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Ban Toxic Talk — Combine your “AQ, (Adoption-attunement Quotient,) with your “EQ” (Emotional Intelligence.)
Although the old adage says, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," we all know the...
Compassion Fatigue and the Need to Breathe
Parents' self-care is crucial to a family's healthWhether you come to parenthood through birth, step-parenting,...
Supporting Children Through Difficulty
The beginning of the school year marks a definite change in routine. Even if your children have completed their...
Welcome Home!
Some schools reopened this week and most students will be back at their desks by Labor Day. A new school year is full...
Welcome to the Family, Little One
The press is abuzz with excitement over the arrival of the British royal baby. His parents' obvious joy echoed...
Look, Daddy! See Me. Celebrate Me.
June is associated with celebrations: Fathers Day, graduations and weddings. We undertake each of these benchmark...
On Andrew Solomon’s “Love No Matter What”
As we continue to explore the importance of fathers in our lives, we came across this TED Talk link to Andrew...
Dad — A “Model” Teacher and Student
Fatherly guidance can sometimes come across to our children as a subtle message of incapability or over-stepping on a...
Adjusting Fathering Patterns When Parenting Adopted Kids
In America, June is known as the month in which we celebrate Father's Day. Families fire up the barbecue, gather...
A Place Called Home
All parents want their home to be a loving place. While, discipline is often considered one of the most important...
