Starting an Adoption Support Network (YouTube Video)
Want to learn some easy, low-budget tips for starting an adoption support community? Watch this 10-minute video. During my appearance on the TV talk show, The Harvest Show, I explain: Why it's critical...
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Having Trouble Finding Childcare? Try Speed Babysitting
Because adopted children usually arrive on the scene without much advance notice, parents who work outside the home (particularly single parents) must scramble to find childcare. It’s not uncommon for...
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Parenting Birth and Adopted Children
I received an e-mail from the parents of a biological daughter born in 2006. They hope to adopt a sibling group but are concerned about how that will impact their daughter over the long haul. When...
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Potty Training Gone Wild
By Debbie JansenGuest Columnist Recently, I approached church moms with this question, “How do you plan to potty train your child?” The answers were both astonishing and alarming. “We believe in...
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Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Family
By Beckie Stewart Guest Columnist In her book, The Adoption Decision, Laura Christianson writes: “When Caucasian families adopt children of a different ethnicity, they become a minority family.” When I...
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Camp for Adopted Teens Aug 28-30
Cindy Bigelow, founder and director of CHOSEN International, alerted me to the following: Christian camp designed especially for teens, adopted at any age, both domestic and international. Dates:...
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Resources for White Parents Adopting African American Children
A reader named Ron – who’s a new adoptive grandpa – writes: My daughter and her husband have adopted an African American baby. My wife and I are both elated to have a grand-daughter. We want to do the...
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Post-Adoption Support Available
I often share information for pre-adoptive parents on my Exploring Adoption blog. But post-adoptive families need support, too. It may not feel like it during the adoption process, but the...
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Five Tips for Exchanging Gifts Among Birth and Adoptive Families
Over the past 17 years, we have exchanged birthday and Christmas gifts with our sons’ birth families. During the first two years after adopting our oldest son, our adoption agency served as the...
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When Should You Tell Your Child He Was Adopted?
We adopted our sons when they were newborns, and adoption has always been a normal part of the vocabulary around our home. When Ben was 6 years old and Josh was 3, we went to the hospital to meet one...
View ArticleStarting an Adoption Support Network (YouTube Video)
Want to learn some easy, low-budget tips for starting an adoption support community? Watch this 10-minute video. During my appearance on the TV talk show, The Harvest Show, I explain: Why it's critical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Having Trouble Finding Childcare? Try Speed Babysitting
Because adopted children usually arrive on the scene without much advance notice, parents who work outside the home (particularly single parents) must scramble to find childcare. It’s not uncommon for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Parenting Birth and Adopted Children
I received an e-mail from the parents of a biological daughter born in 2006. They hope to adopt a sibling group but are concerned about how that will impact their daughter over the long haul. When...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Potty Training Gone Wild
By Debbie JansenGuest Columnist Recently, I approached church moms with this question, “How do you plan to potty train your child?” The answers were both astonishing and alarming. “We believe in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Family
By Beckie Stewart Guest Columnist In her book, The Adoption Decision, Laura Christianson writes: “When Caucasian families adopt children of a different ethnicity, they become a minority family.” When I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Camp for Adopted Teens Aug 28-30
Cindy Bigelow, founder and director of CHOSEN International, alerted me to the following: Christian camp designed especially for teens, adopted at any age, both domestic and international. Dates:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Resources for White Parents Adopting African American Children
A reader named Ron – who’s a new adoptive grandpa – writes: My daughter and her husband have adopted an African American baby. My wife and I are both elated to have a grand-daughter. We want to do the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Post-Adoption Support Available
I often share information for pre-adoptive parents on my Exploring Adoption blog. But post-adoptive families need support, too. It may not feel like it during the adoption process, but the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Tips for Exchanging Gifts Among Birth and Adoptive Families
Over the past 17 years, we have exchanged birthday and Christmas gifts with our sons’ birth families. During the first two years after adopting our oldest son, our adoption agency served as the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Should You Tell Your Child He Was Adopted?
We adopted our sons when they were newborns, and adoption has always been a normal part of the vocabulary around our home. When Ben was 6 years old and Josh was 3, we went to the hospital to meet one...
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