Search Results: July/August 2008

Tackling Common Childhood Fears About Adoption

What’s on Their Minds?

As grade-school kids learn more about adoption, they begin to ask more questions. How do you respond?

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Risk In Adopted Children

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

If you're worried the child you're adopting has been exposed to alcohol prenatally, what should you watch out for?

Good role model

“The Girls of Summer”

I want my active daughter to know it's OK to play sports and be physically strong. I'm just not the best example of that athletic ideal.

Father reading with his daughter to ward off language impairment

Listen Up!

Does your preschooler have a speech or language delay? Here's how to find out — and get help.

A Striking Resemblance!

Families who "match" don't have to answer many nosy questions. Instead, they must decide whom, when, and what to tell.

Some birth mothers prefer the term "natural mother."

A Mother by Any Other Name

Is the term 'birth mother' an example of appropriate, positive language — or an offensive and demeaning label?

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