Posts by Jennifer Eckert, LICSW
Why You Need to Watch Elf with Your Child this Holiday Season
Watching ELF together as a family is a wonderful opportunity to open up a discussion around adoption. ELF is a playful adoption-themed movie …
Read MoreMovie Review – Manchester by the Sea
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA touches on, among many themes, adoption and fostering. This is one movie not to be missed, but do not forget Kleenex.
Read MoreFive Routines and Rituals to Build Family Connections
Read about our top tips for helping families connect and strengthen their bonds this fall! Enjoyable rituals can be grounding, create positive memories …
Read MoreWhy Connecting to Others is Vital to our Health and Happiness
One of the most important areas of our lives is connecting to others. Without regular human connection we can feel loneliness, isolation, depression…
Read MoreMother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, adoptees and children in foster care think about not only their adoptive mothers, foster mothers or caregivers, but their birth mothers too
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