Our kids love spending time with their grandparents. I remember thinking that a weekend with my grandparents was just about the best thing ever when I was a child. Kayla has childhood memories of spending time every summer with her grandparents. It’s a rare child who doesn’t love their grandparents. Kayla’s parents and my parents […] The post Maybe You Just Need a BB Gun appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

Chris talks with Ryan and Kayla about how the brain processes trauma, and how this affects our kids’ relationships with us and the world at large. The Whole Brain Child The Brain with David Eagleman Tapestry’s Empowered to Connect Podcast: Lying Join our Facebook Community The post Trauma and the Brain appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

Leadership is important, very important. It is a highly valued commodity in the corporate world. So much so, that according to a study by Deloitte, American companies spent $14 billion on leadership development in 2012. I can only imagine what the 2017 number looks like. But leadership isn’t only valuable in offices and boardrooms across the […] The post Are you Leading at Home? appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

With all of the craziness that comes this time of year, Chris, Ryan, and Kayla talk about some ways families can simplify holiday time to reduce stress on moms, dads, and the kids. The team discusses everything from gifts to traditions, holiday travel, extended family, and more. The post Simplifying Christmas appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

Listener Tracy writes in asking about an episode devoted to TBRI with kids under the age of 4. How do we use compromise and other tools seen in The Connected Child when our little ones don’t always have the words or understanding to utilize them. Chris, Ryan, and Kayla talk about how these concepts can […] The post Toddlers appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

Kayla and I join Chris Turner and discuss why the holiday season is so difficult for many of our kids. We share personal insights from our experiences, as well as ways that we have learned to help our children, and ourselves navigate the holidays successfully. The post Navigating the Holidays appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

Chris, Ryan, and Kayla discuss a listener’s question, “How important is maintaining biological family relationships for foster/adoptive children? Is this something that we should put a lot of effort into for long-term benefit? Will our children remember visits from when they are very young, and will those be something they look back on an appreciate?” The post Birth Families appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

Chris is joined once again by Ryan and Kayla as the team talks about the need for mindfulness. As Curt Thompson says, “You need to pay attention to what you’re paying attention to.” They discuss why this is especially important with adoptive and foster children. Star Wars | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! Goo Timer […] The post Mindfulness appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

If you have been paying attention, you will notice that lately there has been a growing interest in certain circles about empathy. It has, thankfully, moved out of the privacy of the mental health consultation rooms and neuroscience research studies and into the classroom, the boardroom, and the bedroom. In fact, there really is no […] The post The Poetic Justice of Empathy appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more

The 2017 Tapestry Conference will feature Curt Thompson, author of Anatomy of the Soul and The Soul of Shame. Dr. Thompson’s work is an integral part of the Empowered to Connect Parent Training classes; Anatomy of the Soul is one of the books that parents read as part of the training. The 2017 Tapestry Conference […] The post 2017 Tapestry Conference appeared first on RYAN NORTH | BLOG ..read more