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Parent Teacher Partnerships - Helping Adopted & Foster Students in School
Sending your child off to school doesn't have to mean a lapse in your connection with your child. It doesn't have to mean a whole different world without you for your child. When a STRONG parent...
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Celebrating Halloween with an Adopted or Foster Child
If you’ve been to your neighborhood big box store lately, you know it’s coming.Aisles of candy. Aisles of costumes…from the cute ones to the scary, gory ones. Aisles of decorations. Halloween is just...
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Helping Adopted and Foster Children Manage Feelings
Children who’ve been impacted by trauma often lack good self-regulation. In other words, they have a hard time regulating their emotions. Teaching children about feelings is important. As parents and...
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Holidays with an Adopted or Foster Child
The holiday season is officially here. For parents, it can be a BUSY time of year. To do lists are long, schedules are full, and expectations and anticipation can take it to a whole new level. For...
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Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Great Sensory Input
Making your list and checking it twice? Don’t forget to add Stocking Stuffer Ideas to your list. Snacks, sensory items, and even toiletries make GREAT fillers for stockings. 15 Sensory Stocking...
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Meltdowns, Tantrums, and Keeping Your Cool
No matter what you call it - flipping his lid, tantrum, or meltdown - it can be hard to keep your cool. Yes, it's our goal, but in the moment, our emotions get in the way. It's why we are so excited...
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Triangulation in Families : 5 Steps to Create a Strong United Front
Triangulation in families can be a big road block for adoptive and foster parents. It is real. It does happen. And the good news...it can be fixed. You and your spouse decided to become parents...
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How Trauma Impacts an Adopted or Foster Child
The impacts of trauma on adopted children and foster children are often not the outwardly, visible ones you might expect. They often are invisible. Misunderstood. Misdiagnosed. And sometimes missed...
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Feeling Judged as Adoptive & Foster Parents
I recently got a call from an adoptive mom. She was feeling down. Discouraged. And the really hard part…feeling like a bad mom.She and her family had just gotten back from a family gathering. In the...
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How to Encourage Growth Mindset in Children
Growth mindset in children is a concept that is becoming more popular...in schools and with parents. It is the understanding that the brain can grow and change versus a fixed mindset that is...
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