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Congenital disabilities and gender non-conforming identities as parts of God’s intended creation

by Loren Haarsma, Kevin Timpe, Linda Naranjo-Huebl & Emily Helder Originally published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (2024) PDF FileDownload Abstract Some Christians believe that God’s creational norm for humanity is binary sex and gender, and that intersex or transgender variations resulted from…
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November 7, 2024
Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationPapers & Presentations

Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees

Helder, E. J., Horstman, H. K., Henness, J., Lyssy, K., Vallance, C., Warners, A. L., Bailey, F. X. (2024). Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241276696 Memorable Messages Study Results, 2-page infographicDownload PDF Download of…
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August 23, 2024
Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPapers & Presentations

Long-term follow-up of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) with adolescent adoptees

Emily Helder, Francie Bailey, Ana Li Warners, & Chloe Vallance Full TextDownload Abstract The present study sought to demonstrate the long-term impacts of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS; Laugeson et al., 2010) among adolescent adoptees struggling to navigate peer…
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January 25, 2024
Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPapers & Presentations

Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and onset of punishment as predictors of child adjustment five years after international adoption

An empirical evaluation of controversial practices in popular adoption manuals Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe & Emily Helder Download full text article Abstract Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and punishment the first year post-adoption were used to predict externalizing, internalizing, attachment disturbances and full-scale IQ at five years post-adoption…
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January 16, 2023
Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Use of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) intervention to improve social skills and peer relationships among adolescent adoptees

Emily Helder, Tami Rigterink, Rachel Cush, Corey Mettler, and Lynnae Guffie Download Full Text Article pdf Abstract The present study evaluated the efficacy of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) among 45 adolescent adoptees who were struggling with peer relationships.…
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January 10, 2023
Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationPapers & Presentations

Religious Motivation to Adopt as a Predictor of Adoptive Family Structure, Parental Discipline, and Outcomes

Originally Authored by Emily J. Helder, Marjorie L. Gunnoe, and Hannah Timmermans in Adoption Quarterly Download Full Text Article PDF Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine religious motivation to adopt and how this relates to decisions families made while adopting, firm discipline,…
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July 21, 2020
Adoption & Foster CareNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Are Disinhibited Social Behaviors Among Internationally Adopted Children Mediated by the Attachment Environment or by Children’s Difficulties with Inhibitory Control?

Article Originally Authored by Bethany Gorter, Emily J. Helder, Ye In Oh & Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe in Adoption Quarterly Download Full Article PDF Abstract Internationally adopted children show higher rates of disinhibited social behavior (DSB). Two competing explanations for DSB include difficulties in attachment specifically…
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July 5, 2017
Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityNeuropsychology & NeurosciencePapers & Presentations

Attachment Disturbances Delay Language Acquisition in Internationally Adopted Children

Originally Authored by Rachel M. Jensen, Emily J. Helder & Marjorie Linder Gunnoe in Adoption Quarterly Download Full Article PDF Abstract Cross-sectional research on internationally adopted children has indicated an association between early attachment disturbances and language deficits. Raaska et al. (2013) have speculated that…
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July 29, 2016