October 27, 2017
Adoption and Parenting Reads of the Week
Happy Friday!
How has your week been? October is almost over, which means Thanksgiving is upon us and that feels pretty nuts. Time moves way too quickly. But we’re here, and that means adoption is part of our lives, which means we all relate to something pretty wonderful. So we’re glad to share this space with you.
As always, here are some of our favorite adoption and parenting reads of the week. We hope you enjoy!
See you Monday. 🙂
7 ways to calm a young brain in trauma. These beautiful movement-based exercises get young ones in tune with their body while soothing and restoring. So beautiful!
How one loving couple changed an 18 year-old foster kid’s life.
Love this list of 15 gifts that are perfect for new moms, and have nothing to do with the baby!
The best thermometers for kids and adults.
This single dad’s adoption story is a true tearjerker. “…Harper had never changed a diaper before taking his son home from the hospital. He recalls the first days of being with Pierce. ‘He was so tiny, so fragile—I always checked just to make sure he was breathing. I had a steep, steep learning curve, and I was really nervous.'”
What happens when an adoption fails…from a child’s perspective? “Against popular misbelief, adopted children are not the same as biological children and never will be. One cannot presume to know all they need to know when raising adopted children. Equally, a big mistake is to ‘learn as you go’. That alone can destroy the adoptee’s spirit. If the adoptive parent is unwilling to get educated about the complexities involved, it will result in adoption fail.”
Full disclosure: this is not a parenting or adoption article, but it is an article about life, which naturally makes its way into our lives as parents, children, adoptees, and birthmothers. And it offers a beautiful metaphor and perspective.
Here it is! Dave Thomas’s annual list of the most adoption-friendly workplaces in America!
How can we ease the transition from foster care to college?