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4KIDS EPIC Parenting Tips

EPIC Tips & Activities

Infuse EPIC Training and Therapy principles into your day to day life! View and/or download various printed materials that the 4KIDS Clinical Team has created to help you parent, teach, or care for kids using a trauma-informed approach.

EPIC Basics: Adult Attachment Styles

Confronting what past events may have caused you to develop a certain adult attachment style can aid in recognizing any blind spots you may have when caring for kids with trauma.

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EPIC Basics: Understanding Teenagers

Discover what Generation Z values and learn ways to come alongside them during adolescence.

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Quick Tips: Helping Kids Calm Down

Discover a few practical ideas on helping a child calm down after an outburst and the science behind meltdowns.

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EPIC Basics: Infant Mental Health

Find out interventions that can promote secure attachment in infants.

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EPIC Basics: Setting Reasonable Expectations For Children With A Trauma Background

Learn why kids who have experienced childhood trauma may develop at a different pace than others.

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EPIC Basics: Working With Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma

Keep these handouts to remind you of the best ways to approach parenting, working, or interacting with children or teens who have gone through difficult experiences.

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EPIC Basics: Types of Trauma

Know how to define the four main kinds of trauma children and individuals go through.

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Hands-On Activity: Making a Lifebook

A lifebook is a physical representation of a child's story, documenting important moments in their life. Learn how to make one and why it's a helpful tool to use in your relationships with foster and adoptive kids.

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Hands-On Activity: Making An Engine Plate

Engine Plates are a great tool to teach a child how to communicate what they are feeling.

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Hands-On Activity: Making a Gratitude Board

Learn how to create an art project that reminds everyone in your household of all the things they are thankful for.

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Shopping Guide: Sensory Toys

Here are a few of 4KIDS Clinical Team's top choices for items you can purchase that can help teach kids how to self-regulate.

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Quick Tips: Helping Kids With Food Challenges

Get ideas on how to help kids develop healthy food habits.

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Quick Tips: Self-Care

Get ideas on how to care for yourself physically, emotionally, and spiritually as a parent.

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Quick Tips: Navigating Holidays

Discover ways to blend holidays traditions with your foster or adoptive children.

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Quick Tips: Celebrating A Child's Heritage

Discover five ways to be intentional about celebrating your adoptive child's culture of origin.

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