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How to prepare children for the reactions of others
In my last two posts, I have been writing about the reactions that my transracial adoptive family gets when out in public, and why it is important to prepare your children for the questions and...
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How to choose an adoption program
In the past few weeks I have gotten several emails/comments from readers asking how we came to adopt the children we did and choose the adoption programs that we did. I have written a lot on how to...
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How to survive a lost referral
In my last two posts, I have written about how we found the right adoption program for our family for our first transracial adoption, and then how we decided on where to adopt from for our second...
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How to get your post-placement reports done
In my last post I wrote about post-placement reports. I described what they were, when they are needed and why they are needed, and how important they are. When adoptive parents commit during the...
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How to build healthy attachment with adopted children
In my last post, I shared a lot of the personal experiences we have had with our Belane in regards to attachment. In this post I am going to offer some tips on building and fostering healthy attachment...
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How to help your newly adopted child sleep
In my last post I wrote about some of the reasons why sleep can be a challenging issue for parents of newly adopted children. In this post, I am going to offer some suggestions to help ensure that you...
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How to Help AIDS Orphans
One of the ways I continue to try and give back to Ethiopia, the country I have adopted two children from, is volunteering as the AHOPE Supplies Coordinator. AHOPE stands for African HIV Orphans:...
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How to Research Your Adoption Options
I have said time and time again on this blog that it is essential for prospective adoptive parents to do their research when it comes to choosing an adoption program and an adoption agency. Today I am...
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Seeking Other Parents for Support
On my recent weekend away I found myself in several social situations with other parents with transracial families. Most were adoptive families, but one in particular was a mixed race couple with two...
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New to Me: John Raible
I keep thinking that I’ve at least looked at all the major and/or relevant adoption blogs out there. Then, I find one I didn’t know existed. Apparently, everyone else has known about John Raible for...
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