By Amber LeFevour LMFT, HCC Psychotherapist During the last week of October, Chicago was graced with the presence of Dan Hughes, the creator of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. He spent an entire Sunday with parents, giving them a more in-depth look at his model, and how to use it every day with their children. His expression of…..
What It’s Like to be Adopted
By Billy Kaplan, LCSW – HCC President & Clinical Director, and friend “Dear your Honor, I really want to meet with you! My mom said you are so so nice! I am 9 years old! I have been living with my dad and mom for over 4 years! I am so so so ready for…..
Parenting In Space Registration Is Open
Last April we held a conference to help parents on their journey to be the therapeutic parents they want to be for their traumatized children. The conference was called Parenting in SPACE. There were many highlights of the conference; yet foremost in my mind was the community that developed among the parents and staff of…..
How to Make Eating Out a Success
Ever find yourself wanting to eat in a restaurant but are sure it will be a disaster? Want to provide your children with the social experience of eating out, but have nightmares about how it will turn out? Here are some hints of how to make eating out a success: -Go early so the restaurant…..
Want To Be A Better Advocate For Your Special Education Child?
By Wendy Kovacs, House Calls Counseling Senior Clinician As the new school year approaches, many parents ask the same questions… including how can I get help for my child? What are my rights as a parent? How much information should I share? Is the school supposed to help me with this? And, what am…..
Hanging On To The Moment Once It Has Passed
The light created patterns in the valley through the fog as it reached over the treetops and the air filled with the dampness of earth and the presence of horses. The mare’s deep, resonate neighing played among the trees as the horse made its way from the pasture, up the hill and to the stable……
Our Family Vacation: Mom, Dad, Four Kids & RAD
Parent of a Child served by House Calls Counseling A few weeks ago, Wendy asked me to write an article about preparing to take a vacation with my 4 kids, 2 with serious RAD. It is about half way through our vacation, I have the worst headache ever, my 14 year old is cleaning out…..
Feel As Bad As Me…The Meaning Of Fury In Adopted Children
By Billy Kaplan, LCSW – HCC President & Clinical Director Being on the receiving end of a child’s rage can be extremely painful for so many reasons. Certainly not the least of which is that kids with attachment and trauma related problems are so masterful at finding, and exploiting, our Achilles’ Heals to make us…..
An Honest Parent-Child Conversation About Adoption
Therapeutic mom Christine Moers recently wrote about going through some workbook questions with all three of her children who joined her family via adoption. When she sat with her 14-year-old and posed the question, “If you could sum up your adoption experience in one word, what would it be?” he replied with ZERO hesitation: “Pain.” “WOW,”…..
Watch the Parenting in SPACE video
Yes, we’ve finally finished part of one of video highlights from Parenting in SPACE 2011. Check it out on our Parenting in SPACE page! You look Marvelous!
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