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5 Tips to Help Adoptive Families Have Fun This Summer

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Nothing facilitates attachment between family members like laughing, joking, teasing and playing with one another. Yet, in families in which there is an adopted child with a history of trauma, giggles and chuckles don’t always come easily. This is disappointing to parents who want to provide their children a fun childhood full of rich experiences, and [...]

May Peace be with You in 2010

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

It seems fitting that our first post after the start of the New Year contains a wish for peace. Peace in the family is a resolution worth making and attaining.

Peace, in the family, begins with the parental statement, “I will be calmer in 2010.” In reality, this means learning to bypass angry interactions that occur [...]

Nurture: The Ring that Holds All the Keys – Part 1 (of 2)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

“Where touching begins, there love and humanity also begin…”
Ashley Montagu
When I write posts about behavior, and ways to manage or entirely cease behaviors, I always work to write a portion of the post that provides some explanation for the behavior, and then I offer some solutions. I believe that understanding more about where a [...]