Today we dive deep into an area that takes a lot of soul searching, but sometimes is necessary to preserve relationships and the family: residential care and group homes. We talk with a caregiver not only on the front lines of parenting an individual with FASD and trauma – but in the midst of the riots in Minnesota: Barb Clark is a Parent Support and Training Specialist with the North American Council on Adoptable Children, FASD Consultant and parent of four adopted children, including one with FASD.
Barb and her husband went from trying to teach the FASD out of their daughter:
We thought we were these amazing strict parents.
to
Once the cloud cover of trauma cleared, and the constant fog of trauma was lifted, we were able to have a better relationship with her.
In this podcast we unpack the journey between these two points:
If they are not judging you, you are not parenting these kids right.
You’ll definitely want to hear Barb’s unique parenting perspective, but also her reflections on:
Barb not only has a deeply moving story that will be familiar to caregivers, but we talk about how her passion for helping others really shines through in not only her work at NACAC but as an FASD Consultant.
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North American Council on Adoptable Children
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