October 20, 2018

Adoption and Parenting Reads of the Week

Happy Saturday, friends!

How are you doing? The fall chill has set in, Halloween is almost here. It’s a wonderful time of year! Celebrate with a few of our favorite links from the week, which take you through all sorts of adoption and parenting stories, ready to inspire, teach, and open new, thought-provoking doors. Take care of yourself this weekend, and we’ll be back next week with more to share.

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How do you respond to people who praise you for adopting?

5 tips for managing unique needs.

What is a putative birth father registry?

Deported parents may lose their children to adoption.

Building roots through adoption.

Grieving after a failed adoption. 

A recent Dear Abby column advised that parents not give their children “foreign” names. Parents were not pleased.

5 ways parents can help kids understand consent and sexual assault.

Why don’t royals ever adopt children?

“People want to hear I’m happy that I was adopted. It’s not that simple.”