As Your Family Grows...
Whether you are in the process of adopting a child or you have already adopted and seek understanding about your child's to adjustment process, Dr. Jeffrey Olrick provides information and support to help you build your new life together.
Pre-Adoption Coaching
Your new life your child is about to begin...insure that it gets off to the best possible start.
Adopting a child can be a process of both hope and disappointment, fear and faith. Dr. Jeffrey Olrick partners with pre-adoptive parents to explain what your children will be experiencing as they transition into your home, and to help you make the adjustment process as seamless as possible.
Post-Adoption Consultation
Understanding your child's experience is the first step to helping her heal...
For post-adoptive families, questions can arise about how to respond to behaviors stemming from past experiences. Dr. Olrick is available to consult with you to determine whether or not your child may be suffering from attachment disorder, and to educate you about the best resources available to meet the needs of your child.
Dr. Jeffrey Olrick, founder of Apprenticeship Parenting, is a Psychologist and Attachment Specialist in Adoption and Attachment Disorder. He teaches families about the best ways to transition a child into their home, and equips them to recognize and address Symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder.
Breakthroughs in the study of brain development and attachment research are revolutionizing our understanding of child development. Apprenticeship Parenting exists to teach parents how utilize these new understandings in their parenting, and to demonstrate how attachment research echoes what scripture teaches us about God as a loving parent.
I love the idea of Harbor Time--what a simple and powerful concept! As soon as I finished the article I was able to have Harbor Time with my son, and I was amazed at his immediate positive response. Thanks for a wonderful insight!
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Parenting Seminar Participant
Charlottesville, VA
"Dr. Olrick's comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the family system give great credibility and application to Jeffrey Olrick's work. . . As the Keynote Speaker at our Foster Parent conference, he was well received by the many "front line" parents and professionals attending the event."
Kendall Mosburg, MA
Indianapolis, IN
Building on the idea of parenting as an apprenticeship, Dr. Jeffrey Olrick gives parents the tools to draw alongside their children and walk with them as they develop and grow.
Tools for Parents Include:
Phone Consultations
Email Coaching
Webinars
Seminars
Parenting Articles
Join AP today and instantly receive a copy of Dr. Olrick's article explaining "Rest Stop Parenting" a parenting tool that will transform your experience with time outs. Plus, receive information about upcoming webinars and seminars.
Time Outs don't work. Join Apprenticeship
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As soon as you sign up you'll receive a link to Dr. Jeffrey Olrick's article, "Rest Stop Parenting:
The importance of drawing near to your child as you discipline."
Transform your Time Outs!