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It's been one year since we came home from Ukraine with our adopted
13-yr-old daughter and the challenges we've had in trying to parent her have been, at times,
overwhelming. When I saw the story about the woman who sent her son back to Russia I thought, "how
could anyone do that?" and then ten minutes later I'm in a screaming match with my daughter about
something silly and thinking I want to send her back or why did we do this? Of course, we are thankful
that we have Bryan and the Post Institute at our finger tips, so we know we always have help when we
need it. I can't tell you the number of times that I have opened up the
Great Behavior Breakdown or
From Fear to Love
just to find the right advice for the situation I find myself in. Often times after applying the
techniques things get better, then I analyze the situation and think to myself, "what should I have
done differently?" Usually the answer is, I should have just loved her instead of trying to win. Man
is that tough to do when all you want them to do is something simple like take a shower. Why does
there always have to be a fight? I don't think the answer is simple except to say that the trauma she
has experienced in her life triggers a stress reaction that drives the behavior. As Bryan has said
many times in his lectures, audio programs and webinars, decrease the stress and you diminish the
behavior. Well, I guess it is simple, but not easy.
Speaking of advice, you might have noticed a new tab on our website
labeled Online Learning Center where there will be a lot of advice, information, training courses, and in a
few short weeks, you will have access to digital versions of some of Bryan's most popular work. We
have developed an online version of our most popular five hour New Family Revolution Training Course
and you'll find audio recordings available for download or listening of Bryan's lecture series for
The Great Behavior Breakdown
as well as webinars and other programs. So stayed tuned! There are some exciting things happening at the Post Institute.
As I reflect on this VERY long year, I've come to realize that this gift from God (our adopted daughter) has made our lives richer and slowly she will begin to heal.
David ... |
Bryan Post U 
