December 01, 2017
Adoption and Parenting Reads of the Week
Can you believe it’s already December?! Ah! What a whirlwind of a year. Let’s celebrate with something awesome to read, shall we? Enjoy our favorite pieces of the week, celebrating the lives, trials, and triumphs of those in the adoption and parenting worlds.
The dentist can be a super scary place for little ones. Here are some excellent tips for easing their fears.
Newsflash: adoption is not kidnapping.
What do you think: should children be forced to hug their relatives during the holidays?
On Adoption: Joys, Choices, and Qualms. “Adoptive parents need to drop the idea that we are rescuing our kids. We need to do everything we can to keep them connected to their biological families, to raise them in communities where they will see themselves in the faces of others, and to make space for their feelings of abandonment and fear. Not all adoptees have those feelings, but many who do are not able to express them because their parents can’t or won’t hear them.”
An adoptive family’s story: “It’s okay to be okay.”
An excellent piece on what to pack for your out-of-state adoption. It’s a harried and frantic time, so make sure to have this list on hand if you’re meeting your little one in a state that’s not your own!
How to become an adoption advocate.
Four ways adoption has made this dad a better human being. “It has taught me the capacity I have to love others. I’ve often said that adoption is not a question of your capacity to love others. It’s a question of choice. What will you choose to do with your heart? This amazing journey has taught me just how true this is. Before I became a parent I didn’t know this. I had a shallow view of the life I was living (more on that in a minute), and I didn’t think I could love another human being I didn’t biologically create. Well, I can tell you, nothing could be further from the truth. I love my children deeper than deep. I love them as if I did create them biologically. Love is not dependent on DNA or biology. Love is dependent on what you choose to do with your heart.”
10 must-read adoption books for your holiday wish list!
Before your kid is diagnosed with ADHD, consider this.