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Interesting Videos on PTSD and Medical Issues of International Adoptees
Have you checked out adoption:the movie yet? Part of the many YouTube videos that are associated with this film project are interviews of Dr. Ron Federici and Dr. Jane Aronson, both well-known medical...
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Funny, She Doesn’t Look Adopted
A commenter posted on my school blog from yesterday how different she and her Chinese daughter were treated at school than she and her Russian daughters had been. She hypothesized that it was because...
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Malnutrition – A Major Culprit?
As we wade through the ocean of diagnoses LuLu has received, one thing keeps haunting me…how much of a role did her first 20-months in the institution have in “causing” all this. Early on, I...
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An Observation About Adoptees from Orphanages
It’s happened to me several times. Someone in my world describes a child they find comparable in some way to LuLu. And without realizing it, invariably they end up telling me the child was...
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Place Older Adopted Children With Stay at Home Parent
Children who come home to their forever family at an age older than a newborn are at increased risk for attachment disorders. These children have at least lived with their birth parents, foster...
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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in the U.S., and Asia Outbreak Warning
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) usually affects infants and children under 10 years old. It is a viral illness that is considered moderately contagious and last for 7 to 10 days. Like most viral...
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FASD: The Failed Child
I attended an IEP meeting with my daughter’s Special Education team recently. For over an hour, I listened to her teachers report on her progress. Most of the teachers were apologetic; even with...
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Mothers and Daughters
Sometimes I wonder if I am screwing up my kids or if they are screwing up me. A part of me has always thought that somehow my mother’s issues became my issues, and as hard as I try not to be like my...
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Monsters Incorporated
For some time, Bunny has been experiencing a reoccurring nightmare. She dreams monsters come in our house and eat our entire family, except for her. She is left alone with no parents, no home, and no...
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Fill ‘Er Up
According to my brother, the Peace Corps got it right when they said it was “the toughest job you’ll ever love.” But, I think the phrase could equally apply to motherhood. As an adoptive parent, I...
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