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Wild Child 20 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
(This could also go in Foster Care and Adoption, but I'm sticking it here in hopes of more traffic.) I have a long term placement in the home who is a very smart and pro-tantrumer 3 year old. She nee...
I Fear Developmental Assessment - behavioral 14 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
We have bit the bullet and with Little Man's recent behavior issues at school we went ahead and booked an APPOINTMENT. You know..... that kind of appointment. There is a fantastic international adopt...
Hello! Does anyone have a free minute? 14 Aug 2013 | 03:35 pm
Hello everyone! My name is Julie and I'm a research assistant helping conduct some parenting surveys for Center for the Study of Social Policy through UFL. The following is a link to a survey about pa...
It's one of those things... 10 Aug 2013 | 11:18 pm
Just sharing some thoughts about becoming a parent. [url=http://jasonadoption.blogspot.com/2012/10/loss-of-privacy-is-parenting-rite-of.html]Jason Family Adoption Journey: Loss of Privacy is a Parent...
Help!! School vs. Home behavior issues in 4 yr old 8 Aug 2013 | 02:21 pm
I'm hoping my little rant below may start a discussion.... I feel like such an ineffective, newbie parent. DS's behavior at home, church and elsewhere is pretty good for a 4 yr old that started learn...
OT: the weirdest thing in your purse 8 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am
C is two, and we don't need a diaper bag most of the time anymore. For years I refused to carry a purse at all; now I have moved on to the "mom purse" - you know, that thing that's big enough to carry...
Not in our house.... 30 Jul 2013 | 05:45 pm
I always knew I would have to have this conversation with DS. The conversation when I tell him that something is not a nice thing to do or say and he responds that XYZ does it. In this case we were d...
Could a few adoptive parents help me out? 25 Jul 2013 | 05:04 pm
I posted a thread a couple weeks ago asking adoptive parents if I could talk to them about their adoption experiences. The information is confidential and used only to write a research paper. The resp...
My 2 years and 9 months boy is hitting his younger sister and all other kids! 19 Jul 2013 | 07:45 pm
Hi (this is going to be a long story so bare with me please) My name is Abdullah, I am married since 3 years, we are living in Kuwait, while all our families are back in Jordan, so we are living all...
Potty Timelines - what should I expect? 18 Jul 2013 | 07:47 pm
I fully realize that this is a very loaded question but I really need to know what the norm is so that I can nudge AS in the right direction...you know. AS will be 5 in the fall and misses the cut of...
