Articles related to "Adoptive Families"
Spirituality in Adoption
Discusses many ways that adoptive parents look to spirituality throughout their adoption and parenting.
• spirituality • religion • god • adoption • adopt
Discusses many ways that adoptive parents look to spirituality throughout their adoption and parenting.
• spirituality • religion • god • adoption • adopt
"At-Home Therapy" for Adopted Children
Tips for helping your adopted child to become secure and confident in herself through "at-home therapy."
• adopted children • adopting • adoption • adopts • adoptive families
Tips for helping your adopted child to become secure and confident in herself through "at-home therapy."
• adopted children • adopting • adoption • adopts • adoptive families
Adjustment to a New Dog...
Thoughts about bringing a new dog home and the similarities to bringing a newly-adopted older child home.
• adoption • child • adoptive family • adjustment • early months
Thoughts about bringing a new dog home and the similarities to bringing a newly-adopted older child home.
• adoption • child • adoptive family • adjustment • early months
Adoption Books for Children
Adoption books for children of all ages. To help children learn about adoption, families, and grief.
• adoption books • children • children's • kids • adopt
Adoption books for children of all ages. To help children learn about adoption, families, and grief.
• adoption books • children • children's • kids • adopt
Adoption Lingo
Brief summary of adoption lingo, the "insider" words that are used within the adoption world.
• adoption • adopted • adoption world • lingo • language
Brief summary of adoption lingo, the "insider" words that are used within the adoption world.
• adoption • adopted • adoption world • lingo • language
Adoption Musings
Questions about various aspects of adoption. Musings and thoughts about adoption, adoptive parenting, and more.
• adoption • adopted • adopts • adopt • family
Questions about various aspects of adoption. Musings and thoughts about adoption, adoptive parenting, and more.
• adoption • adopted • adopts • adopt • family
Adoption Myths
Adoption myths abound. Many of these are perpetuated by people who do not see adoption as a viable option for creating and expanding a family. Some day, this will change...
• adoption • adoptive family • families • adopted • adopt
Adoption myths abound. Many of these are perpetuated by people who do not see adoption as a viable option for creating and expanding a family. Some day, this will change...
• adoption • adoptive family • families • adopted • adopt
Advantages of Older Child Adoption
List of advantages to older child (ages two and over) adoption.
• older child adoption • adopting school age children • older childre • adopting • adoptive families
List of advantages to older child (ages two and over) adoption.
• older child adoption • adopting school age children • older childre • adopting • adoptive families
Attachment and Bonding Advice
Advice from parents about attachment and bonding with a child who was adopted.
• attach • attachment • bond • bonding • adoptive
Advice from parents about attachment and bonding with a child who was adopted.
• attach • attachment • bond • bonding • adoptive
Attachment and Bonding: Words From the Experts
Attachment and bonding, a core issue beteen parents and children. It holds special interest for adoptive parents. Read and learn.
• attachment • bonding • rad • parenting • family
Attachment and bonding, a core issue beteen parents and children. It holds special interest for adoptive parents. Read and learn.
• attachment • bonding • rad • parenting • family
Before You Adopt...10 Things to Do
A list of 10 pre-adoption activities every parent needs to do.
• adoption • adoptive family • adopts • pre-adoption • before adoption
A list of 10 pre-adoption activities every parent needs to do.
• adoption • adoptive family • adopts • pre-adoption • before adoption
Creating Lifebooks for Our Adopted Children
Lifebooks are the equivelant of a child's baby book, but even more important. Learn some of the basics of creating a lifebook for your adopted child.
• life book • lifebook • lifebooks • baby book • adopted children
Lifebooks are the equivelant of a child's baby book, but even more important. Learn some of the basics of creating a lifebook for your adopted child.
• life book • lifebook • lifebooks • baby book • adopted children
Emotion Books for Our Chidren
Children's books about emotions. Appropriate for all children, especially adopted children who often live somewhat complex lives.
• children • children's • books • book • kids
Children's books about emotions. Appropriate for all children, especially adopted children who often live somewhat complex lives.
