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Adoption Group: Parents of Teens and Young Adults


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Parents of Teens and Young Adults

Parents of Teens and Young Adults

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  • tissa
    ATTN parents of adoptees from Russia/Eastern Europe

    Dear parents of the children from Russia or other Eastern European countries. Louisiana State University school of Social Work is conducting a research project “Cultural Self Identification of individuals adopted…

  • 4catzlover
    Suggestions for Reading Comprehension and Multiplication help

    We are still in the early stages of adopting a teen brother and sister and they are both struggling in school and are currently being tested to see if they…

  • 4catzlover
    Bonding and Attachments for Teen Brother & Sister

    My husband and I just had our first overnight visit with the teen brother and sister that we are hoping to adopt.  Everything went well and we all had fun…

  • 4catzlover
    Adopting Teen Brother and Sister

    Hello Everyone, My husband and I have been matched with two teens, brother and sister.  We are very excited and nervous, hoping for any advice on our first meeting (we…

  • heidibrocious
    adult adoptee survey on travel, language learning and friendships

    Hello - I am sending along this survey link in information in the hopes that you will share this opportunity with your adult children.  The survey is quick and participants can enter their email into a drawing for a free iPad as a thanks for participating.  The full recruitment info is below. Thanks for considering - feel free to forward this message to any young adult international adoptee you may know. Heidi Brocious PhD Student College of Social Work University of Utah *********** Hello! I am writing to let you know about an opportunity to participate in a research study international adoptee’s experiences with birth country travel, relationships with other adoptees, and language fluency.  This study is being conducted by Heidi Brocious, a PhD student at the University of Utah.  I am looking for participants who meet the following criteria: ·      Born outside the U.S. and adopted by an American parent (or parents) Being in the study will mean completing one online survey. The survey does not ask for specific identifying information, and all of your survey answers will be kept confidential. If you complete the survey, you will be given an opportunity to provide your email address and be entered into a drawing for an iPad 2.  If you are the selected winner, you will be contacted through this email address so the iPad can be sent to you.  Email address will be separated from the survey data and destroyed following the completion of the drawing. If you are interested in participating, you can access the survey at the following link: https://www.evaluationportal.com/epnew/bypass/anon.jsp?gid=350461 If you want to learn more, or have questions, please email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_bfRAtMqeTC').innerHTML = output; //]]> Contacting me or going to the website doesn’t mean you have to participate.  You can decide at any time, or just ask more questions.  Thank you for thinking about participating. Heidi Brocious

  • jbm
    Therapy needed before meeting birth mom

    Hi, my son, age 23, connected with his birth brother in Peru a few months ago.  He is planning on going to Peru in May with my husband! He will…

  • over40mom
    Not sure when to address this.

    My daughter just turned 7.  She has two half sisters raised by her BM, and at least one half-sibling through her BF.  We have an open relationship with her BM…

  • c&c
    Glee's adoption plot line

    Hi all, My 13-yr.-old daughter is a huge fan of “Glee” on FOX. I always watch with her.  Tuesday’s night’s story included about about birthmother reunion (mother with teen daughter)…

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