Dr. Mark AndrewsDec 17, 20212 minBuilding trust in foster and adopted children . . .Author and adoptee Jessie Hogsett writes in his autobiography Detached, “Trust must come before love can come.” This statement is packed...
Dr. Mark AndrewsNov 30, 20212 minHelping your child deal with loss during the holidays . . .Over the years many adoptive and foster parents have shared with me that they’ve observed an increase in their child’s behavioral...
Dr. Mark AndrewsNov 15, 20212 minEXPECTATIONS . . .With November being National Adoption Month, I was reminded of a blog I wrote about a year-and-a-half ago about parental expectations in...
Dr. Mark AndrewsOct 30, 20212 minNational Adoption Month is here! As an adoptive parent myself, I am very excited that both domestic and intercountry adoption are both spotlighted each November. Over...