Modeling Respect For Children

by Pam Leo
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
- James Baldwin
Children are mirrors; they reflect back to us everything we say and do. We now know that 95% of everything children learn, they learn from what is modeled for them. Only 5% of [...]

15 MORE Fun Things To Do With Your Child

Here’s fifteen more fun (low cost or free) things to do with your children, from the members of the Forever Parents adoption forums.
This list is part of the Friday Fifteen.
1. Play dress up
2. Play “Red Light Green Light”
3. Cook dinner together
4. Go to the park
5. Have a craft hour
6. Go to a park and [...]

Adoption Lifebooks

Thirteen Things to include in an adoption lifebook
1. Information on where your child was born. I requested information on the visitors website where my children were born.2. Print out a “On the day you were born” from this site.
3. Photographs of those who were involved such as case workers, agency staff, foster parents, etc.
4. [...]

Meg Ryan On Adoption

In an interview, Meg Ryan, who adopted from China last year says “”I am convinced, completely and utterly convinced, that there was nothing random about the adoption. She is the daughter I should have”.
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