Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist 
Are Emotions Good or Bad? April 23, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist How did that make you feel? Good or bad? Not a great question. “What’s wrong with this question?” Someone may ask. Well, good question! What is wrong with this question is that it infers …
How We Talk About Birth Parents Matters April 16, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Talking with an adopted child about first, or birth, families can be difficult. The topic carries with it a lot of emotions for adoptive parents and for the child. Some adoptive parents …
Thirteen Love as a Foster/Adoptive Parent April 9, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Christians see the Bible as a guidebook and source of wisdom for life. While it does not always give specific interventions for life, it does lay out principles that apply to everyday life. …
Sandbox, Sand Tray, What? March 26, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Your child just came home from therapy and says, “I played in the sandbox today.” You do a double take, “What? The sandbox? Did you go to the park or something?” “No. We played in …
Agents of Change: How the Science of Epigenetics Show that Loving Parenting Makes a Difference March 19, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Foster care and adoption are hard, hard work. Children come to parents with all kinds of abuse, neglect, and trauma, the sum of which …
Breaks for Parents: Is it Okay to Step Away? March 12, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Taking a break is a simple, one-step strategy for self-regulation. With a little preparation and planning, it can be a skill that a person can easily access. What about when …
The Church and Foster Care: Supporting the Children March 5, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Many churches in America are supporting and encouraging foster care. This is a wonderful thing as there are many, many children needing temporary, and possibly permanent homes. Foster care requires a …
Every Behavior Makes Sense … And Has Consequences February 26, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Every behavior makes sense in context, but that does not mean every behavior is okay. This is a subtle, but important difference. In a world that increasingly (and often rightly so) …
Why Can’t My Foster/Adoptive Children Take a Compliment? February 20, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Caregivers and parents often notice a strange phenomenon with their foster and adoptive children. They see that their children can get just as dysregulated from a compliment as they can from …
Taking a Break: Practical Tips February 12, 2023 by Sarah Earles, Clinical Supervisor/Child & Family Therapist Part 2 in the Self-Regulation Series Taking a break is a simple way to pursue self-regulation. In times of elevated emotion, though, it can be hard to think of how to take a break. …
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