Adoption Wise

Adoptive and foster families face unique challenges when a global pandemic disrupts the normal routine. Don't panic! You've got this.

In this episode, we're sharing our best tips for staying calm and connected and helping your kids manage themselves during this stressful time.

Relevant Resources and Links:

10 Trauma Principles to Practice During COVID-19

The Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal, PhD

Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

An important post about Corona Virus and Racism

Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus

5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus

Adoptive and foster families face unique challenges when a global pandemic disrupts the normal routine. Don't panic! You've got this.

In this episode, we're sharing our best tips for staying calm and connected and helping your kids manage themselves during this stressful time.

Relevant Resources and Links:

10 Trauma Principles to Practice During COVID-19

The Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal, PhD

Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

An important post about Corona Virus and Racism

Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus

5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus

Adoptive and foster families face unique challenges when a global pandemic disrupts the normal routine. Don't panic! You've got this.

In this episode, we're sharing our best tips for staying calm and connected and helping your kids manage themselves during this stressful time.

Relevant Resources and Links:

10 Trauma Principles to Practice During COVID-19

The Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal, PhD

Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

An important post about Corona Virus and Racism

Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus

5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus

God is in the business of restoring broken lives and bringing people into relationship with Him. Sometimes it's a quiet, simple process, other times it's a radical transformation.

Our guests today have an incredible story of being young neo-Nazis when God changing their hearts, the way the viewed people, and the way they live and serve him. Ultimately they became foster and adoptive parents and now have full-time ministries focused on family preservation in Canada and Haiti.

We hope you enjoy their story as much as we do.

Relevant Resources and Links:

Stigge Vlog

Safe Families Success Story

Safe Families Canada website

Little by Little website

Little by Little Video

God is in the business of restoring broken lives and bringing people into relationship with Him. Sometimes it's a quiet, simple process, other times it's a radical transformation.

Our guests today have an incredible story of being young neo-Nazis when God changing their hearts, the way the viewed people, and the way they live and serve him. Ultimately they became foster and adoptive parents and now have full-time ministries focused on family preservation in Canada and Haiti.

We hope you enjoy their story as much as we do.

Relevant Resources and Links:

Stigge Vlog

Safe Families Success Story

Safe Families Canada website

Little by Little website

Little by Little Video

God is in the business of restoring broken lives and bringing people into relationship with Him. Sometimes it's a quiet, simple process, other times it's a radical transformation.

Our guests today have an incredible story of being young neo-Nazis when God changing their hearts, the way the viewed people, and the way they live and serve him. Ultimately they became foster and adoptive parents and now have full-time ministries focused on family preservation in Canada and Haiti.

We hope you enjoy their story as much as we do.

Relevant Resources and Links:

Stigge Vlog

Safe Families Success Story

Safe Families Canada website

Little by Little website

Little by Little Video

If you could have a candid conversation with a transracially adopted young black man, what would you want to ask him?

This is the question we asked members of our Facebook group prior to Lisa's interview with Derek Hamer. He shares his story with vulnerability that helps us see through his eyes.

Relevant Resources and Links:

Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race* by Debby Irving

The Skin I'm In* by Sharon Flake

No One Ever Asked* by Katie Ganshert

The Color of Us* by Karen Katz

Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? * by Beverly Daniel Tatum

The Adoption Connection Facebook Group

*affiliate link

If you could have a candid conversation with a transracially adopted young black man, what would you want to ask him?

This is the question we asked members of our Facebook group prior to Lisa's interview with Derek Hamer. He shares his story with vulnerability that helps us see through his eyes.

Relevant Resources and Links:

Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race* by Debby Irving

The Skin I'm In* by Sharon Flake

No One Ever Asked* by Katie Ganshert

The Color of Us* by Karen Katz

Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? * by Beverly Daniel Tatum

The Adoption Connection Facebook Group

*affiliate link

If you could have a candid conversation with a transracially adopted young black man, what would you want to ask him?

This is the question we asked members of our Facebook group prior to Lisa's interview with Derek Hamer. He shares his story with vulnerability that helps us see through his eyes.

Relevant Resources and Links:

Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race* by Debby Irving

The Skin I'm In* by Sharon Flake

No One Ever Asked* by Katie Ganshert

The Color of Us* by Karen Katz

Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? * by Beverly Daniel Tatum

The Adoption Connection Facebook Group

*affiliate link

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This week's question is:

My son's apologies feel empty. Any ideas?

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Relevant Links

Apology Language Quiz