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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Adoption

Adoption Day At Last

The Rosatis learn about Daniel’s past and finally have their day in family court.

Beginning the Adoption Process

Qualifying as adoptive parents is a lengthy process, but it will help prepare your family for what lies ahead.

Attachment Problems, Up Close and Personal

Children in foster care don’t always get the best start in life.

An ‘At-Risk’ Adoption

Dealing with the uncertainties and delays of the adoption process.

Adopting Children

Adoption has to be focused on the needs of the kids rather than the needs and desires of the adults.

Adoptive Family sitting on steps

Adoption From Foster Care

“There is never so much love in the world that reaching out is a bad idea.” – an adopted child.

Promoting Healthy Attachment

Suggestions for an effective bonding experience

A New Definition of Attachment/Regulation

Attachment is the affectional tie between two people.

Dealing With Trust and Control Issues

The sensitive parent is attuned to his or her child’s natural rhythms and responds to those appropriately and timely.

A tween boy embraces his mother

Attachment and Bonding

If there is even one significant adult in a child’s life who will provide consistency and unconditional love and support, that child can attach.