parenting
The Diagnosis Dilemma: 4 Purposes for Diagnosing a Child
Experience Morph’s One’s Ideology Experience morphs one’s ideology. This is so true in parenting. We come to parenthood with all types of ideas and theories. We plan to parent certai...
Showing Up At My Birth Dad’s Home Unannounced – Guest Blog by Elijah Thomas
Guest Blog by Elijah Thomas First off, I am no adoption expert. I don’t recommend what I did for everyone. Ultimately I think I did this so that my birth father wouldn’t have the opportuni...
Tips For Raising A Multicultural Family – Discussion Panel
There is so much more to caring for a child from a different cultural background than haircare. Make sure that your giving your child everything they need to grow up and form their identity in the bes...
Parents Wanted
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A Seasonal Craft for Foster and Adoptive Families
I’ll be the first to admit that I hate doing crafts with kids. Our house is full of people and gets cluttered quickly. I find myself struggling to find places for all the crafts kids do. ...
All a Part of Life
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How to Talk to Adoptive Parents Considering Out-of-Home Placement of a Child
I avoid online foster care and adoption groups like the plague these days. I have found I do not have the emotional energy for the drama and judgement that can be as prevalent in these groups as they ...
Former Foster Youth Talk: Tips & Advice for Current Caregivers
Foster and adoptive parents have the difficult job of creating an nurturing environment for children who have come from traumatic places. However, many children themselves are unsure of their own feel...
Adoption at the Movies
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