by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Jan 17, 2023 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized
(5-minute read) I’ve gotten hooked on a TV show on the History Channel: Alone. I enjoy several things about it. The variety of skill sets brought to the situation by the group of contestants is truly impressive. Some approach the experience with great shows of bravado...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Dec 15, 2021 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized
I’m going to focus on a concept possibly unfamiliar but worth your attention. Dosing is a word used by Dr. Bruce Perry of the Neurosequential Model to describe the role a caregiver has in controlling how much stress children with chronic trauma histories can...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Jun 15, 2021 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized
Skin color matters. Hair texture matters. History matters. I know I risk angering some readers with these ideas but that has never stopped me before. I hope you will stay with me. 1. My daughter’s best friend in high school was a black girl whose daddy had served in...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | May 13, 2021 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized
We are into this pandemic for over a year. I hope you are able to get vaccinated. So many of us have health issues that prevent us from getting vaccinations; it is up to the rest of us to do what we can to achieve herd immunity. I had no problems with the first...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Jul 24, 2020 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized
I’m thinking a lot about what it means to have a traumatized teen enter my home. I’ve told him that in this home we don’t have sex with kids or hit them. I’ve told him the household routines he can expect. I’ve made sure that coming to my home was his choice, not...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Nov 20, 2018 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized
I remember several times when daddy was flat broke. He kept me out of school to parade me before the owner of his favorite liquor store to ask for money to take me to the doctor. With money in hand, he would drive down the street to his second favorite liquor store to...
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