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Activities: Creating Memories as a Family

Activity: Creating Memories as a Family Tara Soria, MA Adding a child and/or sibling to a family changes the dynamics for everyone....

Book Review: Beneath the Mask

Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens by Debbie Riley with John Meeks Book review by Griselda Santillan-Mejia, MA Beneath the...

The Teen Years: Brain Development and Trauma Recovery

Teens who have experienced adoption or foster care have faced a lot of change: healing from trauma, coping with major life transitions,...

Helping Kids Survive and Thrive in Winter

Change is always met with resistance. If winters are hard for you and your family, you’re not alone. Understanding, creativity, and...

National Adoption Month 2023

National Adoption Month is an initiative of the Children's Bureau that seeks to increase national awareness of adoption issues, bring...

CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH DAY-TO-DAY STRESSORS

Stress, apprehension, anxiety, and fear are familiar feelings for many of us involved in foster care and adoption. And our stress affects...

NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH 2022

November is National Adoption Month! Read more about the history of National Adoption Day through this article by the Dave Thomas...

FACILITATED OPENNESS CAN BENEFIT CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM CARE

Helping a foster or adopted child stay in contact with members of his or her birth family can be time-consuming and sometimes emotionally...

Parenting Tips & Tools To Reduce Toxic Stress

Parenting Tips & Tools to Reduce Toxic Stress Presented by Allison Davis Maxon, M.S., LMFT Allison Davis Maxon, M.S., LMFT is a...

Changing Our Approach When Our Children Can’t Change

What have I learned about parenting a child with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) over the past 22 years? I have learned that it...

School’s out for summer! Here’s a list of camps and activities going on in Fresno!

FRESNO SUMMER CAMPS & ACTIVITIES Athletic Camps at Fresno Pacific University The Fresno Pacific University community values its rich...

A&E Series Review: “The Day I Picked My Parents”

A&E Series Review: “The Day I Picked My Parents” By Carrie Ontiveros, MA The Day I Picked My Parents, a series by A&E, features Kidsave,...

Adoption and the Holidays

While the upcoming holidays can often be a joyful and exciting time for families, it may be challenging for adopted children to...

History of National Adoption Month

For over two decades, National Adoption Month has been promoted and celebrated every November in communities across the country. Many...