As I was scrolling through the Our Sacred Breath Facebook feed, I came across an organization that reposted an article The Mighty published - which was based on a post from last year: 12 Wishes for My Daughter and FASD. In the four years I've been writing this blog, this has so far been the most … Continue reading 12 Wishes for FASD: A Year Later
Using the Neurobehavioral Approach We return to another series of posts featuring the NB Approach for raising or supporting a person with FASD. You can find the first series of posts here: Day 12 of 99 Days to FASDay. Rather than posting individually over the last few days here on WordPress, I combined the posts into … Continue reading Days 75-80 of 99 Days to FASDay: Neurobehavioral Approach to FASD
As we approach the halfway point of our 99 day journey to FASDay, I wanted to share an on-line resource I found for caregivers. There are some great programs and courses that are available at a cost, either on-line or in person, but this one focuses on caregivers (mainly for those in child welfare, but … Continue reading Day 47 of 99 Days to FASDay: A No Cost Course for Caregivers
Day 46 of 99 Days to FASDay brings a resource of strategies for caregivers by caregivers. The above graphic highlights only three general strategies provided in this great resource Parent Retreat 2017 Strategies put together by the FASD Network of Saskatchewan (Canada). I only highlighted three of the general strategies, but the booklet (click on link above) … Continue reading Day 46 of 99 Days to FASDay: FASD Strategies for Caregivers
Today concludes our focus on positive parenting / family intervention programs. Although not specific to FASD, it is for children with developmental disabilities. The information below comes directly from the report: Prenatal Alcohol Use and FASD: Diagnosis, Assessment and New Directions in Research and Multimodal Treatment, 2011, 64-107 CHAPTER 4: An Innovative Look at Early Intervention … Continue reading Day 40 of 99 Days to FASDay: Positive Parenting with Triple P
2018 Update Although the Family Check-Up Model profiled is 2017 is still a positive parenting and prevention program (and information remains below), I came across the above program which sounded interesting and was available to families with all ages - even adults - which I found exciting. Although based in B.C. (Canada), the website states … Continue reading Day 39 of 99 Days to FASDay: L.I.F.E. Sessions and Family Check Ups
DAY 38 of 99 Days to FASDay: Positive Parenting Interventions for FASD
