Reactive Attachment Disorder Measuring Success
Because some of our children have Reactive Attachment Disorder measuring success is hard to do and that leaves us, as parents, frustrated. My... Read More →
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To Sing Frogs Chapter 14a
Chapter 14 Who Would This Little Boy Be? A policeman walked to the side of the road slightly waving a stick with a four-inch-round... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 13b
The yellow Monarch was the only thing in my focus. Then it began to fade. A tree ten meters behind it started to steal my vision. I tried to keep... Read More →
The Real Reason for a Decline in Adoptions
As Seen on Adoption.net Recently, my Google alerts for “adoption” and “international adoption” went crazy. It seemed that every news outlet in... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 13a
Chapter 13 Troubled Mind I waited under a winter-dead cottonwood tree near the portal to other dimensions. A few feet away stood... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 12c
“Mamashka! Papashka!” Katya screamed as she ran through the playroom tripping over toys and bouncing off peers. Marina remained near the corner... Read More →
How to Fix Your Child With a Magic Wand
My oldest daughter hadn’t been home from Russia for a month before we noticed her pointing pencils or other objects at us while contorting her... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 12b
Soon Amy and I joined the fun and sprawled out on the floor with the children. We played with the toys we could get to. We played patty-cake. Amy... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 12a
Chapter 12 A Burned Baby When you adopt from foreign worlds you find yourself forced to rely on people you hardly know. After brief... Read More →
Get Close Enough to Help People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychologists call them triggers. They could be events, objects, sensory stimulations or even words. When a person who has experienced severe... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 11b
“Mama Olga” was heartsick. She was also a practical woman. The best she could do now was to find the perfect homes for Luba and Sergei. Anya... Read More →
To Sing Frogs Chapter 11a
Chapter 11 Rules of the Game The soup was good. Really good. I could feel the blood slowing as my arteries clogged just a little bit... Read More →
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