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Positive Childhood Experiences

August 23, 2025 By Robert Saul

PCEs are critical to childhood development. When problems occur such as ACES, PCEs and their associated relational health are the key going forward.

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, flourishing, PCEs, positive childhood experiences, Resilience

LEGOs – Why? Regulation

August 3, 2024 By Robert Saul

In retirement, I have found a “happy place” building LEGO sets. It helps me regulate.

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: childhood trauma, flourishing, LEGO, positive childhood experiences, reason, regulation, relate, Resilience, safe stable nurturing relationships

The Aspen Effect

May 26, 2024 By Robert Saul

I have always had a fascination with aspen trees. These glorious trees have so many aspects that I have subsequently discovered and found instructive.

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: aspen trees, Connie Maxwell Children's Ministries, Dr. Bruce Perry, flourishing, resiliency, restoration, The Aspen Effect, trauma-informed care

A Joyous Journey

March 11, 2024 By Robert Saul

I wasn’t sure what retirement would be like.  I knew that I would be “retiring” but vowed to not withdraw from service to children and families.1   My commitment to advocacy could not be time-limited. I could not withdraw from the work at hand. But it would be different. When I was working, I felt that…

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: Connie Maxwell Children's Ministries, Dr. Bruce Perry, flourishing, predictably unpredictable, Resilience, restoration, The McCall Center, trauma-informed care, unpredictably predictable

Adversity, resilience, and flourishing – Oh my!

June 9, 2022 By Robert Saul

Flourishing

There is a path forward from adversity. Resilience and flourishing to help establish SSNRs and using the tools of relational health can help clear that path.

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: adversity, flourishing, relational health, relationships, Resilience

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Dr. Saul deeply cares for all children. His advocacy on their behalf has led him to write this book for parents. We all need constant reminders about the optimal nurturing of children, and this book provides a multi-dimensional approach to parenting that is refreshingly new.

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