Teen Adoptees
Tips for Supporting LGBTQ Kids in Adoption
Many of our adoptee clients are exploring their gender and sexual identity, and we feel it is vital for foster and adoptive parents, social workers, mental health workers, teachers and other individuals who work with fostered or adopted children and teens to be aware of the challenges, needs and best practices for working with SOGIE issues.
Read MoreThe Masks We Wear
An adoptee may find that he or she wears a mask, showing a face to the outside world that is often only a snippet of the individual’s internal workings. Inside-Out Masks like this one provide a creative process for exploring and expressing identity.
Read MoreThe Power of Words: Being Mindful About Adoption
Adoption is more complicated than people may know or expect. Without realizing it, words carry heavy weights that have the capacity to knock someone down. But words also have the ability to build strength within someone and lift them up.
Read MoreThree Of The Most Annoying Things You Can Say To An Adoptee
“So your parents aren’t your real parents?” You’ve heard this question before. How does this make an adoptee feel? There’s better adoptee language, and we encourage thinking about a different way to ask a question or make a statement.
Read MoreHow To Combat The Winter Blues
Here is a quick guide for how to take care of yourself when Mother Nature is giving you the Winter Blues. Tap into your creative ideas. Spend some time doing what makes you feel good. Remember this winter will end and you will get through it!
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