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		<title>Why Love Isn&#8217;t Enough: Part Three &#8211; Sexual Abuse</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/08/19/when-love-isnt-enough-part-three-sexual-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is another in a series of posts on related challenging topics. If you are just joining us, there is also an Introduction, Part One and Part Two, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six. There will be five more posts in this series. The schedule is included at the end of this post. You may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Love Isn&#8217;t Enough: Part Two &#8211; Neglect</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/08/18/why-love-isnt-enough-part-two-neglect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting Ready]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is another in a series of posts on related challenging topics. You may want to print this post or others in the series – Introduction, Part One, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six. Study them, returning to them over time. Review the resources that are embedded within the articles. Keep them handy! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Voices of Adult Transcultural Adoptees: Listening to the Messages and Taking Action!</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/07/21/the-voices-of-adult-transcultural-adoptees-listening-to-the-messages-and-taking-action/</link>
		<comments>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/07/21/the-voices-of-adult-transcultural-adoptees-listening-to-the-messages-and-taking-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talking to Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transcultural and Transracial Adoption Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abandonment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cross Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family Friends and Community]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dim Sum Bagels and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gail Steinberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stinky Business!: Pee and Poop Issues in Adoptive Families (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/05/12/stinky-business-pee-and-poop-issues-in-adoptive-families-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/05/12/stinky-business-pee-and-poop-issues-in-adoptive-families-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 02:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behavioral Difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Impact of Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADHD and adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptees and anger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to part two of our post about peeing and pooping in adoptive families. The purpose of this blog is to explore the various reasons for this stinky business and to offer ideas to manage this behavior, so the home environment can be more sensorily palatable.
In Part One we covered, medical and physical causes, sex: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stinky Business!: Pee and Poop Issues in Adoptive Families (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/05/11/stinky-business-pee-and-poop-issues-in-adoptive-families-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2010/05/11/stinky-business-pee-and-poop-issues-in-adoptive-families-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 11:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The adoptee with a history of trauma can bring an array of pee and poop (formally called encopresis and enuresis, nocturnal (night) and diurnal (daytime)) issues along with him when he joins the adoptive family! In fact, the pee and poop issues abound in adoptive families! The stories about how much the adoptee pees, where [...]]]></description>
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