April 2024 - Introducing SteadyChangeCoaching.com: Your Partner in Transformation!
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February 2024 - Announcing The Release of Baby My Baby
Just this week Susan Daniels Costley published her book, Baby My Baby, and it's for sale on Amazon! Hooray!! It's a gorgeous book for children to see and hear, over and over, from their parents, grands, caregivers, and especially that one person with whom the Young One is most close and feels most safe. I. Love. This. Book! As an attachment, bonding and child trauma specialist, I know the intense need that babies and young children have for consistent, predictable, and warm reassurance and love. That trust and comfort in a strong, healthy relationship lays the groundwork for future relationships, for the better. The potentially traumatic experience of lack of a healthy trusting relationship often lays the foundation for a future of difficult relationships and heartache. As Ryan North says, "Our brains are wired for connection, but trauma rewires them for protection. That's why healthy relationships are difficult for wounded people." Buy this book for yourself if you need to hear, again, the love your parent poured into your heart when you were young. Or buy this book for yourself and give the words, the beautiful illustrations, the sentiment and meaning of this treasure, to yourself, over and over, until your soul begins to feel loved -- truly accepted, even cherished -- as you should have been. And definitely buy this book for young Moms - parents - in your life who want to find the rhythm of words to create the flow of the river of love, back and forth, with their babies. Gift the book to libraries, schools, child care centers, even NICUs or other places where Little Ones need to hear and see how healthy, safe and true love grows between two hearts. 💛
Baby My Baby is available now from Amazon in Paperback at the link below.
December 2023 - Slideshow Presentation from Romania
Dr. Lark has returned from her second trip to Romania and has created a presentation to provide the highlights of the trip. Please click the button below to view the PDF about how Traumatized Children, Building Trust© was put into practice once again in Medias, Romania.
September/October 2023 - Return Trip to Romania
Dr. Lark will be working with Ukrainian children and sharing therapeutic healing techniques with Ukrainian and Romanian professionals.
January 1/2/23
Traumatized Children: Building Trust Ukrainian Children Living in Romanian Orphanages during the War in Their Home Country
Thursday 5/19/22
Dr. Lark has a conversation with Rachel Bruno, the principal at Donegal Intermediate School, about the use of consensograms in the classroom & at home.
Sunday 2/28/21
For many parents, the daily stress of raising a family during the pandemic is leading to high levels of burnout.
So in the video below, Lynn Lyons, LICSW, shares some ideas for parents to help cut through the stress and create moments of joy in their families.
Monday 3/23/20
During these unprecedented times, knowing how to speak to children can be difficult. Here are some resources that may guide those conversations. And stay tuned for resources from our own experts coming soon...
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html
Tuesday 3/24/20
While we navigate this global pandemic, below you may find some resources useful for your own home.
Supporting Kids During the Coronavirus Crisis | Child Mind Institute
Wednesday 3/25/20
A great resource to practice mindfulness at any point of the day can be found on gonoodle.com, and was developed by our board member Wynne Kinder.
Monday 3/30/20
A great resource for self-care below, self-care is like water during these times!
Young Children at Home during the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Importance of Self-Care
Tues 3/31/20
Below are resources from the only neighborhood not under quaruntine, our friends at Sesame Street.
Wed 4/1/20
CALM: Mindfulness for Kids book with six chapters of mindful practices: Focus, Calm, Move, Change, Care, Reflect - all profoundly relevant in these challenging/uncertain times. Our attentions are pulled to global concerns, family uncertainty and personal powerlessness - kids need their own tools for managing what they notice and need on the inside. Written by ACT board member, trainer and author Wynne Kinder.
Thursday 4/2/20
If you can get outstide, do! But, if you can't, tour these national parks virtually!
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/national-parks/virtual-national-parks-tours
Wednesday 4/8/20
Did you know drawing and coloring are naturally calming activities? See the link below for drawing lessons for the aspiring artist in your home.
Thursday 4/9/20
A great read for parents and caregivers of teenagers and young adults.
Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the Coronavirus Crisis | Child Mind Institute`
Monday 4/13/20
If you have seen regression in children you care for during these times, this article provides a great explanation to describe why, and what to do about it.
https://www.today.com/parents/child-regression-signs-regression-kids-what-do-about-it-t177861
Tuesday 4/14/20
This article educates about what anxiety in children may look like and also offers tools to address it.
Wednesday 4/15/20
This article is about why your child is acting like a baby right now. Nighttime waking, potty accidents and other regression can accompany new stress or anxiety. View Article
