Volume 13, Issue 2 : Spring 2016
IN THIS ISSUE:
- NJARCH Website has a Brand New Look
- May is National Foster Care Month
- DCP&P Waiting Children
- NJ Foster Care Scholars Program
- Original Birth Certificates (OBC) Act Update
- Conferences and E-Learning
Book Review
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).
Volume 13, Issue 1 : November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE:
- National Adoption Month
- NJ’s Angels in Adoption
- Original Birth Certificates Law
- DCP&P Waiting Child
- A Home for the Holidays and More
Book Review
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?”
Volume 12, Issue 3 : August 2015
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Adoption and the Schools
- Tips from the CDC
- Birthright Law
- DCP&P Waiting Children
- Living Life Online
- National Adoption Month
- Conferences and More
Book Review
Books related to the topic of grandparents raising grandchildren. Books reviewed include “Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family.”
Volume 12, Issue 2 : March 2015
IN THIS ISSUE:
- May Is National Foster Care Month
- Post Secondary Scholarships
- DCP&P Waiting Child
- NJ Foster Care Scholarships
- Summer Camps
- Birthright Bill
- We Are Family
Book Review
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.”
Volume 12, Issue 1, November 2014
by gsadmin
IN THIS ISSUE:
- National Adoption Month
- Key Elements of the Adoptees Birthright Bill
- New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
- A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption
Book Review
Books related to the topic of 'TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION.' Book review of "Brown Like Me", "Rebecca's Journey Home", "We Adopted You Benjamin Koo", "Just Add One Chinese Sister" and "Families are Different."
Ask the Experts
Ellen Elias, Senior VP of Prevention and Community Services, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice about where to turn for help to a parent who suspects that his/her teen may be using drugs and/or alcohol.
Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2014
by gsadmin
IN THIS ISSUE:
- The Passing of the Adoptees Birthright Bill
- Getting Ready for National Adoption Month and Day
- Conferences and More
Book Review
Books related to the topic of 'FEELINGS.' Book Review of "Draw on your Emotions: Creative Ways to Explore, Express and Understand Important Feelings", ABC Feelings: A Learning/ Coloring Book", "All Feelings are OK: It s What you Do with Them that Counts" and "Double-Dip Feelings: Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions."
Ask the Experts
Ellen Elias, Senior VP of Prevention and Community Services, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice about where to turn for help to a parent who suspects that his/her teen may be using drugs and/or alcohol.
Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2014
by gsadmin
IN THIS ISSUE:
- May Is National Foster Care Month
- Report on International Adoptions: Concerns about the Sharp Decline in Foreign Adoptions
- Scholarships: College or post-secondary school scholarship information
- Adoptees Birthright Bill Update
- Summer Camp Planning
- E- Learning: Adoption Learning Partners
- Adoption Tax Credit
Book Review
Books related to the topic of 'PRIVACY.' Book Review of "What Are You Doing in There? Balancing Your Need to Know with Your Adolescent's Need to Grow", "I Can't Believe You Went Through My Stuff! How to Give Your Teens the Privacy They Crave and the Guidance They Need", and "Becoming a Wise Parent for Your Grown Child: How to Give Love and Support without Meddling."
Ask the Experts
No Expert
Volume 11, Issue 1, November 2013
by gsadmin
IN THIS ISSUE:
- National Adoption Month
- National Adoption Day
- New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
- Keeping Safe: For Children and Teens with Rights in the US.
- A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption
Book Review
Books related to the Topic of 'AWARENESS.' Boor review of "Parents Wanted", "In The System and in The Life: A Guide for Teens and Staff to the Gay Experience in Foster Care", and "Help! I've Been Adopted."
Ask the Experts
No Expert
Volume 10, Issue 3, August 2013
by gsadmin
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Adoption in the Schools: A lot to Learn
- Car Seats: Child Safety in a Vehicle
- Loss of an Adoption Advocate
- National Adoption Awareness Month
Book Review
Books related to the topic of Children Going to School. Book Review of "Starting School", "This is the Way We Go to School: A Book about Children around the World", "A B C: A Family Alphabet Book", "1 2 3: A Family Counting Book", and "Little Miss Spider: Sunny Patch School."
Ask the Experts
Rebecca Gallese, LCSW, Instructor at Rutgers School of Social Work, also Trainer/Consultant for NJ ARCH/Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice to a parent who adopted from Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) and needs some additional counseling.
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