| 201. | | The University of Chicago Adoption Center Care Team has created several online videos outlining some of the more common types of special needs adoption. Parents will gain a deeper understanding of a ... |
|
| 202. | | Find resources for adoptive parents of children with a range of medical issues, including:
Anorectal Malformations
Albinism
Arachnoid Brain Cyst
Arthrogryposis
Birthmarks
Brachial Plexus ... |
|
| 203. | | Dr. Karyn Purvis and Michael Monroe offer helpful insights and practical advice in response to the following questions that are commonly asked by adoptive and foster parents:
1. How Do I ... |
|
| 204. | | Over the past several years, Patty and Harold Anglin have adopted eight children with special needs, adding to their already large family of seven biological children. Their adopted children range ... |
|
| 205. | | For the growing audience of adoptive families, Chronicle Books is proud to offer a baby book that suits the wide array of experiences and choices that bring a family and their new child together. ... |
|
| 206. | | God’s adoption plan provides the church with the perfect ministry model.
"At the heart of orphan care at Saddleback Church is the desire to end the orphan crisis. We believe every child deserves a ... |
|
| 207. | | A national adoption movement is beginning and growing in South Africa! Read this encouraging report from Dan Cruver of Together for Adoption who shares about what God is doing on behalf of ... |
|
| 208. | | Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis of Empowered to Connect explains the I.D.E.A.L. response for parents when dealing with their child's ... |
|
| 209. | | This blog post from Susan Hillis shares the importance of connecting both with pillars around you (mom, dads, and leaders called to love orphans), but also connecting vertically to THE true ... |
|
| 210. | | Focus on the Family has created a kit that will help your church gain a vision for orphan care. Even better, they're offering the kit for free!
Fill out this form to get your free church ... |
|
| 211. | | Loving from a Distance Webinar: How family and friends can show love and support without hurting attachment.
This webinar was led by Whitney White, Lifeline’s International Education ... |
|
| 212. | | Proper attachment is the most fundamental issue in a successful adoption, but what exactly does the term mean? Attaching in Adoption answers that question thoroughly, and it provides ... |
|
| 213. | | Adopting the Father's Heart is a vulnerable and challenging look into God's call to orphan care through one couple's experience with adoption. Kenneth and Danielle were on a path to return overseas ... |
|
| 214. | | Adoptive and foster families may struggle to understand and support their new children. Because these children may have experienced significant trauma prior to their placement, they may view and ... |
|
| 215. | | Family Life has a number of great radio broadcasts about adoption and orphan care. They cover everything from the theology of adoption to global orphan care movements to sharing the stories on ... |
|
| 216. | | The presence of extremely challenging behaviors in children may indicate that the child has experienced trauma in their early days. Trauma, in this case, may include prenatal substance exposure or ... |
|
| 217. | | Telling a child he or she is adopted can be a trying task, but this is only the first step. After becoming aware that he or she is adopted, the child will question the details of the adoption. The ... |
|
| 218. | | There are no easy formulas. Three views.
Megan Hill, Jedd Medefind, and Johnny Carr While there are no easy formulas, this article from Christianity Today shares three views on how churches can best ... |
|
| 219. | | We use the word adoption very casually today. We speak of adopting pets, books, and highways. Yet the word has a far nobler significance. Adoption is the permanent placement of a child in a family ... |
|
| 220. | | There are no easy formulas. This Christianity Today article offer three views on how to support adoptive families from Megan Hill, Jedd Medefind, and Johnny ... |
|
