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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 [...]

The Voices of Adult Transcultural Adoptees: Listening to the Messages and Taking Action!

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Adult adoptees are no longer the exception to the many voices in adoption that can offer adoptive parents essential tools for success! This post highlights three of the many adult adoptees who blog about their experiences of growing up as transcultural adoptees in American society. They also comment on the adoption process as well. Their [...]

Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: What to Pick?

Monday, May 24th, 2010

John and his father arrived for therapy. As we were walking down the hallway, Dad stated firmly, “Stop it!” A few seconds passed, and again Dad said sternly, “Stop it!” A bit confused, I asked what John was doing that was so upsetting. Dad replied, “It’s the way he’s breathing. I can’t stand it! He [...]