by kathleen guire
To Have Peace When Your Kids Are In Chaos
Parenting Kids With Trauma Histories And/Or A Capital Letter Syndrome
Kathleen Guire, adoptive parent, and National Parent of the Year, wanted peace in her home.
She struggled with imposter syndrome regarding parenting kiddos who have trauma histories and/or a capital letter syndrome (FAS, FASD, ADD, ADHD, SPD, on the spectrum, etc.).
The truth is, there are no perfect parents.
Equal parts self-examination, research-based tips, and personal stories-Kathleen guides you through the process of finding peace!
This unique handbook is a companion for your parenting journey. You will laugh, cry, and ponder as you read and reread the chapters.
Rave Reviews
A Positive Adoption Story
A Positive Adoption Story is a very touching and moving memoir. The vulnerability and authenticity of the author draw you into the story she shares. A story that is woven with bits and pieces of her childhood, early parenting, and international adoption process. It contains loss and love, fear, and bravery, defeat and triumph.
It’s a journey of redemption and understanding. Following the author through her own transformation can serve to inspire the reader to pursue a personal understanding of purpose and meaning. In the pages of this book, you will find encouragement and hope as well as heartache and sorrow.
Five Things: A Tiny Handbook for Adoptive/Foster Families
Five Things: A Tiny Handbook for Adoptive/Foster Families is full of helpful nuggets in sets of five. Five things adoptive/foster parents don’t tell you. Five things your adopted children would like to tell you. Five things you can do to help adoptive/foster families. This is a great handbook to share with extended family, teachers, church leaders, friends, adoptive/foster families, and friends.
Kathleen’s BOOK IS A MUST READ!
25 Days of Thriving Through Christmas: An Advent Devotional for Adoptive and Foster Families
25 Days of Thriving through Christmas: An Advent Devotional for Adoptive and Foster Families, provides an insightful, practical, and encouraging resource for parents navigating the Advent season. The book fills a void for adoptive and foster families as to ideas and guidance of not just “surviving” the Christmas season with children who have experienced trauma to “thriving.” With applicable daily Scripture readings to practical suggestions, this tool for helping families will become an annual tradition!