Perspectives on Challenged Family Building

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 [...]

The children adopted from abroad and from the child welfare system have experienced traumas that we really don’t like to think about. It is so extremely painful to realize the reality of abandonment, neglect, sexual and physical abuse, residence in an orphanage, etc. that we often instead prefer to believe, “love will be enough” or [...]

Work, grocery shopping, yard work, laundry, driving the kids to soccer, arranging play dates, meeting friends for dinner, completing homework, spending time alone with your partner, birthday parties, visiting extended family—where does the list end! Add to the already long list therapy, psychiatric appointments, tutoring, school meetings, and occupational, physical and/or speech therapy. All children [...]