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What Paper Towels Taught Me About Trauma for mentors for parents for program directors Aug 14, 2021
I used to work with a guy who would, after washing them, shake his hands off in the sink and then wipe them on his pants. I didn’t think much of it at first, but over years of working with...
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Being a Safe Person for mentors for parents for program directors Aug 11, 2021
We've all heard the term "safety first", and especially while working with horses it's an important rule. At Stable Moments safety does comes first, but it goes much deeper than physical safety....
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Getting Clear on Your Calling for mentors for parents for program directors May 15, 2021
How many times have you associated your calling with your career? That's okay, we all have. We are conditioned to. Our society focuses so heavily on the "what do you do," question rather than...
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Dealing with Lying for mentors for parents for program directors Apr 22, 2021
One behavioral response to childhood trauma is lying. Many foster and adoptive parents report lying as being a major problem with their children, and it is important we validate the parents while...
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Why I'm Hard on Volunteers for mentors for program directors Jan 20, 2021
The brisk air nipped Ava’s cheeks as she jumped out from her foster mom’s car yelling, “Ms. Sandy, I’m here!”
I smiled and walked over to Ava. “Whoa look at...
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Everyone Gets an A for mentors for parents for program directors Jul 22, 2020
That's right, every single person that walks onto a Stable Moments property gets an A and guess what, they can't lose their A. It doesn't matter if they're a child, a parent or a mentor, they get...
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Activities for Littles at the Barn for mentors for program directors Mar 12, 2020
Do you serve itty bittys? There is evidence to suggest that starting programming as young as possible is beneficial to address adverse childhood events. The Stable Moments model serves...
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3 Common Mistakes Nonprofit Startups Make for mentors for parents for program directors Jan 14, 2020
The attendees who come to the Stable Moments certification trainings are a mixed bag. Some run very successful for profit and/or nonprofit businesses, others are staff at a smaller facility and...
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Why We Don't Pray for Them for mentors for parents for program directors Jan 06, 2020
You may think this is obvious, especially if you have no religious affiliation at your program but tons of nonprofits have a faith based agenda and a mission founded on spreading the love of God....
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Trauma Informed Holiday Activities for mentors for parents for program directors Dec 16, 2019
First off, I have to start this post with cultural sensitivity. Never assume a child in foster care celebrates a particular holiday. Even if they are in a home that celebrates a particular...
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Removed for mentors for parents for program directors Nov 05, 2019
Imagine the police come into the room where you're reading this right now. Imagine they take your personal belongings, your phone and tell you, you have to leave your home. You will be separated...
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Dealing With "That Kid" for mentors for parents for program directors Sep 17, 2019
If you work with kids, you know who I'm talking about.
 
As a Post Adoption Case Manager all the kids on my caseload were "that kid". One day I was called into a school meeting...
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