| 81. | | Grade 9 Up—This title refers to the "pieces" that adoptees must identify, gather, and put together properly in order to make themselves whole. It is a compendium of poems, essays, drawings, ... |
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| 82. | | As most adoptive parents are aware, a secure attachment is key to a child’s healthy development. Attachment is defined as a child’s bond to a caregiver based on the caregiver’s sensitivity and ... |
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| 83. | | Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child is a remarkably comprehensive and useful resource for both parents and practitioners. This book is a wise roadmap that anyone adopting internationally ... |
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| 84. | | In the adoption community we talk a lot about the need to parent the adopted or foster child differently. Over the 12 years since our first adoption I have honestly gone back and forth over this ... |
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| 85. | | Watch as Dr. Purvis provides practical insight to parents about how they can effectively correct their children while still empowering and connecting with them.
Parenting Strategies That ... |
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| 86. | | Why am I not a more joyful parent? Why aren’t my kids turning out as I expected? Why do I always feel as if I’m not doing enough for my children?
Is Parenting Supposed to Be This Difficult?
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| 87. | | Who is this child?
I heard once that personhood can be defined in three parts: (1) Identity, (2)Acceptance, (3) Approval. This intrigued me, as I have become increasingly convinced that ... |
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| 88. | | The use of a "Time Out" has been popular for many years as parents look for effective ways to discipline and train their child. Typically this approach is used to isolate a child for a period of ... |
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| 89. | | "You will find that we speak a lot about identity in this blog. Stephen wrote a post about it in March (you can read it here) and I’d like to continue the thought. One of the most important ... |
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| 90. | | How many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? ... |
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| 91. | | Mark Richt, head coach at the University of Georgia, and his wife, Katharyn, talk about the decision they made years ago to adopt two children from Ukraine. More to Give (part 1)
What could you ... |
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| 92. | Along with the joys and blessings of adoption and foster care come some difficult and often painful realities – issues such as grief, loss, abandonment, past trauma and the need for forgiveness, just ... |
| 93. | Adoption Factbook V was released in May 2011. As with previous Adoption Factbooks, the centerpiece of this comprehensive publication is the article presenting original research ... |
| 94. | | The National Foster Care & Adoption Directory (formerly the National Adoption Directory) offers adoption and foster care resources by ... |
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| 95. | | There is power in story. You have a story. Your child has a story. And, together a story is being written with your lives — moment by moment. Yet we seldom have the opportunity to reflect on our ... |
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| 96. | | This autobiography by Jean Erichsen tells the story of how she went from being a neglected, abused child to become an adoptive mother and an orphan advocate. For more information or purchase ... |
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| 97. | | 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. ... |
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| 98. | | The More4Orphans Summit 2012 brought focus to the orphan crisis in our world today and explored ways we can all help the most vulnerable among us. The Summit featured three tracts: Global Orphan ... |
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When it comes to the issue of “talking” with your children about adoption or foster care, most parents immediately think in terms of what they should (and should not) say. However, effectively ... |
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| 100. | | More Than 'I' Can Handle poignantly tells the inspiring story of the Mestas family, Eileen and Jerry, and their three biological and five adopted children. Living an adoption journey filled with ... |
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