Think Once, Think Twice, Think FASD – Better Understand Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Now!
Hello – This blog post is for Proof Alliance attendees who want to download slides and the handout for my presentation “The FASD Parenting Mindset: Eight Habits That Will Upgrade Your Parenting from Stuck to Unstoppable” Anyone finding this post is welcome to download these, however, they might not make 100% sense without hearing the … Read more
Do Your Kids Make You Late? More times than you can count?
If you’re a foster or adoptive parent and have struggled with chronic lateness from FASD, this story shares mistakes to avoid and is for you.
DSM-5 and FASD Explained: Our friends at the Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (also known as POPFASD) just posted a video of Dr. Christine Lilley explaining the ins-and-outs of diagnosing an FASD with the DSM-5 (the book that psychiatrists and psychologists use to diagnose conditions).
A Happy New Year Full of Empathy and Strength! Last night, I had a great dinner with a old friend. We hadn’t seen each other in quite a while though, and this morning I realized we’d drifted because I’ve avoided him. Whenever we’d chat over the past few years, he’d start giving unsolicited, unhelpful parenting … Read more
One day last year, a wish for FASD occurred to me. I was attending a great foster care training and another participant had a coffee mug with a quote I hadn’t heard but immediately liked: “It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change” ~ from Alice in Wonderland, 1951 Disney … Read more
Linda Rosenbaum Shares Her Insights as an FASD Caregiver in Not Exactly As Planned Hi and welcome to the December FASD Elephant Podcast! Linda Rosenbaum has written a new memoir titled Not Exactly As Planned: A Memoir of Adoption, Secrets and Abiding Love. It’s a great holiday gift idea for caregivers certainly, but also for professionals. I … Read more
FASD and Praise: Working with People-Pleasers Kids with FASD who “people please” are often a pleasure to be around, but we need to help them internalize praise, too. Even though they don’t outright reject praise, it doesn’t stay with them either, so it’s hard for them to build healthy self-esteem just like the praise rejectors, … Read more
FASD and Praise – How Much Praise to Give Improving FASD and Praise. Use your kid’s reactions to praise to make adjustments in how much praise to give and how to make positive adjustments along the way. This will begin to build true self-esteem. I’m sharing specific strategies to improve your kid’s acceptance of praise based … Read more
FASD and Praise: Do They Accept or Reject Praise? How does your kid with FASD react to praise? Are you getting the results you want? There are four levels of praise responses for FASD and Praise. There are four levels of praise responses: A-Accepts praise B-Rejects praise verbally C-Rejects praise with hostility D… Watch the … Read more
FASD and Praise: The Correct Way to Praise FASD and Praise can be a real challenge for about 70% of kids with FASD. Here’s a quick introduction on re-orienting how you can praise a child with FASD or developmental trauma and minimize the arguments, rejection and melt-downs. It’s the basis or foundation for building self-esteem, … Read more