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Online Resources for Adoptive Dads
Adoptive dads, you're an important piece in the knitting and keeping together of a family. Children see you as a protector, authority figure, and comfortable and safe harbor in which to find peace during chaotic times. Sometimes adoption can make fathers feel like...
Adoptive Parents and the July 4th Holiday
With the Fourth of July holiday coming up, we thought it important to revisit this blog since it remains an important and relevant topic to adoptive parents and their families. We also made sure to update links for all the Fourth of July celebrations, so if you don't...
Lullabies Create a Bond Between Parent and Child – Revisited
Many of us grew up with our parents singing us to sleep with a variety of lullabies. The soothing sounds of their voices calmed any fears about the monster in the closet or below the bed. And the lullabies also became synonymous with comfort and sleep. Lullabies are...
Children’s Books that Talk About Open Adoption
Few books for children tackle the subject of adoption, much less that of an open adoption. Yet our children learn a great deal through reading and it is important to have their experiences represented in forms that are important to them. You probably remember reading...
Family Fun Easter Activities in Wichita and the Greater Kansas City Area
It’s almost time for Easter celebrations! It feels like Christmas just happened and we were celebrating the start of a new year, but Easter is right around the corner coinciding with the first day of April this year. As a holiday, it’s a great one to spend with family...
Mother’s Day as an Adoptive Parent with an Open Adoption
Mother’s Day is a wonderful holiday when we all get to celebrate the incredible journey that is birth and the beauty and power of women all over the world who are mothers, grandmothers, and caretakers for all of us as we go through life. It is a powerful day, but it...