Adoption Wise

What would you do if your young child asked you to find her birth father? Our guest today experienced that exact situation when her young daughter told her she wanted to see her birth father.

The relationship with her daughter's birth mom had already evolved from being nearly closed to completely open. But this was a big step.

Listen as Tonya shares her story of listening, trusting God, and putting her child's needs above her personal comfort.

Books Tonya Recommends:

In Their Own Voices*

In Their Parents’ Voices*

In Their Siblings’ Voices*

All By Rita Simon and Rhonda Roorda*

The Open Adoption: A Birth Father's Journey* by Darrick C. Rizzo

God Found Us You*  by Lisa Tawn Bergen

Tween magazine, For Girls Like You, had an issue on adoption.  March/April 2019.

Relevant Links:

The Adoption Connection Facebook Group

*Affiliate links

What would you do if your young child asked you to find her birth father? Our guest today experienced that exact situation when her young daughter told her she wanted to see her birth father.

The relationship with her daughter's birth mom had already evolved from being nearly closed to completely open. But this was a big step.

Listen as Tonya shares her story of listening, trusting God, and putting her child's needs above her personal comfort.

Books Tonya Recommends:

In Their Own Voices*

In Their Parents’ Voices*

In Their Siblings’ Voices*

All By Rita Simon and Rhonda Roorda*

The Open Adoption: A Birth Father's Journey* by Darrick C. Rizzo

God Found Us You*  by Lisa Tawn Bergen

Tween magazine, For Girls Like You, had an issue on adoption.  March/April 2019.

Relevant Links:

The Adoption Connection Facebook Group

*Affiliate links

 

What would you do if your young child asked you to find her birth father? Our guest today experienced that exact situation when her young daughter told her she wanted to see her birth father.

The relationship with her daughter's birth mom had already evolved from being nearly closed to completely open. But this was a big step.

Listen as Tonya shares her story of listening, trusting God, and putting her child's needs above her personal comfort.

Books Tonya Recommends:

In Their Own Voices*

In Their Parents’ Voices*

In Their Siblings’ Voices*

All By Rita Simon and Rhonda Roorda*

The Open Adoption: A Birth Father's Journey* by Darrick C. