Many years ago, when our son was only seven years old, I took him to Wal-Mart for his very first time. He had only been with us for a...

In my previous blog, I shared that adopted children often come to us with a lot of gaps in their stories; however, as I also mentioned,...

According to current data, there are approximately 440,000 children, birth to age 18 living in the U.S. foster care system. Approximately...

In my previous blog, I shared that older child adoption has become more common in recent years, both domestically and internationally. ...

Older child adoption—“older” meaning 3 years of age and up—has become a more common occurrence in recent years, particularly for those...

In my last blog I shared that an inordinate number of adopted and foster children struggle with sensory challenges as compared to...

Many adopted and foster children struggle with sensory deficits and challenges. This is due to higher incidences of risk factors such as...

Teen intercountry adoptees talk about the cultural challenges of growing up in the U.S.—considerations for their parents. For untold...

You may have read my blog from last November about how adopted and foster children deal with loss and grief over the Christmas holidays....

Hello readers, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and holiday season! Children who have been through a lot of trauma and negative...

Author and adoptee Jessie Hogsett writes in his autobiography Detached, “Trust must come before love can come.” This statement is packed...

Over the years many adoptive and foster parents have shared with me that they’ve observed an increase in their child’s behavioral...

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...

As an adoptive parent myself, I am very excited that both domestic and intercountry adoption are both spotlighted each November. Over...

My thoughts for this blog arise out of recent conversations I’ve had with foster parents and staff from foster care agencies. Let me...

In my previous post I began the discussion on how important it is for adoptive and foster parents to keep our lives “in balance” amidst...

Adoptive and foster parents operate day-to-day with a “full plate.”—Often our plate is fuller than most! When we operate this way long...

In my nearly thirty years experience previously as a family counselor, I noticed that it was sometimes difficult for adoptive parents to...

In my last blog I talked about some of the more common types of regression that previously traumatized children express. But what about...

“Act your age!!” We’ve all either heard this, said this or been on the receiving end of this exclamation when we were younger. Perhaps we...