Perspectives on Challenged Family Building

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 Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Six.) Study them, returning to them over time. Review the resources that are embedded within the articles. Keep them handy! They [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]