Written by Debbie Schwartz, who is a source of inspiration at our adoption forum and is the Program Coordinator for Adoption Connection at Jewish Family Services of Greenwich in Connecticut. When you think of the books you loved as a child, what images come to your mind? Many of us remember bedtime rituals that included [...]
All families change over time. Sometimes a baby is born, or a grown-up gets married. And sometimes a child gets placed in foster care. Children need to know that when this happens, it’s not their fault. When a child gets adopted they need to understand that they can remember and value their birth family and [...]
Tomorrow, June 5th, is my daughter’s 14th birthday, but we won’t be celebrating. Let me explain…. When we adopted her, she was eight years old (We also adopted her two siblings at the same time). For the first couple of years, the week leading up to her birthday was always a time of turmoil for [...]
Adoption Learning Partners is offering a free online course all about creating lifebooks. This course covers some of the things that could be included in a lifebook, and provides templates you can print out and use. This course will be free until May 31, 2009. Beginning June 1, however, there will be a $30 fee. [...]
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