November 2012 Archives

Adoption Blogs

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When Your Family Needs Help: A Few More Thoughts on Privacy

Being a parent is difficult. None of us really knows what we're doing. Most of us try really hard. In my last post, I discussed the challenge adoptive parents face…
- Posted by Sharon Van Epps to Be Bold or Go Home 8 years ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
A Perfect Storm Impacts Foster Children Every Day in the United States

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. While we celebrate all families formed through adoption during this month, the focus is on helping the more than 100,000 children in the U.S.…
- Posted by OneDayProject to Talk to AF 8 years ago | 2 Comments | Post a reply
On Being Color-Blind

When I was a teenager, I used to think that being "color-blind" was the right attitude to have about race. I thought I should do my best not to notice…
- Posted by Gaby to Familia Means Family 8 years ago | 2 Comments | Post a reply
Court Appearances and the Importance of Documentation for Foster Parents

Foster parents are sometimes required to testify in court. This was never mentioned during all the hours of education and training I've had to undergo to get and maintain my…
- Posted by ForeverMommy to Fostering Love 8 years ago | 2 Comments | Post a reply
When Your Family Needs Help, Part 1

I belong to a secret Facebook group for adoptive families that has more than 1,000 members. As in many large, online gatherings, conflicts tend to flare, but a recent argument…
- Posted by Sharon Van Epps to Be Bold or Go Home 8 years ago | 27 Comments | Post a reply