Volume 9, Issue 2, March 2012

IN THIS ISSUE:

May Is National Foster Care Month
Top 10 Things Teens Wish Their Parents Knew: Ideas that Teens Wanted to Share with Their Parents
Summer Camp Planning
Adoption Tax Credit
New Jersey Trust Fund: Help Children Who Have Been Abused and Neglected When Preparing Your State Tax Return

Book Review

Books used by professionals in the field of adoption. Book review of "How to Screen Adoptive and Foster Parents: A Workbook for Professionals and Students", "Understanding Adoption: Clinical Work with Adults, Children, and Parents", "Playful Approaches to Serious Problems: Narrative Therapy with Children and Their Families" and "Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques."

Ask the Experts

Tara Rizzolo, Director of Scholarship Programs, Foster and Adoptive Family Services (FAFS), offers advice about various higher education scholarships to a family for their son who spent many years in the foster care system prior to being adopted.

Volume 9, Issue 1, November 2011

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IN THIS ISSUE:

National Adoption Month
New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
National Adoption Day
NJ Family Care: New Jersey is enrolling NJ Family Care/ Medicaid clients into Managed Care and choosing the right medical services for your family.
NJ Adoptees' Access Bill Update
Giving Thanks: It is important to say "thanks"
A Home for the Holidays

Book Review

Ask the Experts

Dana W. Fried, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice about the possible differences between the "teen behavior" and adoption-related issues that may surface during those years. She offers various services available in NJ for families who are struggling.

Volume 8, Issue 3, August 2011

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Older Child Adoptions: Older Child Adoptions May Rise with Decline of International Adoptions
Noteworthy Websites: Websites Related to Child Welfare, Adoption and Foster Family.
Adoption and the School: Many Adoptive Parents Wonder if They Should Let Their Child's Teacher Know Their Child is Adopted.
Two Welfare Advocates Retire From Current Positions

Book Review

Books Related to the Topic of Domestic Abuse . Book Review of "Talking to My Mum", "Talking about Domestic Abuse", "Talking about Domestic Violence", "A Family That Fights", "Something Is Wrong at My House: A Book about Parents' Fighting", "Hear My Roar: A Story of Family Violence", and "Mommy's Black Eye."

Ask the Experts

Kristin Dunne, LCSW, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice to an adult interested in adopting an older child from Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) and shared an example of a successful older child adoption.

Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2011

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IN THIS ISSUE:

May Is National Foster Care Month
Resources for Youth Aged Out of Foster Care
Haiti: One Year Later: A Devastating Earthquake Claimed The Lives of 230,000 People And Impacted More Than 750,000 Children.
NACAC Partners with H&R Block: NACAC Has Partnered With H&R Block to Help Adoptive Parents Determine Whether They Are Eligible to receive Additional Benefits.
Benefits of Reading Aloud
Summer Camps and More

Book Review

Books Related to the Topic of Open Adoption. Book Review of "Children of Open Adoption", "The Open Adoption Experience: A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families - from Making the Decision through the Child's Growing Years", "How to Open an Adoption: A Guide for Parents and Birth Parents of Minors", and "Everything In Its Own Time: A Mother's Memoir About Adopting Five Children, and the Ones That Got Away."

Ask the Experts

Leslie Barda, Director of Scholarship Programs, Foster and Adoptive Families Services (FAFS), offers advice to a family that moved out of NJ and is currently receiving adoption subsidy. The mother asked about financial assistance for higher education for the children she adopted, especially through Foster and Adoptive Family Services and/or Federal Government programs.

Volume 8, Issue 1, November 2010

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IN THIS ISSUE:

National Adoption Awareness Month
Angels in Adoption
Foster Care Initiative: Education Law Center's (ELC).
ACNJ: Association For Children of New Jersey Renamed Advocates For Children of New Jersey (ACNJ)
A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption
National Adoption Day
Celebrations and More

Book Review

Children's books related to the topic of Adoption Awareness. Book Review of "All About Adoption: How Families Are Made and How Kids Feel About It", "We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families", "My New Family: A First Look at Adoption", and "Happy Adoption Day!"

Ask the Experts

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Volume 7, Issue 3, August 2010

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Post-Adoption Support: Resources for Post-Adoption Support
Post-Adoption Counseling Services in NJ
Adoption and Foster Care in the Schools
Adoptees' Access-To-Birth Certificates Bill Moves Forward In Trenton

Book Review

Books related to the topics of Friendship, Teasing, Bullies and Self-Esteem in School. Book review of "The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends", "Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems", "Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney", and "Stick Up for Yourself! Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-Esteem."

Ask the Experts

Deborah Mandell, PH.D., a Licensed Psychologist who specializes in the treatment of Asperger's Syndrome, offers advice to a parent who adopted a child diagnosed with Asperger's. This child frequently acts out at home and states that he hates his parents and says that they are not his real parents. Dr. Mandell offers advice as to how to work with this child and shares available resources with the family.

Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2010

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Children of Haiti: How to Help Children of Haiti Who Suffered Devastating Earthquake.
May Is National Foster Care Month
SSI Benefit For Disabled Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Earned Income Tax Credit
Summer Camps

Book Review

Children's books related to the topic of Parental Incarceration. Book review of "What Is Jail, Mommy?", "Visiting Day", "When Can Daddy Come Home?", and "My Daddy Is in Jail."

Ask the Experts

Gloria Smith, LCSW, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice to a birthmother who contacted the agency after her biological daughter, whom she placed for adoption over 30 years ago, reached out to her. Since she had never shared this secret with her husband or children, she needed advice as to how to process her feelings about a possible reunion.

Volume 7, Issue 1, November 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE:

National Adoption Awareness Month
Angels in Adoption
Celebrating Seven Years of NJ ARCH
National Adoption Day
A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption
Celebrations and More

Book Review

Teen fiction books related to the topic of Pre-Adolescent Girls and Growing Up . Book review of "Dicey's Song", "The Ocean Within", and "Anna Casey's Place in the World."

Ask the Experts

Lisa M. Duff, Ed. S., LPC, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice to parents who stated that their 13-year- old son was driving them crazy. The parents adopted him at 3 years of age and suspect that there are anger and possibly identity issues with their child. Ms. Duff offers advice on how the family can get support with this situation.

Volume 6, Issue 3, August 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Back to School Kit: Ideas In Bringing Adoption Into The Class Room
Brain Development and Your Child: Continues Until Second and Third Decade of Life.

Book Review

Books related to the topic of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Book review of "More than Love: Adopting and Surviving Attachment Disorder Children", and "We Adopted a Dusty Miller: One Family's Journey with an Attachment Disorder Child"

Ask the Experts

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Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE:

May is Foster Care Awareness Month
Adoption Tax Credit Increase
Fostering Connections Act Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
Summer Camp

Book Review

Books related to the topic of The Blended Family. Book Review of "Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child."

Ask the Experts

Leslie Barda, Project Supervisor of Scholarships, Foster and Adoptive Family Services, offers advice about possible private, public and FAFS scholarships that may be available to a teen who used to be in foster care.

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