Talking About Adoption
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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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Why Christmas Stinks Sometimesposted on December 11, 2011 It was the third day in a row, or maybe the fourth. I don’t exactly recall. I do, however, vividly remember coming home from work and being met by my normally patient and long-suffering wife declaring in an overly frustrated…… Read More |
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2011 Tapestry Conference – Recap & Resourcesposted on November 2, 2011 The 2011 Tapestry Adoption & Foster Care Conference was a huge success, thanks in large part to the Tapestry conference team and dozens of other volunteers who helped make it possible. We were privileged to serve over 800 adults and…… Read More |
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Chatting With Kids About Adoptionposted on June 24, 2011 I don’t talk with my kids about adoption. It’s not that I don’t think it is a good idea – it certainly is. It’s just that, even though all four of my children were adopted, they have no interest in…… 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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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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W.I.S.E. Up Powerbooksposted on June 2, 2011 The W.I.S.E. Up Powerbooks (published by The Center for Adoption Support and Education) are great tools for any adoptive or foster parent. CASE has published two different versions of the W.I.S.E. Up Powerbook – an adoption Powerbook and a foster care Powerbook…… Read More |
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Grateful to Share My Mother’s Dayposted on May 9, 2011 Tears flowed down my face today as I sat in church listening to our pastor read the most sincere and sensitive prayer I’ve ever heard offered on Mother’s Day. He started his prayer with thanksgiving to God for welcoming us…… 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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Things to Consider When Telling Your Child’s Storyposted on April 24, 2011 By Amy Monroe When telling and re-telling your adoption story it is important to remember that it is your child’s story! You are the guardian of this precious treasure, and while parts of his story should not be considered a…… Read More |