Crying, whining, irritability. How do you know what’s going on with your child, especially when they can’t communicate how they’re feeling? It might be that they’re too young to understand, their early life inhibited their ability to identify emotions and physical senses, or they are nonverbal. Our son, Jeremiah, cried from the time he came…
Read Moredoes your child make you mad? (adoption/foster)
When I began blogging about attachment issues and helping adoptive parents, I wanted to know if there was anything out there in cyber world that encouraged parents and gave them tools to help hurting children the way in which I did. In my search I read a book that focused on the parents past. What???…
Read Morea parent getaway (adoption/foster)
An adoptive mom recently contacted me, asking what she should do about an upcoming missions trip and her young son. Her little guy is newly adopted, he has struggled with attachment issues, but is making some exceptional basic bonds with his new mom. This mother had volunteered to help cook, and act as a chaperon…
Read Moreplay = bonding time (adoption/foster)
I came across this great post on the Tapestry website called “What’s Your Play Personality?” Life can be overwhelming when you have children with special needs. I could make a list that runs a mile long, but it comes down to making time to play with our kids. Want to know what you can spend…
Read Morewhat can a diagnosis mean?
This blog post by the Attachment and Trauma Network is very insightful when it comes to diagnosis’. Although I believe my daughter would have been diagnosed with the new Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder, I would conclude that we have been able to help her tremendously (through God’s guidance) without that specific diagnosis. One of the…
Read Morefinding joy
Raising children with disabilities and disorders is hard, but what most people don’t consider is everything else that plays into the word “hard.” Regular life: Normal life can be stressful for so many, and us special needs parents have to play roulette with that aspect too. Work: Are you self-employed? Is your spouse self-employed? Are…
Read Moreimagination – where is it? (adoption/foster)
“Use your imagination.” How do those words work with your kids? Our daughter, Payton, lacked imaginative skills for years. Her imagination was so invisible that we wondered if she would ever develop in that area. I wished for her to be able to play like most other children, but it seemed it would be an…
Read MoreContents page is FIXED!
Happy to report the Contents page is up and running, hopefully without any glitches. 🙂
Read MoreContents Page is up and limping
Look for the new Contents Page at the top of the page. I have compiled a somewhat organized list of all the contents from this blog to help in your search for what you’re looking for. It took HOURS, and I hope it helps. The only glitch is with the General Adoption page, I apologize,…
Read Morehe almost left his disable daughter
This father’s story on CNN wrecked my heart. I would encourage everyone to read it. It tells of a child’s diagnosis of Down Syndrome and how it broke the father, leaving him wondering if life was worth living, if he should put his daughter up for adoption, or if he should leave his child and wife.…
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