My son has joined the wide world of competitive sports. As our family entered this period with excitement, I also recognized that we have just entered a very long road that may not have an end for another dozen years!
We’ve all heard about “those” sports parents. You know the ones - parents who throw fits or fists, who yell at refs, their own kids, other kids, other parents, the vending guys. Here are a few reminders that I picked up on while watching my son play:
Parents who have chosen the route of adoption, either because they could not have their own children or they simply felt a calling to bless a child’s life in this most profound way, deserve our thanks. Children who may have otherwise experienced life in multiple foster homes or in orphanages are given the opportunity to have a stable families and a consistent homes. There is no gift that can cause such an impact to a child who desperately needs love and compassion.
As stated in the last post, there are special considerations that parents must take into account when bringing a child into their home through adoption. Even in the most ideal of adoptions, when the child was well cared for pre-natally and handed to the adoptive parents at birth, attachment must be nurtured and deliberate throughout the child’s development. When a child is adopted in the toddler years, early childhood or teen years, the implications and needs are unique and must be considered.
Research shows that babies recognize that adoptive parents are not the ones who carried them in the womb.
Play is an important part of recovery from a devastating event.
A list of my favorite children's books from this past decade.
We need a change in perspective on what is fair in life.
Perfectionism is a bondage that should be exchanged for being "good enough".
The poem Disagreeable State which depicts the struggle of mental and emotional issues.
Our family is participating in Light the Night, for our friend Caiti and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Narcissism is one of the most difficult personality disorders to treat.
Help children through trauma with play therapy.
Panic attacks are a frightening and misunderstood disorder.
Read earlier posts in the Archives.
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