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Easy Children; Convenient Solutions
“So sad for you that you have to deal with it.” These are LuLu’s hateful words to me tonight as I’m trying to blog. We have had a rough day – the two of us alone in a huge, strange city and her melting...
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I Don’t Deserve The Compliment
In the beginning, LuLu’s reactions to us were so abnormal, shocking and overwhelming that it was virtually impossible to figure out what was going on with her. All we knew is we had a non-sleeping,...
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Too Old, Too Tired, Too Frustrated, To Do That Again
If you are parenting children who experienced abuse and neglect in their early lives, do you eventually begin to feel like you are experiencing Déjà Vu? You know that feeling that you’ve experienced,...
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What 9/11 Teaches us About Handling Trauma
I can’t keep from blogging about it. September 11 is a significant day. Around here it’s my wedding anniversary. And that glorious memory was forever altered six years ago. I’m sure each of us has...
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Anger Can Increase an Adopted Child’s Passive Aggressiveness
Have you adopted a child with passive aggressive behaviors? It can be difficult not to get angry when the child breaks your things several times a week. Perhaps your child is one who seems to enjoy...
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What Does Mommy Daughter Time Look Like
When you think about special moments spent bonding with your newly adopted daughter, does teeth brushing come to mind? I wrote a blog a couple of months ago about our 10-year-old daughter finally...
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Sleeping Issues With Foster Adopted Children
Many older children who enter the U.S. foster care system have sleep issues. Sleeping issues include trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, night terrors, and bedwetting to name a few. It shouldn’t...
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