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Balancing Joy and Loss in the Adoption Triad
The prevailing narrative in our culture has been that adoption is a win/win/win for adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth/first family members. But this hasn’t been accurate or fair.
Five Steps For Managing Disruptive Behavior in Children
Children who exhibit conduct or behavior problems, often acting angry, aggressive, resentful or spiteful, deliberately annoying, or blaming, either melting down or acting out, can challenge even the most patient parent. How do you deal with the behavior and shape and transform it?
Tips for Deflecting Unwanted Attention as Adoptive Families
Transracially adoptive families often navigate unexpected attention and questions from others. Some of these approaches are innocent and well-intended, but some are not. Handling sudden inquiries is one of many skills transracially adoptive families need to develop. Enlisting your child in problem-solving helps them trust their “gut”, and reassures that they are in charge of their story.
Who Is The Hero? Adoption Narratives At the Olympics
Current events like the Olympics offer countless opportunities to examine who is centered in adoptive stories in the media. Learn more about adoptive parent heroism and the “willingness to adopt.”