Motivations & Expectations
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Practice, Practice, Practice!posted on July 18, 2011 Practice is an essential part of life — that is, if improving competence and confidence is our goal. This is no less true for adoptive and foster parents as they begin (and continue) down the path of parenting in a…… Read More |
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Anything But Typicalposted on June 24, 2011 As an adoptive dad I’ve come to the place that I can easily acknowledge that all of my kids are a little different in some way or another. Different than what, you ask? I’m not entirely sure, but I know…… Read More |
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Not Your Everyday Conversationposted on June 5, 2011 Not Your Everday Conversation: Talking with Your Children About the Difficult Realities of Adoption and Foster Care was presented by Michael and Amy Monroe at the 2009 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference. This presentation focuses on some of the difficult…… Read More |
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Looking at Ourselves to Help Our Children Healposted on June 5, 2011 Watch as Dr. Karyn Purvis explains the importance of parents being willing to look at their own histories as well as their expectations in order to be able to effectively connect with their children to help them heal.… Read More |
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Shh! It’s Privateposted on June 2, 2011 An article from a recent Rainbow Kids e-newsletter, entitled Privacy Matters in Adoption, serves to remind adoptive and foster parents of a very important responsibility: we are the guardians of our child’s story. As adoptive and foster parents we have…… Read More |
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Keeping Race in its Placeposted on May 31, 2011 At the 2010 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference, Greg & Tracey Fields shared the insights they have learnd and the challenges they have experienced in living as a trans-racial adoptive family. Below are links to some of the books that…… Read More |
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Insights & Gifts Video Seriesposted on April 30, 2011 Insight & Gifts is a 16 video series (developed in partnership between Empowered To Connect and TCU Institute of Child Development) containing seven insights and seven gifts that are highly relevant for those who are adopting or fostering children from hard…… Read More |
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Embracing the Grief of Adoptionposted on April 26, 2011 By Michael Monroe I was reminded last night of something I already knew, though I often try to forget it. It is one of the more sobering realities of adoption – the fact that there is no adoption without loss…… Read More |
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What To Consider When Considering Adoptionposted on April 24, 2011 by Michael and Amy Monroe So you are considering adoption? As the parents of four children, each of whom were welcomed into our family through adoption, we cannot think of anything more beautiful and wonderful. You may think to start…… Read More |
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Adoption from the Inside Outposted on April 22, 2011 By Michael Monroe and Karyn Purvis, PhD. For many, the adoption process begins by surveying agency information, evaluating financial considerations and tackling mountains of paperwork, all while working through a complex array of questions, doubts and even fears. Likewise, once…… Read More |