Tag: special needs

  • One Word Adoptive Parents Must Avoid

    One Word Adoptive Parents Must Avoid

    Whenever I teach this point during a training, many parents get upset. I wonder why. Are they offended that they’re saying the wrong word? Are they embarrassed, like someone caught with their pants down? Or, are they ticked off because they supposedly know better than anyone what the child needs…and how the child feels?” Really?…

  • The Special Needs of Many Adopted Kids

    The Special Needs of Many Adopted Kids

    Many adopted children have special needs that adoptive, first, and foster parents must learnĀ  in order to become their child’s #1 cheerleader. Use this list as needed and as age-appropriate for discussing special needs with your child. You might say, “An adopted person wrote a list of her special needs. Would you be interested in…

  • The Special Needs of Adopted Children

    The Special Needs of Adopted Children

    I need parents who are willing to put aside preconceived notions about adoption and be educated about the realities of adoption and the special needs adoptive families face. (Proverbs 23:12, Proverbs 3: 13-14, Proverbs 3:5-6) I need my adoptive and birth parents to have a non-competitive attitude. Without this, I will struggle with loyalty issues.…

  • Become Your Adopted/Foster Child’s Cheerleader In Adoptions’ Olympics

    Become Your Adopted/Foster Child’s Cheerleader In Adoptions’ Olympics

    Want to see how much adopted and foster kids are like Olympians? We run like Olympians every day in dealing with special needs resulting from relinquishment. Helpful is parental understand of special needs. List provided. Parents can become #1 cheerleaders.

  • Look Beneath Your Adopted & Foster Child’s Smile on the First Day of School

    Look Beneath Your Adopted & Foster Child’s Smile on the First Day of School

    Your adopted child may have a big smile as you send him off to the first day of school. Be aware, however, of the possibilities of specific fears that he may be struggling with.