by Patricia Dischler Patricia Dischler is an author, professional speaker and consultant helping those who care for and about children to make a difference. Learn more at www.patriciadischler.com. Curiosity is intrinsically linked to problem solving. A quest for answers, a desire to find them, these skills come naturally to children, but often get lost over
Continue reading »by Patricia Dischler Patricia Dischler is an author, professional speaker and consultant helping those who care for and about children to make a difference. Learn more at www.patriciadischler.com. As parents, reading stories of daycare centers that have lost children, tied the legs of babies or given the wrong formula to an infant with severe allergies,
Continue reading »by Patricia Dischler Patricia Dischler is an author, professional speaker and consultant helping those who care for and about children to make a difference. Learn more at www.patriciadischler.com. I often told my son’s adoptive mother how much I loved her and was thankful she was a part of my life. But, like many things I’ve
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The Adoption Book of the Day for today is “Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother” by Jana Wolff! This book is a rather blunt guide to the fears and experiences that many adoptive mothers have. Written specifically for adoptive mothers, Wolff addresses the issues they face with overcoming infertility and ultimately deciding on the journey
Continue reading »The Adoption Book of the Day for today is “The Post Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption” by Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson! While many reviews call this book depressing or a “downer”, Foli and Thompson’s ability to honestly explain and describe the issues that occur after adoption takes place. The
Continue reading »The Adoption Book of the Day for today is “Adoption is a Family Affair: What Friends and Relatives Must Know” by Patricia Irwin Johnston. If you are considering adoption, buy this book as a gift for the important people in your life. It may save you some heartache in the future. This book was written
Continue reading »Today’s Tapestry Books Adoption Book of the Day is ” ABC Adoption & Me” by Gayle Swift with Casey Swift. An adoptive coach/mother wrote this award-winning picture book with her now-adult daughter. It captures the child’s perspective and explores the spectrum of adoption. One adoptee commented: “This shows adoption from the kid’s side and made me
Continue reading »It is common for children who have been adopted (in particular at an older age and those adopted from institutional care) to display a developmental age different from their chronological age. A child’s chronological age is their age based on their date of birth. A child’s developmental age is the age at which they function
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery It is impossible to offer a nurturing environment that meets the needs of each individual child within an orphanage. No orphanage is capable of providing the same quality of care as a family. With that said, each orphanage will be different. Orphanages have varying levels of financial support, staff dedication and additional
Continue reading »by Megan Montgomery The media has recently been covering the topic of “re-homing.” Re-homing occurs when an adoptive family locates someone else to take in and care for their child without checking into the new family’s history, completing background checks, or involving their adoption agency or other legal entities in the change of custody. Interestingly,
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