IN THIS ISSUE:
- School Success: What Parents Can Do
- Adoptees Birthright Act Update
- National Adoption Month
- DCP&P Waiting Children
by Greg Cywnar
by Greg Cywnar
Adoption has a lifelong impact on those it touches, and members of adoptive families may want professional help when concerns arise. Timely intervention by a professional skilled in adoption, attachment, and trauma issues often can prevent concerns from becoming more serious problems. This … [Read more...]
by Greg Cywnar
A major step in building your family through adoption is the home study. The laws of every State and the District of Columbia require all prospective adoptive parents (no matter how they intend to adopt) to participate in a home study conducted by a licensed social worker or caseworker. This process … [Read more...]
by Greg Cywnar
For an adoption to take place, the person available to be adopted must be placed in the home of a person or persons eligible to adopt. All States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands have laws that specify the persons who … [Read more...]
by Greg Cywnar
IN THIS ISSUE:
Videos related to the topic of foster care since May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. DVDs reviewed are: “Annie,” “Tarzan Special Edition,” “Earth to Echo” and “Babe.” All are great videos to watch with your child(ren).
by Greg Cywnar
The Self-Help Support Group Directory Your Guide to Local New Jersey Support Groups XXVIII Edition | 35th Anniversary Edition. The Self-Help Support Group Directory Link … [Read more...]
by Greg Cywnar
Health care is a basic necessity for all children and youth. Children and youth who enter foster care because of abuse or neglect often have significant health-care needs. Changes in the nation’s health-care laws have increased access to and affordability of health care for some of our most … [Read more...]
by Greg Cywnar
IN THIS ISSUE:
Books related to the topic of the birth mother experience which includes “The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades before Roe v. Wade”. Other books on this subject include: “Birthmothers,” “Adoption Reunions,” “Birth Bond,” Birthright,” “Mom, Dad, I’m Pregnant” and “Mother, Can You Hear Me?”
by Greg Cywnar
IN THIS ISSUE:
Books related to the topic of grandparents raising grandchildren. Books reviewed include “Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family.”
by Greg Cywnar
IN THIS ISSUE:
Books related to the topic of foster care and keeping children safe. Books reviewed include “Another Place at the Table: A Story of Shattered Childhoods Redeemed by Love,” “Murphy’s Three Homes: A Story for Children in Foster Care,” “Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights” and “Kids Need to be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care.”
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