Don't you want a second chance when you mess up? I know I do. Let's try that again...I have always wanted a second chance every time I have messed up. It's in our nature to want a second chance that's why this get traction so fast. The way we give second chances in our home [...]
Author: Ryan North
Ryan North is the Co-Founder of One Big Happy Home and creator of The Empowered Parent Podcast. He is a recognized expert on childhood trauma, a TBRI Practitioner, and develops training materials for parents, schools, churches, and child-placing agencies. Ryan is a sought-after speaker known for his engaging and practical approach to communicating complex issues clearly and relatable to a wide range of audiences.
Do you have too many Rules?
One of the first things that your child learns is trust. Think about how that trust is established, they have needs and you meet those needs. Simple really. Here's an example; your baby is hungry (they have a need) and so you feed your baby (you meet their need). Our job as parents is to [...]
Kids and their Dads
I wish that I had a camera crew following me around capturing every moment of my life. There are so many conversations and moments that I don't want to fade from my memory. I want to see them over and over again just like they are happening for the very first time. I submit the [...]
Join us for Tapestry Conference 2013
We are honored to be presenting at the Tapestry Conference again this year. The theme for this year’s conference is "Big Questions. Honest Answers. Real Hope." We have been asked to talk about the importance of birth families to foster and adoptive kids. Here is the summary of our session: Adopted and foster children share a deeply personal [...]
Is Trust Based Parenting for Every Child?
Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis answers this question, and explains why each of our children needs the same things from their parents. This video was originally posted on Empowered to Connect.
I’ve Got Confidence
Confidence is an amazing thing because so much of life is confidence based. Even our economy has a confidence component to it because we have Consumer Confidence Index. You've all heard about the CCI. It measures the level of confidence we have in our economy. If confidence is high then we all spend more but [...]
I Have a Dream
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech delivered on August 28, 1963 in Washington DC. You can read it by clicking here if you would like. It is such a well known and well respected speech that I won't get into the contents here other than [...]
Why Do You Do It?
Do you remember Black Hawk Down? It's the story a helicopter shot down over Mogadishu, Somalia about 20 years ago. One of my favorite scenes is near the end of the movie when Eric Bana's character Hoot shares the following: When I go home people'll ask me, "Hey Hoot, why do you do it man? [...]
Tapestry Conference 2013
We are honored to be presenting at the Tapestry conference again this year. We have been asked to talk about the importance of birth families to foster and adoptive kids. Here is the summary of our session: Adopted and foster children share a deeply personal connection with their birth families regardless of the circumstances of [...]
The Wounds You Don’t See
I recently read a study that highlighted the difference between recalling images and words. There were two control groups. The first was shown a picture of a circle. The word "circle" was written down for the second group. The groups were re-convened 72 hours later and asked what they were shown. The group that saw [...]