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The Voices of Adult Transcultural Adoptees: Listening to the Messages and Taking Action!

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Adult adoptees are no longer the exception to the many voices in adoption that can offer adoptive parents essential tools for success! This post highlights three of the many adult adoptees who blog about their experiences of growing up as transcultural adoptees in American society. They also comment on the adoption process as well. Their [...]

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: An Explosion of Information!

Monday, June 7th, 2010

There has been an explosion in the information related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)! This is wonderful news for pre- and post-adoptive families—domestic and international. Pre-adoption, prospective families will definitely want to familiarize themselves with the long-term impact alcohol exposure can have on a child. Post-adoption, parents of children with FASD need support, resources, [...]

Summer Reading for the Adoptee: Two A+ Resources

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

It is often difficult to get adopted children to talk about adoption. Yet, most report thinking about it “all the time.” Movies, websites—Adoption Clubhouse, culture camps, books, support groups, etc., provide the inroad needed to help open the discussion. Children need to talk about their pre- and post-adoption experiences—on and off—over time in order to [...]






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