We talk through what it really takes to advocate for foster and adoptive kids at school without turning every meeting into a battle. We share a trauma-informed lens for reading behavior, partnering with teachers, and building plans that support nervous systems instead of rewarding or punishing survival responses.
• why back-to-school transitions hit trauma-impacted kids harder
• Jennifer’s adoption story and how TBRI reshaped her parenting and school work
• the Four Rs of trauma-informed care and what “trauma-told” looks like
• why systems protect systems and how teacher constraints affect support
• fight flight freeze fawn fib as stress signals, not character flaws
• why home and school can see different behaviors from the same child
• co-regulation ideas to share with school staff and what to ask for
• scaffolding safe alternatives for unsafe behaviors without being permissive
• how progress often shows up as proximity frequency duration before intensity
• compassion fatigue in both parents and educators and how gratitude helps

Before we go, make sure you check the show notes for all the links that Jennifer mentioned today.

And hey, if you missed last week's episode on transition, go back and give it a listen.

TBRI: https://child.tcu.edu/tbri/

TBRI Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tbri-podcast/id1566206875

Empowered to Connect: https://empoweredtoconnect.org/

Empowered to Connect Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-to-connect-podcast/id1522355545

Robyn Gobbel: https://robyngobbel.com/

The Baffling Behavior Show: https://robyngobbel.com/podcast/

Dr Lori Desautels: https://revelationsineducation.com/

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