Oklahoma Adoption Home Studies Jennifer Giles

01/31/2024

Looking forward to this seminar! I’m attending the zoom one on Feb 12th. Thought I’d share for anyone else who would love this info!

Registration for our FEBRUARY Family Support Nights is open! Special guest, Dr. Brandy-Lea McCombs, will be joining us in person and on Zoom to teach our next session, Reviving Resilience in Your Children. She will be sharing with us how creating positive and compensatory experiences (PACEs) can reduce the effects of adversity and build resilience in our children and teens.

Register with the link below to let us know you will be joining us!
legacyfamilynetwork.org/events

09/14/2022

OWASSO it's your turn for our Family Support Night! FASD stands for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder which is a lifelong disability that affects the brain and body of people who were exposed to alcohol in the womb. 70-80% of children in the foster care system have been affected by pre-natal alcohol exposure. Please join us at BattleCreek Church in OWASSO as Leslie Keenan, Executive Director of Family Hope House, helps us gain a better understanding of FASD and equips us with tools for success when raising children with these brain differences. Dinner, childcare, and training certificates will be provided. Please REGISTER to reserve your spot on September 21st at 6:00pm.
https://legacyfamilynetwork.breezechms.com/form/2e7014708275841484839856435357489492838332264258822616441

07/21/2022

Here is a FREE webinar offering education and support resources for families with transracial adoption! This is promoted by CASE, a very reputable organization that is training mental health providers all over the nation in adoption competency. I hope you'll attend and share the event with others!

Register now for the FREE Parenting Transracial/Interracial Adoptees series. The support group meets on Wednesdays (Jul. 27th, Aug. 3rd, Aug. 10th, Aug. 17th, Aug. 24th, Aug. 31st) from 7-8:30pm EST.

02/06/2021

Helpful info for everyone here who is raising kiddos who fight sleep. I found this info to be extremely helpful when my girls were small. Helped me be patient with their nighttime needs.

We also offered one of our girls an option to be closer to us. We had a permanent pallet of blankets on our floor. And from the time she was about 6 years old, we allowed her to come quietly into our room after midnight. She came in almost every night for several years, carrying her favorite blanket and bear, and we'd discover her in the morning. She was content to be in the same room as us and we got undisturbed sleep. Worked great for all of us!

New Series of infographics - “Why Do Kids Do That?”

Young kids are allergic to separation which routinely shows up at bedtime. There are many reasons for this which makes it one of the toughest times of the day for a young child (and their parents!). Young kids can cling to us out of protest and alarm, refuse to sleep thus leading to bedtime battles and tears.

There is a way through and it starts by making sense of why this time is so hard. From insight we lead into practice, working at the roots of the distress rather than just tackling behaviour at the surface level.

There are so many ways we can help them settle into sleep and to hold onto us when apart.

For more ways to bridge the nighttime separation see my other infographic - “When Saying Goodnight is Hard”

You can download the new series here - http://macnamara.ca/why-do-kids-do-that/

12/03/2020

Hey friends! As an adoption home study provider and TBRI practitioner Counselor, I am always thrilled when I find practical resources that teach ways to implement trust based parenting skills. I encourage you to subscribe to the One Big Happy Home YouTube page!! Ryan and Kayla North have had a podcast by the same name that is incredible (you might want to follow their podcast as well!) But now, they're sharing brief videos that are super helpful. Check this one out!

One of the first changes we had to make in our parenting was moving from reactive to proactive parenting. It takes more work at first, reacting is easier and...

10/22/2020

Today, I renewed my adoption home study certification. Your girl Jen is approved to conduct home studies for another 3 years. Coming up on my 10 year anniversary and still loving what I do ♡ That's special, right?!

10/01/2020

I recently discovered a resource for trans-racial adoptive families and thought you may enjoy. As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the information shared in this resource! Blessings to you all...
fil:///D:/2%20ADOPTION%20HOME%20STUDIES/RESOURCES%20FOR%20ADOPTIVE%20FAMILIES/TransracialParenting.pdf

07/31/2020

I had the opportunity to write a post about attachment recently and wanted to share with you all! This is such important information for ALL families, but especially for adoptive and foster families. Blessings to you all!!

Attachment theory offers a lot of insight into many issues.

http://www.christianfamilyinstitute.com/readmore.aspx?id=113

05/19/2020

I'm praying for you all today, as you wait or engage in this sacred role.

You can find even more ideas on Pinterest

05/13/2020

TCU is offering a FREE re-broadcast of their
TBRI & Trauma Informed Classroom training thru June 30th! This was an excellent training that I helped host in Tulsa. Please feel free to share with teachers, administrators & ministry leaders!

Free Access: TBRI & Trauma-Informed Classrooms Training Welcome to TBRI & Trauma-Informed Classrooms Training. Please read the information below before starting the course. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, we are offering free access to our online trainings through June 30, 2020. This page includes....

05/13/2020

For my Tulsa area families who are excitedly awaiting finalization ...

04/09/2020

Hello friends! How are you? Really? I'd love to hear. Comment or message me, let me know what your highs and lows are!

For those who do not know, I wear two professional hats. I am an adoption home study provider (which you know!) AND a Licensed Professional Counselor. I am finding creative ways (through video conferencing) to continue working in both professional realms as we journey through this pandemic. So if you have a home study need, or would like to seek counseling support for yourself or a loved one, let's chat!

In my counseling practice, several of us created articles for our COVID 19 newsletter. We hope that the information will be helpful to the readers. Attached is my contribution, titled ...

The Gift of the Quarantine: Creative Connection

Please feel free to share!

God, in His infinite wisdom and grand design, created humans with a survival-based need for connection. At birth, we enter this world fully dependent on others for our survival. But our needs go far beyond physical...

Read the full article here:
https://www.christianfamilyinstitute.com/readmore.aspx?id=109