Perspectives on Challenged Family Building

Welcome to part two of our post about drawing a blueprint to better relationships with your children. This post is for dads in honor of Father’s Day!

In Part One, we looked at the messages dads received—growing up—about masculinity and via the media. Today, we’ll look at the messages fathers learned about nurture. Then, we’ll offer [...]

Father’s Day is only days away. So, this post is for the dads! Tuck this article in your favorite father’s briefcase or lunchbox. If you’re a professional, email it or post it on your agency’s facebook. We all want to work to be more inclusive of adoptive fathers. We know that when kids have two [...]

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 [...]