A panel of adult
adoptees shares personal stories from their childhood and teenage years, reflecting back on how adoption factored into their identity formation.
A panel of adult
adoptees shares personal stories from their childhood and teenage years, reflecting back on how adoption factored into their identity formation.
Each day, for 31 days, adoptive mothers, birthmothers, mothers - to - be and
adoptees shared their Mother's Day and Birthmother's Day stories in their own words and told how adoption has changed the meaning of motherhood for them.
Declassified Adoptee An award - winning blogger, feminist and
adoptee shares her thoughts about the need for adoption reform.
In this free webinar, adult
adoptees share their experiences regarding self - esteem, self - acceptance, teasing, etc. and how it might shed new light on the way families talk about identity development.
Not exact matches
The interaction between the children and
adoptee creates a sense of responsibility and
shared commitment for all of those involved.
That was my experience for a long time, and it is
shared by Laura Barcella, who recently responded to National Adoption Month in a post in the New York Times «Motherlode blog entitled «
Adoptees like Me «Flip the Script» on the Pro-Adoption Narrative.»
Aside from getting to
share some of this tour with Tariku and with my parents — who showed up and have been very supportive — the most meaningful part so far has been the opportunity I've had to meet so many other members of the adoption triad (that's adoption speak for
adoptees, birth families, and adoptive parents).
Kevin Hofmann is the author of Growing Up Black in White, a memoir that
shares, from the
adoptee point of view, what it was like to grow up as a transracial
adoptee.
Complete permission to process... validation for his
shared love for his Moms that day... Saying outloud what is going through his mind is essential during this «identity defining phase» — which I have learned lasts a lifetime for many
adoptees.
(Many adult
adoptees say they had these thoughts but felt afraid or unwelcome to
share these somewhat scary and unsettling thoughts with their adoptive families because they did not want to hurt their adoptive parents and / or seem disloyal. -RCB-
The adult
adoptee experience is
shared and normalized.
This piece
shares vital perspectives from
adoptees including what it feels like to be an
adoptee during National Adoption Month.
This is a rare opportunity to hear the recommendations and insights first hand of transracial
adoptees and an adoptive parent who are willing to
share their experiences of raising and being raised in communities with parents, family, friends who were / are of a different race than their own.
This panel of adult
adoptees and one adoptive parent will
share their experience of living in a transracial family.
The Not So Secret Life Of An
Adoptee A foster care and adoption advocate
shares her inspiring story.
The Warrior Princess Diaries An
adoptee and mother through both birth and adoption
shares her story.
It is stronger to me than DNA, our
shared experience as
adoptees.
Adult
adoptee and family therapist Katie Naftzger
shares her personal and professional wisdom in this guide to help adoptive parents remain a calm parental influence in the midst of stormy and erratic teen behavior.
I hope that by
sharing my story as an open
adoptee, people can see how great open adoption is.
We're so appreciative to the open
adoptees who volunteered to
share their perspectives and experiences.
Transracial Adult
Adoptee Panel This is a rare opportunity to hear the recommendations and insights first hand of transracial
adoptees and an adoptive parent who are willing to
share their experiences of raising and being raised in communities with parents, family, friends who were / are of a different race than their own.
That is what I will
share as an
adoptee and as someone who has worked with
adoptees for 11 years.
About Blog A blog for birth mothers and
adoptees to
share feelings and opinions and vent.
About Blog A blog for birth mothers and
adoptees to
share feelings and opinions and vent.
The shout out quickly became community of adoption bloggers who join up each week to
share posts about all aspects of adoption, including adoptive parents,
adoptees, foster parents, prospective adoptive parents, organisations and professionals.
I think this is a lovely chance for both your friend and his potential
adoptee to
share some much - needed companionship in their later years.
While awaiting her new forever home, Sheeba
shared comfortable digs with Inga and Inga's foster - turned -
adoptee, River.
With credentials as a dog trainer, behaviorist, canine first aid instructor and pet owner herself, Julie
shared advise with all the participants, whether LRR
adoptee or canine sibling to a LRR dog,
About Blog For adoptive families, birth families,
adoptees, and other interested individuals to
share stories, support each other, and discuss adoption - related news.
About Blog A blog for birth mothers and
adoptees to
share feelings and opinions and vent.
About Blog A blog for birth mothers and
adoptees to
share feelings and opinions and vent.
The shout out quickly became community of adoption bloggers who join up each week to
share posts about all aspects of adoption, including adoptive parents,
adoptees, foster parents, prospective adoptive parents, organisations and professionals.
About Blog For adoptive families, birth families,
adoptees, and other interested individuals to
share stories, support each other, and discuss adoption - related news.
Adoption is a lifelong journey — one
shared by
adoptees, birth parents and adoptive families.
In this free webinar, adopted adults
share their perspectives on birth family and
adoptees» experiences thinking about, searching for, and meeting members of their birth family.
Our Birth Parent and
Adoptee Support Groups take place on the third Wednesday of each month for individuals seeking a supportive group for
sharing and discussing reunion.
We also have a very active online community that provides education and support for adoptive and hopeful adoptive parents, with a lot of voices of
adoptees and birthparents who
share their stories.
The Lost Daughters
share stories from
adoptees and birth parents in an effort to round - out the adoption conversations that occur around the web and in every home.
The list goes on and on for the stories I have
shared with
adoptees and adoptive families placed and in waiting.
Here, birthparents,
adoptees, and adoptive families consult each other, walk a mile in each other's moccasins and
share essential insights.
DePelchin recognizes that adoption is a lifelong journey - one
shared by
adoptees, birth parents and adoptive families.
Beth, as Sandy
shared adoptees are not all alike I have known and met some personally in my life, and also met some in online groups.
This further supports the theory that nonshared environment is important: adoptive family environments are typically nurturing and supportive, which gives no reason (according to the
shared environment perspective) for an
adoptee to develop an illness such as antisocial personality disorder.
C.A.S.E. defines post-adoption services as ongoing, comprehensive support services that include education, counseling, family forums, and advocacy which address clearly identified developmental issues and social - emotional challenges frequently
shared by
adoptees and their families.
About Site - For adoptive families, birth families,
adoptees, and other interested individuals to
share stories, support each other, and discuss adoption - related news.
We've asked OA&FS
adoptees to
share their adoption experiences via video diaries.
About Blog A blog for birth mothers and
adoptees to
share feelings and opinions and vent.
About Blog For adoptive families, birth families,
adoptees, and other interested individuals to
share stories, support each other, and discuss adoption - related news.
I am an
adoptee (domestic adoption) and getting honest answers about where I came from has always been important, and I'm very grateful that my parents have been open to
sharing them.