Blog | Author Sandra Flach

Primary Characteristics of FASD—Memory Problems

Aug 23

Primary Characteristics of FASD—Memory Problems

Does this happen to you: Your family is about to leave for an appointment, school, church, (you fill in the blank) and your kiddo can’t...

Primary Characteristics of FASD—Slow Processing Pace

Sandra Flach

Jun 8

Primary Characteristics of FASD—Slow Processing Pace

What were you thinking? Why would you do that? Why didn’t you finish everything I told you to do? Questions like these flew out of my...

Primary Characteristics of FASD: Impulsivity

Sandra Flach

May 25

Primary Characteristics of FASD: Impulsivity

“What were you thinking!” Have you ever thrown your arms up and spewed those words at your kiddo? I have. My child’s constant impulsive...

Primary Characteristics of FASD: Dysmaturity

Sandra Flach

Apr 10

Primary Characteristics of FASD: Dysmaturity

Remember the phrase, act your age, not your shoe size? Does anyone come to mind when you think of it now? Perhaps one of the children you...

Sandra Flach

Mar 10

Reconnecting

Whew! What a whirlwind season. So much has happened since my last post. I’d love to reconnect and share an update with you. Speaking of...

Caution—Rough Road Ahead—Parenting Teens with Trauma & FASD

Sandra Flach

Oct 10, 2022

Caution—Rough Road Ahead—Parenting Teens with Trauma & FASD

Parenting teens with trauma—especially those prenatally exposed to alcohol or other substances—can be a rough road. The journey is often...

Trials and Triumphs of Parenting Teens with FASD

Sandra Flach

May 12, 2022

Trials and Triumphs of Parenting Teens with FASD

The path of parenting children with trauma and other challenges such as a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is riddled with...

Week 3 ~ Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive and Foster Parents

Sandra Flach

Dec 18, 2021

Week 3 ~ Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive and Foster Parents

Advent, means arrival and is a time to prepare for the coming of Christ. My hope is that each week leading up to Christmas I will help...

Week 2 ~ Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive and Foster Parents

Sandra Flach

Dec 14, 2021

Week 2 ~ Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive and Foster Parents

Advent, meaning arrival or coming is a time to prepare for the arrival of Christ. Each week leading up to Christmas I’d like to help...

Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive and Foster Parents

Sandra Flach

Dec 4, 2021

Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive and Foster Parents

Advent means arrival or coming. It’s a time to prepare for the coming of Christ—the birth of Jesus. Each week leading up to Christmas...

Homeschooling Resources for Adoptive and Foster Families

Sandra Flach

Sep 28, 2021

Homeschooling Resources for Adoptive and Foster Families

School is in session. Do your kids attend public or private school? Are you a homeschooling family? Does Covid-19 still have a choke hold...

Parenting Strategies for Children with FASD & Trauma

Sandra Flach

Aug 12, 2021

Parenting Strategies for Children with FASD & Trauma

How is your summer going? Mine has been exhausting—parenting teens with FASD should be an Olympic event! Some days are harder than...

Sandra Flach

Jun 28, 2021

Key #6: Connect with Yourself

Welcome to our final post in the Key Connections For Adoptive and Foster Parents series. I hope you checked out the first five posts as...

Key #5: Connect with Fellow Adoptive & Foster Parents

Sandra Flach

Jun 1, 2021

Key #5: Connect with Fellow Adoptive & Foster Parents

Welcome back to my blog post series about Key Connections For Adoptive and Foster Parents. Parenting children with trauma histories is an...

Sandra Flach

May 20, 2021

Key #4: Connect with Training

Thank you for stopping by to my website. I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about Six Key Connections Every Adoptive and Foster...

Sandra Flach

May 12, 2021

Key #3: Connecting with Your Children

I’m thrilled you’ve returned for my blog series Key Connections for Adoptive and Foster Parents. This week we will focus on the...

Sandra Flach

Apr 30, 2021

Key #2: Connecting with Your Spouse

Welcome back to my blog series about Key Connections for Adoptive and Foster Parents. Last week I shared about the most important...

Sandra Flach

Apr 21, 2021

Key #1: To Connect With Christ

Welcome back! I’m so grateful you returned for the journey deeper into Six Key Connections For Adoptive and Foster Parents. The first key...

6 Connections Every Adoptive and Foster Parent Should Make

Sandra Flach

Apr 14, 2021

6 Connections Every Adoptive and Foster Parent Should Make

We snuck in through the back door. My husband and I, with no formal training, stepped into the world of adoption. We parented three...