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tips on bonding with an adopted or foster child

By: Tracy Dee Whitt August 13, 2014

Uncategorizedadoption and attachment, bonding with adopted child, bonding with foster child, Dr. Bruce Perry, floortime, Stanley Greenspan1 Comment

When our daughter, Payton, came to us, she was young, but she was completely broken. Naive people have said to us, “It’s a good thing she was so young when she came to you, she won’t be affected by what happened.” That’s the generally held consensus isn’t it? If a child is removed from…

what’s next? a look at life after bonding takes place

By: Tracy Dee Whitt July 31, 2014July 31, 2014

adoption, foster careadopted child's behaviors, attachment in adoption, behaviors in foster children, bonding with adopted child, healing in adoption, how can I tell when my child doesn't have attachment issues2 Comments

As a parent of adopted kids I found myself wondering far too much, why? Why did my kids have to endure so much so early in life? Why do they have to overcome so much? I’ve realized these aren’t the questions that will bring about healing and restoration. The question I began asking is, what will my…

emotional age vs. chronological age (adoption/foster)

By: Tracy Dee Whitt May 30, 2014May 30, 2014

Uncategorizedadopted child, adoption, bonding with adopted child, cause of meltdown, Dr. Bruce Perry, emotional age of adopted child, emotional age vs chronological age in adopted child, emotional age vs chronological age of foster child, emotional state, foster care, mental age of adopted child, regression, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, triggers for foster kids, triggers in adopted kids5 Comments

Evan lay in his room, screaming and pounding his fists on the floor, his feet slammed against his door. His mom, Talia, looked out the window, sure her neighbors could hear everything and imagined what they were thinking. She couldn’t believe he was behaving this way, he was eight-years-old and acting worse than a toddler,…