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Gift Foster and Adoptive Kids Shared Family Experiences For Christmas

I remember the first Christmas as a foster dad. My wife and I of course went overboard with getting too many presents for the kids in our home. Not to mention that CASA workers, agency workers, and An...

Noelle – Discussion Guide

Discussion Questions: Which character was your favorite? Who did you relate to the most? Why? [Caregiver Note: Since Noelle is the main character and is fun and whimsical a lot of children will likely...

Noelle – Discussion

[Download the PDF Packet] Grade: Transfiguring Adoption awarded this movie 2 Hoots out of 5 based on how useful it will be for a foster/adoptive family. [Learn more about our Hoot grading system here]...

Noelle – Comprehensive Review

Transfiguring Adoption’s Overview: Noelle is a whimsical holiday movie that follows the story of Noelle and her brother Nick Kringle, who are Santa’s children. The movie opens with Nick preparin...

Noelle (2019)

Grade: Transfiguring Adoption awarded this movie 2 Hoots out of 5 based on how useful it will be for a foster/adoptive family. [Learn more about our Hoot grading system here] Movie Info: Rating: G Gen...

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Can You Relate To a Trauma Filled Holiday?

Do Foster/Adoptive Families Fit in with a Holly Jolly Christmas? It’s that time of the year where everyone is talking about peace on Earth and goodwill toward men. The Christmas holiday has chil...

Prepare For Successful Holidays – Online Panel Discussion

Studies and professionals will tell you that kids from traumatic backgrounds do best with routine. Therefore, when holidays approach and threaten to throw that routine off balance, undesirable behavio...

Helping A Foster Child At Christmas

Guest Blog by Dr. John DeGarmo Did you know that many children in foster care have never had a birthday celebrated in their name? Are you aware that hundreds of thousands of foster children have never...

Surviving Holidays as a Foster or Adoptive Family: Part 2-Honoring Feelings

Honoring Feelings (Note: This blog is directed more towards the kids and may make a good read as a family.) Even though we have our traditions and spend time with each other connecting, big days are s...