January 05, 2019

Adoption and Parenting Reads of the Week

Did you make it through New Year’s Eve and Day okay? Here’s hoping your 2019 is off to an empowered start, with excitement and positive energy all around.

Or, maybe you couldn’t feel less excited, you’re absolutely exhausted, and need the weekend so you can sleep in and reset. That’s okay, too.

Either way, cozy up with something warm in a mug and enjoy our favorite reads of the week. To a very wonderful New Year!

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These were the top ten baby names of 2018.

Are we using our adoption vocabulary correctly?

Why you should teach your kids the real words for private parts.

The power of the “little comment” in Mother-Daughter relationships.

The best parenting advice from NPR readers. Lots of gems in here.

Class anxiety, when you live a different life from your parents.

Inside one family’s journey from foster care to adoption.

5 coping skills that help kids regulate.

This 12-foot wide mattress can fit an entire family…