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It’s Time!: National Adoption Awareness Month

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

It’s time! November is Adoption Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about adoption, adoptive families and the children who are in need of adoptive homes (North American Council on Adoptable Children, 2001.) This post is to provide ideas for those of you who want to do something in honor of this special month for [...]

“We are Family”: The Importance of Claiming to Enhance Attachment in Adoptive Families

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Today’s post is taken from A Child’s Journey Through Placement by Vera Fahlberg. This book has been a classic in adoption since its arrival in 1991. It is the 1992 Benjamin Franklin Award-winner in the best new Psychology/Self Help book category. This book provides the foundations, the resources, and the tools to help professionals—therapists, pediatricians, [...]