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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

Read on www.psychologytoday.com

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Taken into Foster Care, Through the Eyes of a Child

Before she was an inmate, Michelle Voorhees was a kid in foster care. Painting a vivid picture, Voorhees asks you to imagine the harrowing, disconcerting experience of being removed from your own home.

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2020
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Building Empathy by Dr Michele Borba

Dr Michele Borba parenting advice on helping children build empathy.

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Michele Borba
2017
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The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family

The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion.

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Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, Wendy Lyons Sunshine
2007
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Dr. Gabor Maté & Daniel Maté: “Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children”

Public talk by father and son Gabor and Daniel Maté; recorded May 13, 2016 at SFU-Woodward’s (Vancouver, BC) as part of their “Hello Again” workshop for parents and adult children. Presented by Hollyhock. Moderated by Maria LaRose.

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Gabor Maté
2016
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