Finding Cora
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.”
Family life
Understanding children’s behavior and helping them heal
A therapist discusses some of the neurological causes of children’s behavior, sensory “triggers,” and ways of calming an upset child.
Finding normal
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
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”
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
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.”