How Can I Help My Child Get Through an Identity Crisis? Several weeks ago I found myself at a child’s birthday party. All around us children screamed with glee,... Read More
What Is Some Good Advice for When We Bring Home Our Baby? 5 Helpful Tips to Remember When You Adopt an Infant. Mention to people that you are adopting a... Read More
What Are Your Best Ideas for Creating Adoption Lifebooks? If you are anything like me then you want to capture every moment of your child’s life and... Read More
One Kid Has Open Adoption, Other Has Closed. What do I do? Navigating the adoption world can be tough. That difficulty can be multiplied when you are parenting more than... Read More
How do I respond to “You’re not my real mom!”? I remember being about 14 years old, in the eighth grade, and staying the first night at a... Read More
How Can I Prepare for a Successful Open Adoption? Open adoption has become much more popular in recent years. This popularity is no coincidence but rather a... Read More
How Can I Help My Child if He or She Has Early-Life Trauma? How Can I Help My Child if He or She Has Early-Life Trauma? Oftentimes, life can knock us... Read More
How Can I Help My Foster Child With Problems at School? That awful walk to the principal’s office. Every child hates it. But so does the parent. It brings... Read More
What If My Older Child Is Having a Hard Time Connecting? Babies! Everyone wants to adopt babies! They’re cute, cuddly, don’t talk back to you, and trust you for... Read More
How Can Parents Help Their Unexpectedly Pregnant Daughter? Have you found yourself in the parenting situation of your daughter revealing that she is unexpectedly pregnant? Are... Read More
Can an Adopted Newborn Have Adoption-Related Trauma? Can a child adopted as a newborn have adopted-related trauma issues? Before we get too far into the... Read More
How Can I Help My Child Connect with Their Culture? The first time I ever considered international adoption I was standing at an adoption fair in Virginia. Mistakenly,... Read More
