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6 Helpful Tips for Life with Your Adopted Child
Arabella represents 1 of over 7,000 children welcomed as sons and daughters through Lifesong adoption support. You have dotted all your i’s and crossed every t. You crushed that pile of paperwork your adoption agency threw at you. You read books, watched webinars, talked to other adoptive…
Saying Yes to Adoption a Second Time
Surprise pregnancies are a somewhat common occurrence. Surprise adoptions I would guess are a bit fewer and far between. Our first adoption process was relatively smooth. We always thought we would adopt, we started the process, and we brought home our little girl from China. There were no…
5 Simple Ways to Make this School Year Great for Your Adopted Child
The start of school can be a time of anxiety for all young learners, but it can be especially tough for our adopted kids. Curious students will often ask awkward questions. Simple school projects can inadvertently bring up hard things from the past. “Are you adopted?” It’s a…
The Gift of Special Needs
The first 15 years of our married life, my husband was a pediatric physical therapist. He began his career at a small clinic on the north side of Chicago working for kids with special needs. His ease with kids was one of the things that made him good…