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08/18/2026

☀️ Summer Sanity: Progress Over Perfection

As summer winds down, take a moment to look back and celebrate the small steps. Healing, attachment, and growth don’t happen all at once, success is continued movement toward connection. 💛

This week’s challenge: Ask your family:
• What was your favorite summer memory?
• How have we grown?
• What helped us feel connected?

Celebrate the answers together and remember: The goal isn’t a perfect summer. The goal is a connected one.

08/13/2026

Looking for consistent support throughout the year?

TBRI® Third Tuesdays is a monthly training series designed to equip caregivers with practical, trauma-informed tools they can use in everyday moments.

Our next session is NEXT WEEK!

📅 Tuesday, August 18
⏰ 12–2pm
💻 Virtual only!
📚 Topic: TBRI® Empowering Principles: Physiological

Whether you attend one session or join us throughout the year, each training is designed to meet you where you are.

Register through the link in our bio so we can email you the Zoom link the morning of the training!

08/12/2026

Foster & adoptive parents in the Georgetown area, this night is for you!!

Join Antioch Georgetown for a Foster & Adoptive Parent Night Out on September 12. Drop off the kids for an evening of fun while you enjoy a few well-deserved hours to rest, recharge, or spend time together.

📅 September 12th
⏰ 4-7pm
📍 Antioch Georgetown
✨ Space is limited! Register by September 6 to reserve your spot.

We hope our foster and adoptive families will take advantage of this opportunity for a little time to recharge while their kids have a great evening!

08/11/2026

☀️ Summer Sanity: Try It Again

Mistakes can become opportunities to learn. Redos give children a chance to practice a better response and experience success, focusing on growth, not punishment.

💛 This week’s challenge: Try using a redo! Say, “Let’s try that again with respect,” or “I know you can do that differently.”

Small moments of practice can build skills that last. Practice makes progress!

08/06/2026

We loved gathering with our Child Placing Agency partners for our Quarterly CPA Lunch & Listen, a dedicated time to connect, share updates, hear one another’s perspectives, and strengthen our work together!

Thank you to each CPA who joined us and for the important role you play in serving children and families across our community. We’re grateful to walk alongside you and look forward to our next Lunch & Listen💙

07/30/2026

☀️ Summer Sanity: Teach the Skill

When children struggle with the same behavior over and over, it may not be because they're choosing to be difficult, it may be because they're missing a skill.

Instead of focusing only on correcting the behavior, look for opportunities to teach and practice the skill you'd like to see when everyone is calm.

💛 This week's challenge: Identify one recurring challenge and spend time practicing the desired skill together before the next difficult moment.

Remember: Skills can be taught; shame teaches nothing.

07/29/2026

Back-to-school season can bring big emotions, challenging behaviors, and a lot of transitions, for both children and caregivers.

The good news? It doesn’t have to feel like a battle.

Join us for TBRI® Back 2 School to learn practical, trauma-informed strategies that help you:
📚 Build connection before correction
💙 Better understand the “why” behind behaviors
🌟 Support your child with confidence throughout the school year

🗓 Saturday, August 1
⏰ 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
📍 Fostering Hope Family Center
💻 Virtual option available!

Register through the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!

07/21/2026

☀️ Summer Sanity: Prepare, Don’t Surprise

Transitions can be tough, especially for children who have experienced unpredictability. A little preparation can go a long way in helping children feel safe, secure, and ready for what’s next.

💛 This week’s challenge: Give 15-minute, 5-minute, and 1-minute warnings before transitions. Try using a timer on your phone or a visual kitchen timer to help your child know what to expect.

Remember: Preparation prevents panic.

07/20/2026

Back-to-school doesn’t have to mean back to stress. 💙

Join us for TBRI® Back2School as we share practical, connection-based strategies to help children and caregivers start the school year with confidence.

📅 Saturday, August 1
🕙 10am-1pm
📍 Fostering Hope Family Center
🔗 Register through the link in our bio!

07/17/2026

☀️ Summer Sanity: Needs Matter☀️

Sometimes what looks like "bad behavior" is really a child trying to communicate an unmet need.

When children are hungry, thirsty, tired, hot, overwhelmed, or under-stimulated, staying regulated can be incredibly difficult. Meeting those basic needs first can make all the difference.

💛 This week's challenge: Create a simple "fuel-up routine" with water, a healthy snack, and movement before the most challenging times of your day.

Remember: A regulated body supports a regulated mind.

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13300 Pond Springs Road
Austin, TX
78729

Telephone

+15129533421

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https://iamfosteringhope.org/, https://linktr.ee/fostering_hope

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