You Have to Create Dependance before You Get Independance
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. You need to create dependence before you can receive independence from your child. Once your child begins showing initiative to do things independently, it’s important to acknowledge it.
Being Tuned in to Your Kid and in the Moment
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. In this video, Josee explains the importance of being tuned into your child in the moment. Paying attention to your child’s cues and body language is so important.
Start off at the Senses to Build the Relationship
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. Josee teaches parents to start off at the senses to build a relationship with their child. Building a relationship with your child is similar as building a relationship with any adult.
The Stages of a Relationship
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. In this video, Josee explains the different stages in building a relationship with your child.
Who are You the Closest to When You're in Need?
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. In this video, Josee talks about attachment. When you’re in times of need, attachment is who you are the closest to.
Working with Children before Adoption
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. As a Transitional Family Support Worker, Josee works closely with children on a long term basis to ensure the child transitions readily and easily into adoptive families.
The Wrong Perspective on Adoption
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. A lot of times, adoptive parents have the wrong perspective in terms of adoption. The parents feel as if they’ve “saved” the child. In this video, Josee explains why this is the wrong attitude to have.
Teenagers Are Most in Need of Adoption
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. In this video, Josee explains why teenagers are the most in need of adoption.
Treat Your Child How You Want to Be Treated
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. Creating a strong relationship with your child is so important. Parents need to treat their child how they would want to be treated in order to establish mutual respect.
Do Everything You Can to Learn About Your Child
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. Josee’s advice to other parents is take the time to learn about your child. Treat your relationship with your child like an adult relationship. Ask questions to learn about them.
Get Back into the Relationship
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. In this video, Josee explains the importance of building and maintaining a strong relationship with your child.
There Are Kids in Grade 2 With Phones
Josee Lang is a Transitional Family Support Worker at Interior Community Services. In today’s society, more and more children have access to cell phones at a young age. In Josee's opinion, technology is taking away from building authentic relationships.