Finding Cora April 6, 2021 by Maurine Atkinson · Published April 6, 2021 · Last modified April 7, 2021 In this guest post, a mother writes about finding her daughter on AdoptUSKids: “The process that I thought would be quick took more than four years, but if I had been matched sooner, I wouldn’t have been matched with Cora.”
Understanding children’s behavior and helping them heal March 15, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published March 15, 2021 · Last modified March 17, 2021 A therapist discusses some of the neurological causes of children’s behavior, sensory “triggers,” and ways of calming an upset child.
Finding normal March 10, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published March 10, 2021 · Last modified April 6, 2021 A young woman reflects on her adoption after eight foster placements: “I realized that they really loved me, that they weren’t going to give up on me.”
Helping children in foster care understand their history February 12, 2021 by Maris Blechner · Published February 12, 2021 · Last modified February 15, 2021 In this guest post, an adoptive parent and social worker offers suggestions for how to help children of all ages understand their past and the circumstances that brought them into care.
“My kids’ bio parents are like our extended family” February 4, 2021 by William Presswood · Published February 4, 2021 · Last modified March 10, 2021 A single father talks about why he ensures that the children he adopted stay connected to their birth families.
Maintaining a strong relationship when fostering January 14, 2021 by Lori Ross · Published January 14, 2021 In this guest post, a mother who has been fostering for more than three decades describes the ways that she and her husband have worked hard to remain good friends and partners who “love each other, like each other, and respect each other.”
