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Helping Children From Hard Places Regulate Big Emotions
Parenting children from hard places often means navigating big emotions. A simple request can turn into tears. A transition can become a meltdown. A small disappointment can feel overwhelming. In those moments it can feel confusing, exhausting, and sometimes even discouraging. But many times these reactions are not simply behavior problems. They are nervous system responses. Children who have experienced trauma, instability, loss, or neglect are often still learning how to fe
Sommer Adebayo
Mar 55 min read
Grateful Families: Building a Culture of Thankfulness
As the year draws to a close, November invites us to pause to breathe deeply, to take inventory of how far we’ve come, and to recognize God’s hand in the quiet spaces of our story. It ’s a month where the crisp air and falling leaves remind us that change can be both beautiful and necessary. For many foster, adoptive, and blended families, this season can also stir layers of gratitude, growth, and even grief, and that’s okay. Each emotion has a place at the table. This mont
Sommer Adebayo
Nov 30, 20253 min read
Hope for the Journey
Every journey has its highs and lows, but foster care and adoption bring a unique kind of terrain. One day may feel filled with laughter...
Sommer Adebayo
Sep 25, 20252 min read
Preparing for Transitions: Supporting Your Family Through Seasons of Change
Change is part of every family’s journey, but for foster and adoptive families , transitions often carry added emotional and spiritual...
Sommer Adebayo
Aug 5, 20253 min read
Living a Life of Freedom: An Invitation to Breathe Again
What does it really mean to live free as a parent especially in the world of foster care, adoption, trauma, and healing? At The Well...
Sommer Adebayo
Jul 28, 20253 min read
What Makes a Family Connected?
Practical Tools + Honest Reflections for Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Families Connection is more than family resemblance or legal...
Sommer Adebayo
Jul 1, 20252 min read
Why The Well Connected Family Exists?
When my family stepped into kinship care, it changed everything. It wasn’t a decision made lightly. It was a step of obedience one rooted...
Sommer Adebayo
Jun 27, 20252 min read
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