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Adopting from the Dominican Republic

Older Child Adoption, Birth Families, Family Adoption Stories, How To Adopt, Adoptee Articles, Adoption and School, Bonding & Attachment, Waiting Children, Adoption Process, Adoption Advocacy, Travel and Birthcountry Tours, Adoption Education and Training, Education, Boys, Family and Community Support

Q&A with the Harrison Family: Big rewards of a long in-country stay  A few weeks ago, we met the Tejada-Acosta Family, who lived in the Domi...

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A Long Stay Can Go a Long Way: Meet the Tejada-Acosta Family

Dominican Republic   Birth Families, Family Adoption Stories, How To Adopt, Adoption News, Adoptee Articles, Adoption and School, Bonding & Attachment, Waiting Children, Adoption Process, Pre-Adoption, Adoption Advocacy, Travel and Birthcountry Tours, Adoption Education and Training, Adoption Funding, Grants, Finances, Post-Adoption, Culture and Pride, Family and Community Support

Potential adoptive families often balk at countries that require long stays to adopt; but as working remotely becomes more normalized and technology i...

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Preparing adoptees for returning to school this fall

Older Child Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Adoption News, Adoption and School, Adoption Education and Training, Social Skills, Post-Adoption, The Teen Years, Transitions, Education

Returning to school in any year can be challenging, especially for adoptees. Returning to school after a pandemic and varied levels of remote and in-p...

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Adoption & Education: Specific Tips for Collaborating With a Teacher

USA   Adoption and School

Sending your child off to school can be difficult, especially if you’re nervous about how she will interact with her classmates, teachers and sc...

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7 Concepts For Parenting Your Preschooler

Toddler Adoption, Adoption and School, Bonding & Attachment, Post-Adoption

When you are an adoptive parent, you have many concerns to juggle, including language barriers, cultural identity issues, attachment an...

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What You Should Know About Parenting Your School-Aged Child

Older Child Adoption, Adoption and School, Post-Adoption, Transitions

When your child or children begin school, they are entering an entirely new world.  It’s a world of new freedoms, new responsibilities, and...

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Preparing Your Anxious Child for the Start of School

Adoption and School

Is it that time already? With summer winding down and teachers prepping their classrooms, you can almost hear the schoolyard noises starting to rise t...

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Back-to-School Tips for Adoptive Parents

Adoption and School

As I prepare to send my kids back to school, I’m mentally making a list of tasks that I need to get done as the new school year approaches. If y...

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Playing Education Catch Up With Your Adopted Child: Thinking Outside the Pen and Paper

Adoption and School, Post-Adoption

If you have an elementary aged child, then like me, you probably dread the weekly spelling test. My daughter’s first language is not Englis...

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Post Adoption: How Can I Teach My Child to be Gentle and Kind?

Sibling Adoption, Adoption and School, Post-Adoption

How does your child’s engine run? If your child is like mine her engine runs on high most of the time. We are constantly saying “slow down...

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