Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents

Boundaries 102

I want to discuss boundaries today from two different perspectives: boundaries or the lack thereof often observed in children with ... Read More

Boundaries 102Cathy Tompkins, MA2025-10-02T20:45:03+00:00

How do we prepare a young human to enter the adult world ready to participate? Let’s take a few minutes ... Read More

Parenting 101Cathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T07:16:18+00:00

I’m continually amazed by how much time I spend considering the human condition. As a child, I remember thinking that ... Read More

Healing WordsCathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:43:10+00:00

It’s humbling to consider what’s happening in the brain of an infant. Even before birth, a fetus is shaped by ... Read More

The Adolescent BrainCathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:44:42+00:00

Tears 101 I’ve mentioned before the value of daily meditation. Well, this morning found me looking for a guided meditation ... Read More

Tears 101Cathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:47:49+00:00

Whose Fault Is It? My 11-year-old granddaughter urgently asked me to take her to get two cocoas before she left ... Read More

Whose Fault Is It?Cathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:46:40+00:00

WHERE DO I COME FROM? Call me Cathy. Cathy with a C, please. I have a vague memory that I ... Read More

WHERE DO I COME FROM?Cathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:49:21+00:00

Leaving the Nest: Adulting 101 I may have said this before, but just to be sure: being the parent of ... Read More

March 2025 Leaving the Nest: Adulting 101Cathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:49:47+00:00

Parenting Older Teens I heard Alan Alda (of Mash fame) say that being a parent is like watching ea cheesy ... Read More

Big Changes 101: Parenting Older TeensCathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:50:06+00:00

Kid Power 101 Last fall, I spent a week with a friend I hadn’t seen in 40 years. To my ... Read More

Kid Power 101Cathy Tompkins, MA2025-09-30T09:51:29+00:00