Category: Parenting
Welcoming Home A Newborn
Are you preparing to welcome a newborn child into your home soon? Perhaps it is your first child? If that is the case, it can feel incredibly overwhelming as you consider childproofing everything form cabinets to electrical sockets. Not to mention diapers, cribs, and...
Summertime Learning
School is out! No more bells, busy crosswalks, or busses. The kids are sleeping in and staying up later. The schedule shifts to the new summer sun and community pool hours. The backpacks grow dusty in closets and school clothes are long forgotten for the fun of a...
Being Adoption Proud on the Fourth of July
We’ve talked about the different countries that parents can adopt from before, such as Ethiopia and China, but what we can sometimes forget is that, no matter the birth country of your child, we all come together with different holiday histories. The Fourth of July...5 Fun Family Activities for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is tomorrow! While some parents get the kids a sitter and hit the town, many of us choose to stay home and celebrate the New Year with our children. It’s always fun to order pizza and watch a movie, but here are some other ideas to make your...Fun Family Halloween Activities
Already overwhelmed by class parties and Halloween costumes? Here are some fun family Halloween activities to help you and the kids make it through this busy season! Whether it’s a night with all the kids at home or a group activity at school, these crafts and games...Adoption Announcement Ideas
We’ve seen so many cute adoption announcements lately, and they’re often incredibly creative. Here are a three of our favorite ideas. Share with us any you’ve seen lately, or if you’ve created your own please let us know on Facebook!Kids and Technology: Setting Boundaries
Technology changes so quickly today; it can be hard to know when enough is enough. A half hour of TV was a common rule when 30-something parents were kids. What happens now when kids can leave the TV and go directly to a laptop, tablet or smartphone? Let’s look at...Language and the Adopted Child
In a recent blog, we discussed those questions that adoptive parents absolutely never want to hear. But what about parents and their adopted children? Are there things that parents can say to biological children but not to their adopted children? Are there other words...