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Words to My Child's Birthparents

Dozens of readers comment in a recent poll
01 Jan 2006 Birth Families

In August, RainbowKids.com asked readers this question: If it were possible, would you choose to meet your child's birth-mother? And if so, what would you say? An incredible 95% of readers emphatically answered YES! to meeting their child's birth-mother. Dozens more went on to l...

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Divorce after Adoption

10 Questions to Ask Yourself
01 Jan 2006 Adoption Process

Divorce isn't the ending that any parent envisions when they begin the journey to adopt. In addition to the normal stress of a dissolved relationship, a parent may feel extra guilt over inflicting an additional trauma on a child with a history of loss. How you handle yourself dur...

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The Power of Food

Tips for handling hoarding
01 Jan 2006 Food/Eating, Transitions

Untitled Document Cracker crumbs found under a pillow.  Moldy food rotting under the bed. A stash of food hidden in a backpack. A child who sits at a table and eats - and eats - and eats, until you are afraid their stomach can handle no more. Sound familiar? Do you blame you...

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Brothers for Life

Russian Twins find their family in Texas
01 Jan 2006 Russia Sibling Adoption, Older Child Adoption

"Jacob, tuck in your shirt."  "Micah, come stand by Mommy."  The 6-year-old twins shuffle and twirl around the Tarrant County Family Law Center lobby as their mother tries to coax them into the courtroom.  It's an unusual day in court balloons and stuffed animals...

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Hair Matters: Simple Part and Two Strand Twist

Part 3 in our series on African Hair Care
01 Jan 2006 Haiti, Ethiopia Hair Care

"Today I'm wearing it in my favorite style of all: two ponytails that stick out on either side of my head and flap in the air like a pair of wings. One of these days I just might take off and fly!" I Love My Hair! By: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley In this issue of Hair Matters, we wi...

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Listening to Adult Adoptees

A lesson for adoptive parents
01 Jan 2006 Adoptee Articles

Often it takes place within a discussion on an adoption e-list. Recently it happened again at a breakout session at an adoption conference. My friend Jennifer sits down across from me and begins talking with an adoptive mother. Both Jennifer and the woman's 11-year-old daughter a...

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Welcome Home

Helping your adopted child adjust to their new life
01 Jan 2006 Uzbekistan, USA, Ukraine, Thailand, Taiwan, Sierra Leone, Russia, Poland, Philippines, Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, Nepal, Moldova, Mexico, Lithuania, Liberia, Lesotho, Kyrgyzstan, Korea South, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Japan, India, Hungary, Hong Kong, Honduras, Haiti, Guatemala, Ghana, Georgia, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Colombia, China, Cambodia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia Transitions, Adoption Process

When a newly-adopted baby/toddler joins the family, both parents and child face a period of adjustment, as new parents get used to the new role of parenting, and the baby adjusts to his or her new home and family. Both parents and children have different experiences than families...

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