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When Love Isn’t Enough: Part Three – Sexual Abuse

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

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 [...]

Consequences vs. Reactions: Parent “Deerly”

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Deer flee in an instant when frightened! One second they are calmly grazing in your front yard (if you live in deer country!) and the next, they are darting in every direction—seeking safety. This happens when there is no real threat—a branch falling, or when there is a danger—a hunter. This latter, has caused deer [...]

Stinky Business!: Pee and Poop Issues in Adoptive Families (Part Two)

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

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: [...]