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Sorting Through the Adoption Tax Creditposted on February 22, 2012 Changes in tax laws can be confusing and lately there have been a number of temporary changes, extensions and new tax provisions coming out of Washington D.C. How to handle adoption expenses and adoption credits is one of those areas… Read More |
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Kisses from Katieposted on February 21, 2012 I recently read “Kisses from Katie,” by Katie Davis. On the cover it says a story of relentless love and redemption. Katie’s story is truly inspiring. It all started when she decided to move to Uganda after high school and… Read More |
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Nobody likes me. Nobody loves me. Nobody cares about me.posted on February 15, 2012 When we started the adoption process, we heard a lot about attachment, and we definitely wanted to get that part right. We carried our daughter in a body worn baby carrier. My husband and I split her first three months… Read More |
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Two Big Discounts End Tomorrow – Feb. 15posted on February 14, 2012 There are lots of BIG opportunities for adoptive and foster families, and two have BIG discounts that end tomorrow. First, the ‘early bird’ registration discount for the Denver Empowered To Connect Conference on April 20-21, ends tomorrow (February 15). You… Read More |
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Listening In: What’s in a Name?posted on February 10, 2012 “Every good conversation starts with good listening.” I came across this quote recently and it started me thinking. What we adoptive and foster parents need, among other things, is to be engaged in some really good conversations. Conversations that offer… Read More |
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Experiencing Different Texturesposted on February 7, 2012 My oldest daughter has been in my home longer than she was in an orphanage in Vietnam. And sometimes it’s easy to convince myself that those 6 and ½ months in the orphanage didn’t have much of an effect on… Read More |
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ETC Parent Training Starting February 23 at IBCposted on February 2, 2012 Empowered To Connect (ETC) Parent Training is a learning and training experience designed specifically for adoptive and foster parents. The ETC Parent Training was developed by Empowered To Connect and is based upon the Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) model developed by… Read More |
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Discount Offer for Adoptive/Foster Family Campposted on February 1, 2012 Tapestry families, together with adoptive and foster families from across the country, are once again going to Adoptive & Foster Family Camp at Horn Creek in Colorado. Over the past two years dozens of adoptive and foster families have attended… Read More |
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Overreactingposted on January 31, 2012 I’m sure no other parent is guilty of overreacting. My daughter can be quite dramatic and sometimes the things she says are worrisome, “Momma my legs are sore because there’s blood all over.” There’s clearly not blood all over her… Read More |
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Using Time-In Instead of Time-Outposted on January 30, 2012 Check out the latest Empowered To Connect video, where Dr. Karyn Purvis talks about the use of ‘time-in’ instead of ‘time-out’ to effectively correct and train our children. As she explains, this important strategy promotes healthy development and secure connection,… Read More |