Transcript
0:00 When we find ourselves in a role to care for a child who is not our own, often our first objective is to render that child receptive to our correction, receptive to our value system, receptive to our management. And the thing is our role designates our responsibilities and not necessarily our power to do so to carry out the job in general. And it turns out relationship does that, right? Because we can invite that child into our home, but that doesn't mean that they feel at home with us. And I can tell you that I'm wouldn't jump to taking correction or adopting the value system of somebody that I couldn't count on feeling like they wanted me around, that I wasn't sure that I belonged there, that I didn't feel invited, and if I wasn't 100% sure that I mattered to that person, it wouldn't work. And that's why I really love teaching this course, transplanting children, because it gives us insight and appreciation and a bit of a road map to how to take a child from one place who started growing in one place and giving them a place to grow their roots with us and transplanting them from one place to another.
1:29 And whether we're stepparents, adoptive parents, foster parents, grandparents taking on a bigger role, this all matters. And walking the maze to relationship can have a few speed bumps when we weren't the one who changed their diapers. We weren't the one who dried their tears as a toddler. And so finding a way through to relationship really helps the home flow, helps us reach our potential as caregivers and helps that child to develop into their full human potential.
2:03 And this course is insightbased and gives us the appreciation also that this child has been uprooted and has been through something. And so how do we get around that? How do we navigate that? And these are questions that we'll wrestle with in this course, transplanting children, starting January 15th, 2026. And my name is Bri Jordan. I'm with the Newfeld Institute as faculty and I am also a licensed psychotherapist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I hope to see you in the course.
Summary
- Caregivers often focus on correcting and managing children rather than building relationships.
- A child's receptiveness to guidance is linked to their sense of belonging and emotional safety.
- The course "Transplanting Children" aims to provide insights into helping children adjust to new environments.
- Understanding the child's past experiences of being uprooted is essential for effective caregiving.
- Building relationships can ease the transition for children and enhance the caregiving experience.
- The course will address challenges caregivers face when they haven't been part of the child's early life.
- Bri Jordan, a licensed psychotherapist, leads the course, starting January 15, 2026.