The pain Bill and Opal felt on a regular basis did not seem normal. How could it be? Were you really supposed to feel like you wanted to hit your child in the head with a hammer? No other family they knew seemed to struggle this much. Their son seemed to be their shining star, but even he, on occasion, seemed to behave in ways that left them feeling completely overwhelmed.
The following report was written to assist school districts in the educational planning for children with past histories of trauma specifically adopted children.
How to Harness the “Force” to Influence Your Child for Good. Everyone remembers the famous words, now burned into the mass psyche, “May the force be with you!”
The mom texted me in a state of distress. Three of her adopted children had been out on the trampoline playing.
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The other afternoon my wife was eavesdropping on one of my coaching calls. Well not actually, she was standing right behind me as I was
Is there a difference between a consequence and a punishment? No. Allow me to explain. Consequences as we’ve come to know them are a logical
Actually, it’s not breaking news at all. Everyone knows that Joseph adopted Jesus. Mary and Joseph both knew that Jesus was special. Placed in Mary’s
To begin with, I am an adopted child. I was adopted in the 40’s in a closed adoption, but I believe that although adoption has