• children • children's • books • book • kids
Finding an Attachment Therapist
Tips for finding an attacment therapist. Lists qualities and attributes to be mindful of. Usefull for parents in need of short or long-term attachment therapy for their child.
• attachment • attach • bond • bonding • therapy
Tips for finding an attacment therapist. Lists qualities and attributes to be mindful of. Usefull for parents in need of short or long-term attachment therapy for their child.
• attachment • attach • bond • bonding • therapy
Gotcha Day
Ideas about how to celebrate adoptions.
• gotcha day • adoption anniversaries • adoptive families • adoption • anniversary
Ideas about how to celebrate adoptions.
• gotcha day • adoption anniversaries • adoptive families • adoption • anniversary
Grief, Loss, Depression: The Unspoken Challenges
While adoption is considered a positive experience, it is also often associated with issues of loss and grief that are seldom acknowledged.
• adoption • adoptive families • family • grief • loss
While adoption is considered a positive experience, it is also often associated with issues of loss and grief that are seldom acknowledged.
• adoption • adoptive families • family • grief • loss
Inside an Adoptive Family: After More Than Four Years
Weekly insights into the life of an adoptive family. This slice of life describes mor than 4 years as an adoptive family.
• adoption • adopted • adoptive families • adopted • adoptes
Weekly insights into the life of an adoptive family. This slice of life describes mor than 4 years as an adoptive family.
• adoption • adopted • adoptive families • adopted • adoptes
It's Been Four Years
Words from a 10 year old adopted from Russia four years ago: her thoughts and emotions.
• adopted • international adoption • older child adoption • adoptive families • family
Words from a 10 year old adopted from Russia four years ago: her thoughts and emotions.
• adopted • international adoption • older child adoption • adoptive families • family
It's National Adoption Month
Suggestions for National Adoption Month, November. Tips for how you can participate and contribute to National Adoption Month.
• adoption • national adoption month • adopt • adoptive families • adopts
Suggestions for National Adoption Month, November. Tips for how you can participate and contribute to National Adoption Month.
• adoption • national adoption month • adopt • adoptive families • adopts
Laughing
Tips on finding ways to laugh in order to be good parents.
• laugh • parents • parenting • family • families
Tips on finding ways to laugh in order to be good parents.
• laugh • parents • parenting • family • families
Learning to Control Emotions: Part 5 of Becoming a Family
Ongoing story of creating an adoptive family. This part examines the challenges of teaching a post-institutionalized, older child, how to live as part of a family.
• adoptive family • adoption • adopts • older child adoption • school age children
Ongoing story of creating an adoptive family. This part examines the challenges of teaching a post-institutionalized, older child, how to live as part of a family.
• adoptive family • adoption • adopts • older child adoption • school age children
My 10 Wishes for 2002
Thoughts and wishes about the adoption world and adoptive families.
• adoption • adopted • adoptive families • wishes • hopes
Thoughts and wishes about the adoption world and adoptive families.
• adoption • adopted • adoptive families • wishes • hopes
My Top 10 Memories
Sharing the joys and challenges of adoptive parenting. Looking back after more than four years as an adoptive parent.
• adoptive parenting • adoption • adopted • adoptive families • adopts
Sharing the joys and challenges of adoptive parenting. Looking back after more than four years as an adoptive parent.
• adoptive parenting • adoption • adopted • adoptive families • adopts
Parental Storytelling
Tips and examples for creating stories to tell your child.
• storytelling • stories • adoption • adoptive families • adopted
Tips and examples for creating stories to tell your child.
• storytelling • stories • adoption • adoptive families • adopted
Post Institutionalized Issues: Internationally Adopted Children
Internationally adopted children who have lived in orphanages, often exhbiit post institutionalized (PI) behaviors. This article lists some of the PI behaviors along with resources.
• international adoption • post institutionalized • orphanage • orphanages • internationally adopted children
Internationally adopted children who have lived in orphanages, often exhbiit post institutionalized (PI) behaviors. This article lists some of the PI behaviors along with resources.
• international adoption • post institutionalized • orphanage • orphanages • internationally adopted children
Single Parent Adoption FAQ
Single parent adoption is becoming more and more common. Like anything in life, there are pros and cons. Here is one perspective on single parent adoption.
