Congratulations for deciding to get the resources to be a more effective foster-adoptive parent!  Here are the direct download links (click the text link or image) to your resources: The new short Parents Toolshop® Jump Start Guide (JSG) gives you the basics of the entire Universal Blueprint® system and core concepts and tools you need to get a Jump Start on using it. This will be the main text for this course. The universal Action Guide is a supplement to the JSG, with practice exercises, research citations, and links to bonus resources. The Foster Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Action Guide,... (Read More ...)

Welcome to the Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® (FAPT)  ADVANCED T.I.P.S. (Trauma-Informed Parenting Series). This is a 6-session training series, recorded live, that teaches you the Universal Blueprint® for Parenting Success, from a trauma-informed perspective. Each module focuses on one of the 6 Toolboxes in that system. As you go through each module, you will take the following steps: Read the Parents Toolshop® Jump Start Guide (JSG) book. gives you the basics of the entire Universal Blueprint® system and core concepts and tools you need to get a Jump Start on using it. This will be... (Read More ...)

Your children probably have a way of “pushing your buttons,” even if it’s not their intention to do so (at least not at first). When they do, you probably get angry, even if you don’t show it. How would you like to get rid of them!? No, not your children! The trigger buttons! Bless Your Trigger Buttons Look, your children didn’t create your trigger buttons, they just discovered them. (If you want to know how they got programmed in and what happens when they get pushed, watch the free “Trigger-Free Parenting” webinar on the Parents Toolshop® YouTube channel. So why get angry... (Read More ...)

This on-line course includes the entire Basic TIPS course + Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® bonus content. Participation includes: Reading training materials specifically created for this topic and Submitting your answers to the final review questions and “Action Step” assignments from both Action Guides IF you want to become a Parents Toolshop® Graduate, be sure to follow the “At The End” steps. to qualify.   COURSE MATERIALS Here’s a list of the 3 key resources included in the Foster Adoptive Parents Toolshop Basic T.I.P.S. with direct download links (click... (Read More ...)