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Parenting Tips for Adoptive Parents of Adopted Children
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September 10, 2024
Be Gentle With The Puffer Fish
I love pufferfish. They are adorable to look at, from a safe distance at least. When they’re frightened, they puff up like a balloon by...
Parent
September 04, 2024
How Star Trek Taught My Family About Love, Adoption, and Found Family
It comes as no shock to anyone that knows us. We are a family of nerds. The best pre-children Christmas vacation we ever had was staying...
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September 03, 2024
Why Parents Need to Ask for Help When They’re Sick
When I was a kid, I cannot remember a single time when my parents were sick and needed help. Or, at least, I don’t remember a time when...
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September 02, 2024
Surviving Back-to-School Stress
Guys. I know back-to-school shopping comes around every August. I try to prepare throughout the year; but, typically, if I buy something,...
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August 31, 2024
The Power of Connection: How My Tribe Keeps Me Grounded
If I had to list the most important people to the success of my family functioning, my husband and my two other best friends take the first...
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August 30, 2024
Back-to-School Blues and How to Help
When I was a kid, I loved school. Well, more accurately, I loved the school library—and my teachers’ approval. Back-to-school was my...
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August 15, 2024
Nurturing Your Adopted Child
Parenthood is an incredible adventure. As an adoptive parent, you have embarked on a unique journey filled with love, growth, and a desire...
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August 11, 2024
The Olympics and Adoption
Four years ago, I wrote about ways to connect my then-three-year-old South African son with the Olympics. In our article “Cheering for...
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Parent
August 10, 2024
What to Say When Someone Asks “How can I help?”
Most of us have had this moment: you’ve been elbow-deep in a crisis, it could be anything, a kid has been sick for a long time, your...
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August 07, 2024
Therapy As An Adoptive Parent And What I Learned
As an adoptive parent, I’m a big fan of therapy. My degree is in psychology. I have gone to therapy on and off my whole adult life. I...