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Why It Is So Important To Resolve Your Own Trauma When Parenting Children with Attachment Disorders

February 21, 2018 by Guest Contributor

Why It Is So Important To Resolve Your Own Trauma When Parenting Children with Attachment Disorders

An online friend recently posted something I found very insightful. She basically said that the reason a child with an attachment disorder is so difficult to parent boils down to one simple thing,

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Foster Care Adoption, News, Parenting

Join us for Fidgety Fairy Tales, The Mental Health Musicals

February 21, 2018 by Staff Contributor

Join us for Fidgety Fairy Tales, The Mental Health Musicals

Come join us Thursday, March 22 for Fidgety Fairy Tales This year Minnesota Association for for Children's Mental Health joins us again in their 10th musical where familiar fairy tales are

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Filed Under: Culture and Heritage, Education & Webinars, Events, Foster Care Adoption, Parenting

Watch the Beauty of Black Girls Round Table

September 20, 2017 by Staff Contributor

Watch the Beauty of Black Girls Round Table

In August, we hosted a round table discussion to promote an open dialogue about the beauty of black girls and women and how this beauty is portrayed within society. We discussed promoting

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Filed Under: Education & Webinars, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News, Parenting

20 Ways to Have Some Fun with Your Son*

July 20, 2017 by Staff Contributor

20 Ways to Have Some Fun with Your Son*

Whether you're already parenting boys (and girls, let's be honest) or are picturing ways you will pass the days with your future son, there are so many fun activities to consider. Here are just a few

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Filed Under: Parenting

Are You My Mother? Adoptees are in reunion whether they’re searching or not

June 7, 2017 by Guest Contributor

Are You My Mother? Adoptees are in reunion whether they’re searching or not

During a recent presentation at an adoption conference, I had the members attending my session participate in a quick exercise before they took their seats. I asked them to walk around the room and

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News, Parenting, Reunion

What Mother Am I?

May 5, 2017 by Sonya Judkins

What Mother Am I?

Modern mothering is not easy. I blame most of this on the amount of information we are bombarded with every day. There are so many ideas on how to care for and raise children. And now, more than ever,

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News, Parenting

Thankful for a Nightmare

March 28, 2017 by Sonya Judkins

Thankful for a Nightmare

"My daughter is always getting out of bed and coming in my room."  Before adoption, these comments brought a much different response in my heart and out of my mouth.  Life changes when you bring home

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News, Parenting

What They Don’t Tell You About “Those Kids”

February 20, 2017 by Maralee

What They Don’t Tell You About “Those Kids”

Once I took a precious baby I was entirely smitten with to a pediatric neurologist. That neurologist spent a few moments with this infant and then told me “those kids are mean.” He went on to make

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Foster Care Adoption, News, Parenting

Let’s Be Brave, White Parents of Future Black Men

February 11, 2017 by Guest Contributor

Let’s Be Brave, White Parents of Future Black Men

My husband, Matt, is an excellent story teller. He comes alive in every detail of each moment in such a way that his stories can often be longer than the event they’re describing. He’s engaging and

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News, Parenting

What to Do Before Your Child Starts a Birth Family Search

January 31, 2017 by Staff Contributor

What to Do Before Your Child Starts a Birth Family Search

Adoption search and reunion seems to be everywhere we turn these days: from tearful reunions displayed on TV to advertisements for DNA websites that can link you to birth relatives. As an adoptive

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Filed Under: Education & Webinars, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News, Parenting, Reunion

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