Category: Parenting
Parent Support Group Series, Kansas City
In September, we started a blog series to help bring parents, especially stay-at-home moms, together, city-by-city. We started with Wichita, Kansas then we reached out to those of you in St. Louis, Missouri. Now, we want to reach readers in Kansas City who may be in...
Ways to Celebrate and Show Thanks
The day for rest, family, and giving thanks is nearly upon us. While you and your family bond on Thursday, whether it’s you, your spouse and children or a whole big family gathering, take the time to really think about what you wish to give thanks for. Talk to your...
How Cooking Helps Parents & Kids Bond
With Halloween in the rearview holiday mirror, we are all turning our focus to the next big holiday – Thanksgiving! And what a wonderful holiday it is. With a focus on spending quality time with family, preparing and eating delicious food, and relaxing afterwards with...
Connecting With Your Adoptive Community
For some adoptive parents, the community that surrounds them is supportive, but not necessarily made up of other adoptive parents. Having a community as parents is incredibly important and pivotal to success. From swapping stories about parenting trials, to sharing...
Online Education Resources for Adoptive and Foster Parents
At Adoption & Beyond, we are available to talk with you whenever you need us. We understand the immediate nature of adoption and that questions can arise all the time. Although we hope that you will come in and visit us (or call), we also know that making time for...
Parent Support Group Series – St. Louis, MO
We are starting a blog series to help bring parents, especially stay-at-home moms, together, city-by-city. We started with Wichita, Kansas and now we are reaching out to those of you in and near St. Louis, Missouri. Below, we share ways that you can meet other parents...
Parent Support Group Series – Wichita, KS
We all know how difficult it becomes to make new friends the older we get. Without the social aspect of school and regular group activities, finding someone you can chat with (and confide in) feels, at times, impossible. For stay-at-home moms, that impossible feeling...
The Importance of Family Bonding
When the alarm goes off in the morning and you drag yourself out of bed to start the regular routine, it’s hard to think of fun. That long morning list that begins with feeding the dog and ends with rushing through school traffic to drop the kids off doesn’t leave...