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		<title>A Sibling Thanksgiving: One Mom&#8217;s Tradition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How to Help Your Children become Cooperative]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together so You can Live Too]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carol, the adoptive mom to nine adopted children—eight via the child welfare system and one via a disrupted international adoption, was sad and aggravated by the chronic bickering that occurred between her children ranging in ages from 9 to 16 (several children were the same age at the time of their adoptions). Daily, she was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time!: National Adoption Awareness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arleta James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We are Family&#8221;: The Importance of Claiming to Enhance Attachment in Adoptive Families</title>
		<link>http://perspectivespress.com/blog/2009/09/17/we-are-family-the-importance-of-claiming-to-enhance-attachment-in-adoptive-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Mother for Choco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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