by sstinson | May 20, 2022 | Foster Care, therapy, Uncategorized, Wellness
When your only weapon to fight trauma and stigma is love, you fight hard and become a pretty intuitive warrior. We experienced this love at The Grandma Home House Retreat on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at our annual fellowship for National Foster Care Month. Love is the...
by sstinson | Mar 24, 2022 | Foster Care, Health, remote work, Trauma, Wellness
Food is a topic we can all relate to, whether it’s the love of eating or the struggle to eat healthier. Because March is National Nutrition Month, our focus at Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. is how to combat childhood obesity, address food-related trauma, and help our...
by sstinson | Dec 15, 2021 | Adoption, Foster Care, Parenting
We all raise our children to know and believe that they can be anything they want to be when they grow up. We want them to have the best and be the best and for the most part, parents desire their children to work hard, be nice people, and earn their way through life....
by sstinson | Nov 16, 2021 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Uncategorized
Written by Shay Stinson and Dr. Sharon Campbell Waters, Ph.D. Mothering through choices The voice of the mother is a perspective that has taught many lessons for many generations. From mothers we learn how to raise children, we learn how to solve problems, and we...
by sstinson | Feb 3, 2021 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Health, Social Work, therapy, Trauma, Wellness
Childhood trauma is determined mostly by the residual effects it has on a child’s wellbeing. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, “when a child feels intensely threatened by an event they are involved in or witness, that event is a trauma.” There...
