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Which Way is Home: H.E.A.R.T. Talking With Jessenia “The Voice” Arias
I love listening to H.E.A.R.T. Talk with Ms. E on Blogtalk radio. This week I had to share the information in case anyone else wants to listen in. Set a reminder on your cell phone. This should be a...
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Are Kids Who Have Been Adopted REALLY Happy??
I just read this article that says: In fact, the adopted teens in the study scored better than their nonadopted siblings or a sample of their peers in … Connectedness—having three or more friends and...
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Adoptee and Foster Care Research Study
Courts, service providers, and the public do not know enough about how adoption and foster care affected the individuals who experienced them. It is time for this to change! First Nations Repatriation...
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Signs of Adopter Savior Syndrome
I just saw this on Coloring Out Lori Jane and I had to post it. I have come across so many people like this. Yes, we’d like to adopt too, but I am already complete. I was a complete human being before...
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Race IS Important in Transracial Adoption
I just read this article about transracial adoption and the needs of children in transracial adoptive families. It was really eye-opening. It mentions Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how important...
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Grief and Loss in Adoption
One of the biggest challenges that I think we’ll come across in raising our child(ren) is dealing with the feelings of grief and loss around their first parents and the adoption. I have heard people...
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Our Famly Orchard is Complete!
I had been thinking about how to include everyone (first family, second family, friends that feel like family, etc.) in our family tree for a while. Adopting from foster care changes how the family...
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Why I Wish I Had a Photo of My Son’s Mother
My son doesn’t look like me or his dad. I have no idea whose eyes he has or whose nose. Where he gets his cute little smile from is anyone’s guess. Right now, it doesn’t matter because he’s a baby and...
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Chicago Area Families For Adoption (CAFFA) Scholarship
I just saw this on Facebook and thought I’d share. It’s a college scholarship for people that were adopted. Who knew?! CAFFA is pleased to invite students who will be entering college in Fall 2015 to...
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Adopted & Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora
I am so excited to find out about this group for Adopted & Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora! There are opportunities to volunteer, so I’m gonna check ’em out.
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