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Just Say “Yes” to Positive Parenting
If you’re parenting an oppositional child or teen, you probably say “no” a lot. You may say it so often that it’s become your default response, or you may be stuck in the perception that “no” is the healthier option. How can you bring positivity back into your parent-child relationship? | BY LAURA H. WILKINSON
Personal Essays
“‘Trashy’ Parents?”
At a recent gathering, an acquaintance made a comment based on the astonishingly misguided and downright vulgar assumption that my child’s birth parents are unworthy or subpar. Here’s how I responded. | BY KAREN HINDHEDE
“First Words”
We may not have heard our children’s very first words, but we’ve heard many others in our journey through infertility and foster adoption—and now, as family. | BY SANDY CARPENTER
Parent-to-Parent
My “Adoption Hero”
Adoptive parents pay tribute to their “adoption heroes,” including a social worker, their child’s birth mother, or their child.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, RE: May 2018
Thank You to This Issue’s Sponsors:
Adoption by Shepherd Care
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Bethany Christian Services
Children’s Connections Inc.
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Ellyn J. Bullock, Solberg & Bullock, LLC
Dr. Jane Aronson
Texas Children’s Hospital