Do you ever hear questions like that? I know I do. You see, Robin and I are preparing to lead a parenting class, and we are filled with doubts, fears, and questions. Are you a perfect parent? No, I am not a perfect parent. In fact, I am far from […]
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Dear Friends and Champions of Children, We would like to invite you to join us this fall for Empowered to Connect Parent Training, a special nine week training course for adoptive and foster parents. Throughout the nine weeks we will learn more about ourselves and our children, learn amazing facts about […]
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You’ve got to be crazy to adopt…
Q. What advice would you give a family as they welcome their child into their home? A. Regardless of your child’s age or her previous circumstances, i.e. foster home, group home, or orphanage, my advice is going to be essentially the same. I am going to advise you to treat […]
Advice for New Parents
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being.” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe In his book Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Dr. Dan Siegel informs us about studies which are very revealing. When […]
Brainstorm
This is a hilarious guide for knowing when and when not to ask questions about adoption, using a boob job as a reference point.
If you wouldn’t say it about a boob job . ...
Debra Jones will be our guest on May 3, 2014 for a full day workshop, “Attachment: Yours, Mine, and Ours.” Daniel slew Goliath. Joshua conquered Jericho. But who can tame an epic meltdown? Parents (including the one typing this blog ), we often get stuck when our child flies into a […]
Taming a Meltdown by Debra Jones
I was reminded this morning of a scenario that Corrie Ten Boom describes in her book, The Hiding Place. Corrie was ten years old when she asked her father, “Father, what is sex?” Here is how Corrie’s father answered: He turned to look at me, as he always did when […]
It’s too heavy
How many children grow up feeling “unseen, unheard, and unwanted?” ReMoved from HESCHLE on Vimeo. Our challenge as parents is to let them know that they are precious, worthy, loved, and chosen.