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		<title>Will I Love My Adopted Child as Much as My Birth Child?</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/03/11/will-i-love-my-adopted-child-as-much-as-my-birth-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Adoption Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption-competent professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoptive Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attachment and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth and adopted siblings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[birth children and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coping and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster care adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of adoption on birth children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of orphanage life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intercountry adoption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[love and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older child adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-adoption preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reactive Attachment Disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success factors and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will I love an adopted child as much as a birth child?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many families that adopt will instantly love their adopted child as much as they love their birth children. When I was a worker placing children, we often stated that there was a &#8220;spark&#8221; on the part of the parent. They would meet a child or see a picture of a child and just know that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caring for the Typical Children: A Baker&#8217;s Dozen +</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/03/08/caring-for-the-typical-children-a-bakers-dozen/</link>
		<comments>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/03/08/caring-for-the-typical-children-a-bakers-dozen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caring for the Typical Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Pocket Full of Kisses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptive fathers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoptive Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How to Help Your Children become Cooperative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth and adopted siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth children and adopted children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth children and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth order and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blended families and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief and loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of adoption on birth children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of orphanage life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intercountry adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older child adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post adoption support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-adoption preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sibling rivalry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sibling rivalry and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking to kids about adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transcultural adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transracial adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[typical children and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[typically-developing children and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Understanding Sibling Rivalry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[www.KidsHealth.org]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Typical children are often the least involved throughout the adoption process. Few agencies provide them information about the brother or sister to come, or the changes the family may experience when adopting a child with mental health diagnoses (i.e., PTSD, Bi-Polar Disorder, AD/HD, RAD, etc.) Parents tend to focus on issues such as sharing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving: Through the Eyes of the Child</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/03/03/moving-through-the-eyes-of-the-child/</link>
		<comments>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/03/03/moving-through-the-eyes-of-the-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Child's Journey Through Placement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abandonment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption social workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attachment and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attachment behaviors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attachment parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children's mental health issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[claiming and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[complex trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional disturbance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster care adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief and loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of orphanage life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intercountry adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[juvenile delinquency and adoptees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health problems and adoptees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving children and foster care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving children with sensitivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple moves and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple moves and foster care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older child adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent-child attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post adoption support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-adoption preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reactive Attachment Disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reunification and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reunification fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sibling attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking to kids about adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vera Fahlberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[www.ATTACh.org]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://perspectivespress.com/blog/?p=3538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a few moments and experience the exercise below designed to help adults see moving through the eyes of the child*:
You are sitting in your apartment’s living room on a warm summer evening. Your spouse is dozing peacefully on the sofa. You’re curled up with a good book, and your feeling is one of contentment.
 
Suddenly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Won&#8217;t You Believe Me?: Splitting In The Adoptive Home</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/03/01/why-wont-you-believe-me-splitting-in-the-adoptive-home/</link>
		<comments>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/03/01/why-wont-you-believe-me-splitting-in-the-adoptive-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fathers and Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abandonment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption and behavioral issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption marital conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptive dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptive fathers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoptive Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral modification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth children and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay and lesbian adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief and loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homosexuals and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of orphanage life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marital discord and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marital quality and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marital satisfaction and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older child adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post adoption support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-adoption preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[splitting and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superficial charm and adoptees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking to kids about adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Complete Book of International Adoption: A Step by Step Guide to Finding Your Child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Derrick is now 16. His parents, Ellen and Roger, adopted their two nieces, Jill and Joyce, when Derrick was 11 years old. Jill and Joyce are now also in their teens. Joyce has integrated into the family nicely. Jill, on the other hand, has been very hurt by the trauma she endured in her birthhome. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Plant: A Perspective for Professionals</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/02/25/the-plant-a-perspective-for-professionals/</link>
		<comments>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/02/25/the-plant-a-perspective-for-professionals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption-Competent Mental Health Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abandonment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption-competent mental health professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption-competent professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption-competent therapists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoptive Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attachment and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attachment parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioral difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Family Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children's mental health issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[complex trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional disturbance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster care and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief and loss]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[international adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neglect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older child adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent-child attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post adoption support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reactive Attachment Disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengthening Families and Communities: An Approach to Post-Adoption Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapeutic interventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Living in Ohio offers great cities, beautiful countryside, diverse cultures, thrilling roller-coasters, Great Lake Erie and snow! This winter, we are privy to lots of snow! School cancellations seem never-ending! Parents—struggling, with challenging adoptees—are at their wits’ end!
 
This unexpected break from the world of academics generates many phone calls to the therapist. Yesterday, in a [...]]]></description>
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