December 15, 2017

Adoption and Parenting Reads of the Week

Whoa! Almost a week until Christmas! How are you feeling? There is nothing more challenging than balancing family, work, and all the management of the holidays. It can be easy for our own self-care to fall totally off the radar, so this weekend, do something that delights you. Even if just for a little bit. Focus on joy instead of tasks, and don’t worry…the tasks aren’t going anywhere, so you may as well enjoy yourself in the meantime, eh?

Perhaps you’d like to indulge in some reading this weekend? Here are our favorite pieces that popped up around the web this week. Enjoy!

This emotional and powerful video shares the stories of foster youth hoping to be adopted.

Can a child put themselves up for adoption?

Have you seen This Is Us? Its truthful portrayal of adoption is touching people in unprecedented new ways.

We love this guide for parenting your adopted teen.

It seems so unreal, but what happens when your relatives aren’t excited about your plan to adopt?

How parenting kids from trauma is a lot like being a pilot.

Forming new family traditions with older children.

Love this must-read adoption books for your holiday wish list!

Holiday challenges in adoption: what happens when one birth family gives gifts, and another does not? 

Depressions in teens who were adopted…what do we need to know?