Parenting Support for Foster & Adoptive Families

Parenting a child who has experienced foster care or adoption can bring questions that are difficult to answer on your own.

You may be trying to understand a behavior, figure out how to set a boundary, support your child's emotions, or find a parenting approach that works for your family.

Therapy can give you a place to talk through what is happening and better understand your child's needs.

We can work together around:

• Understanding behaviors

• Trauma and its impact on children

• Emotional regulation

• Boundaries and structure

• Discipline

• Communication

• Attachment and connection

• Sibling relationships

• Developmental needs

• Caregiver-child conflict

• Supporting independence

• Finding parenting strategies that fit your family

Every child brings their own experiences, personality, needs, and strengths into a family. Parenting can require flexibility as you learn what helps your child feel safe and supported.

We can look at what you are seeing at home, what you have already tried, and what may be contributing to the challenges you are experiencing.

Parenting also brings up emotions for caregivers. Frustration, worry, sadness, exhaustion, and uncertainty are all experiences that may need a place to be processed.

Therapy can help you understand your own responses while continuing to build a relationship with your child.

You are learning your child, and your child is learning you. That process takes time.