• single parent • adoption • adoptive families • older child adoption • adopts
Single parent adoption is becoming more and more common. Like anything in life, there are pros and cons. Here is one perspective on single parent adoption.
• single parent • adoption • adoptive families • older child adoption • adopts
Single Parent Adoption: Advantages and Challenges
Insights into the advantages and challenges of single parent adoption.
• single parents • single parent adoption • adoptive families • single parent families • singles adoption
Insights into the advantages and challenges of single parent adoption.
• single parents • single parent adoption • adoptive families • single parent families • singles adoption
Snippets from the Life of an Older Child Adoptive Family
Journal entries from an older child adoptive family. Shares the joys and challenges of being an adoptive family.
• adoptive family • adoption • older child adoption • challenges • joy
Journal entries from an older child adoptive family. Shares the joys and challenges of being an adoptive family.
• adoptive family • adoption • older child adoption • challenges • joy
Sports Participation for Our Children
Reasons for involving older adopted children in sports. Discusses the benefits in relation to older adopted children's backgrounds.
• sports • sport • participation • participating • adopting older children
Reasons for involving older adopted children in sports. Discusses the benefits in relation to older adopted children's backgrounds.
• sports • sport • participation • participating • adopting older children
Successful Adoptive Parent Traits
List of traits that will help adoptive parents create strong families.
• adoptive families • family • adoption • adopted • adopts
List of traits that will help adoptive parents create strong families.
• adoptive families • family • adoption • adopted • adopts
Susan's Musings
Thoughts and questions about adoption and adoptive parenting.
• adoption • adoptive families • family • questions • musings
Thoughts and questions about adoption and adoptive parenting.
• adoption • adoptive families • family • questions • musings
The Departure: Part 2 of "Becoming a Family"
Story of becoming an adoptive family. This part explains the preparation and departure. This is the story of international adoption.
• adoption • adoptive family • adopts • international • russia
Story of becoming an adoptive family. This part explains the preparation and departure. This is the story of international adoption.
• adoption • adoptive family • adopts • international • russia
Things No One Told Me...
Light-hearted list of things you don't get told before you become a parent.
• parent • parenting • adoption • adoptive parenting • adoptive families
Light-hearted list of things you don't get told before you become a parent.
• parent • parenting • adoption • adoptive parenting • adoptive families
Who and What to Tell
Thoughts for adoptive families on who to tell and what to tell about your child's background.
• adopt • adopts • adoptive family • families • adoption
Thoughts for adoptive families on who to tell and what to tell about your child's background.
• adopt • adopts • adoptive family • families • adoption
Words Do Matter! Postive Adoption Language
Oulines the importance of using postive, respectful adoption language.
• adoption • adoptive family • families • positive adoption language • respectful adoption language
Oulines the importance of using postive, respectful adoption language.
• adoption • adoptive family • families • positive adoption language • respectful adoption language
Family Trees for Adopted Kids
Making a family tree for an adopted child can be a challenging and fulfilling project. Try these creative ways of showing family ties.
• birthfamily family tree • foster family tree • relationship with foster family • relationship with birthfamily • adoption relationships
Making a family tree for an adopted child can be a challenging and fulfilling project. Try these creative ways of showing family ties.
• birthfamily family tree • foster family tree • relationship with foster family • relationship with birthfamily • adoption relationships
A Working Family: Part 6 of Becoming a Family
Conclusion of a story about creating an adoptive family. Discusses connections between past, present, and future.
• adopts • adoption • adopting • older child adoption • adopting school age children
Conclusion of a story about creating an adoptive family. Discusses connections between past, present, and future.
• adopts • adoption • adopting • older child adoption • adopting school age children
Adoption and Genealogy
Adoptions can create a challenge in your genealogy research, but it's not an impossible brick wall. There are ways to find out more about birth relatives.
• adoption and genealogy • adoptive family trees • adoption family trees • adoptive genealogy • adoption genealogy
Adoptions can create a challenge in your genealogy research, but it's not an impossible brick wall. There are ways to find out more about birth relatives.
