August 11, 2018

Adoption and Parenting Reads of the Week

Happy Saturday!

We’ve got some really informative pieces to information your weekend reading. Want to know how support teens with depression or children with Fetal Alcohol Disorders, get adoption benefits from your employer, or navigate a relationship with a spouse who’s on a different page about adoption? It’s all here!

Enjoy, share, and we’ll see you here next week.

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Adoptive parents have to field a lot of questions they would probably rather just…not. Here’s a sampling of what may come up.  “Where is he/she from? — I always find this funny since my children were born less than 100 miles away from where we live. Many people assume that children who have been adopted are either part of the foster care system in America or had to have come from another country. I even had one woman quite disappointed when I told her my daughter was born in Delaware!”

5 sanity-saving tips for parenting children with Fetal Alcohol Disorders.

6 pieces of advice for young adults who want to adopt. “It’s likely that not everyone in your life will support your decision to adopt, at least at first. There may be questions and reservations. That’s ok. Find the family members and close friends who will give their unconditional support and hold them close. Think about the details of your adoption journey and don’t feel like you “need” to share all of them with everyone in your life. It’s fine to give general answers to most folks and save the details for the tribe that you trust.”

What happens when you and your spouse are on different pages when it comes to adoption?

Great apps for kids that don’t require WiFi! Bring on the trains, planes, and automobiles.

What do you need to know about adopted teens with depression.

What do you need to know about employee adoption benefits? If you are planning to adopt, it’s important to talk to your employer about how they can support you!