The Connected Child in Latvian

May 4, 2021 | Resources

Here at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, we often say that we are learning to change the world for children – and we do mean the world. Sadly, there are vulnerable children across the globe needing trust-based relationships to help them heal. We design...

Talking TBRI® 101 with Dr. David Cross

May 4, 2021 | Resources

On May 9 we launched TBRI® 101: A Self-Guided Course in Trust-Based Relationships, a new resource that we’ve had in the works for quite awhile. Although this resource just became available, TBRI® 101 has an interesting history. Dr. David Cross, who created the...

TBRI® Animate: Attachment

May 4, 2021 | Resources

We are thrilled to introduce our newest video resource, a TBRI® Animate about Attachment! Dr. David Cross narrates this three-minute video which explores the importance of the attachment bond between children and their caregivers. Young children use their attachment...

Starting Small: Eye Contact

May 4, 2021 | Resources

 by: Amanda Purvis Often times when people first hear about Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) they can feel overwhelmed. If that’s you, take a deep breath. Just like with learning any new skill, we must start small. In this series, we’ll give easy tips to...

Poetry of Doing

May 4, 2021 | Resources

by: David Cross, PhD “How to Be a Poet”(to remind myself) by Wendell Berryin Land, Life, and the Poetry of Creatures i Make a place to sit down.Sit down. Be quiet.You must depend uponaffection, reading, knowledge, skill — more of eachthan you have — inspiration, work,...

On Being an Adoptive Sibling

May 4, 2021 | Resources

by: Jana Hunsley  Not one thing in this life has affected me so deeply or changed me so profoundly as the adoption of my seven siblings.  Before adoption, my home was filled with two older sisters, a younger brother, and two parents.  Life was simple, comfortable, and...