• adoption and genealogy • adoptive family trees • adoption family trees • adoptive genealogy • adoption genealogy
At-Home Culture Camp
Tips for creating an at-home culture camp. This is a way to help your internationally adopted child learn about her country of birth.
• adoption • adopted child • international adoption • culture • country
Tips for creating an at-home culture camp. This is a way to help your internationally adopted child learn about her country of birth.
• adoption • adopted child • international adoption • culture • country
Attachment and Bonding Activities
Tips for attaching and bonding to your newly adopted child.
• adoption • adoptive family • adopts • bonding • attachment
Tips for attaching and bonding to your newly adopted child.
• adoption • adoptive family • adopts • bonding • attachment
Background that Causes RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder)
A list of questions to ask about your prospective child's background to help determine the potential for her to have RAD (reactive attachment disorder).
• rad • reactive attachment disorder • attachment disorder • older child adoption • international adoption
A list of questions to ask about your prospective child's background to help determine the potential for her to have RAD (reactive attachment disorder).
• rad • reactive attachment disorder • attachment disorder • older child adoption • international adoption
Chinese Earthquake, U.S. Parents
The 7.8 earthquake in China in May caused Midwest families of Chinese adoptees great concern as they followed the tragic events and sought information from aid agencies.
• asian orphanages • the southeast chapter of families with children fr • china’s one child policy • earthquake in china • adoptive families
The 7.8 earthquake in China in May caused Midwest families of Chinese adoptees great concern as they followed the tragic events and sought information from aid agencies.
• asian orphanages • the southeast chapter of families with children fr • china’s one child policy • earthquake in china • adoptive families
Dear Adoption Agencies...
Information from adoptive parents to adoption agencies. Suggestions for better training, preparation, and more.
• pre-adoption • adoptive families • preadoption • adoption preparation • adoption agencies
Information from adoptive parents to adoption agencies. Suggestions for better training, preparation, and more.
• pre-adoption • adoptive families • preadoption • adoption preparation • adoption agencies
English Acquisition for Internationally Adopted Children
Tips for parents who are adopting a child internationally.
• international adoption • older child adoption • adoptive families • family • language
Tips for parents who are adopting a child internationally.
• international adoption • older child adoption • adoptive families • family • language
Grief and Loss in Adopted Children
Information and tips to help your adopted child to grive.
• grief • grieve • older adopted children • child • adopting older children
Information and tips to help your adopted child to grive.
• grief • grieve • older adopted children • child • adopting older children
International Adoption: Post Institutionalized Issues
Post institutionalized (PI) issues relate to children being raised in institutions/orphanages. Parents need to be aware of these PI issues before adopting internationally.
• post institutionalized • pi • issues • orphanages • orphanage
Post institutionalized (PI) issues relate to children being raised in institutions/orphanages. Parents need to be aware of these PI issues before adopting internationally.
• post institutionalized • pi • issues • orphanages • orphanage
Just for Kids (From a Child Who Was Adopted)
Child's view of adoption. Questions she gets asked.
• adoption • child • children • older child adoption • adoptive family
Child's view of adoption. Questions she gets asked.
• adoption • child • children • older child adoption • adoptive family
Older Adoptive Parents
Questions and topics to consider if you're about to become an older adoptive parent.
• adoptive parent • adopting • older parents • older adoptive parents • adoption
Questions and topics to consider if you're about to become an older adoptive parent.
• adoptive parent • adopting • older parents • older adoptive parents • adoption
Our Recent Story: Hannah Is Healing
Journal entries: living with RAD (reactive attachment disorder). Honest, detailed, informative.
• rad • reactive attachment disorder • ad • attachment disorder • older child adoption
Journal entries: living with RAD (reactive attachment disorder). Honest, detailed, informative.
• rad • reactive attachment disorder • ad • attachment disorder • older child adoption
Parenting Tips for Older Adopted Children
Tips for parenting older adopted children. Tried and proven techniques.
• older adopted children • adoptive parenting • adoption • child adoption • adopting older children
Tips for parenting older adopted children. Tried and proven techniques.
• older adopted children • adoptive parenting • adoption • child adoption • adopting older children