I homeschool. Obviously, I understand you cannot homeschool a foster placement (except possibly in some very special exceptions), but want to just put this out there especially if you are moving...

Kris’ Corner – Foster Friendly app

So let’s take a few minutes and talk about the Foster Friendly App. Many of you might be aware of it but some of you might not. And I am embarrassed to admit that I just recently found out about it…but I am so excited to share this with you! Most of us are probably...

Kris’ Corner – Connecting with Biological Family Through Food

So this post might be a little shorter than normal… for two reasons: it’s the holidays and people are busy and probably not very many of you if you want to sit down and read a long blog post. And secondly, what I have to suggest is fairly simple and straightforward....

Kris’ Corner – Being All In on Your Child

Now you might be wondering about me, since my last post was about getting therapy for yourself…but I still believe, regardless of our need for help as parents, we can still be all in on our kids. To be the mom or dad who is all in on their kid… I never realized that’s...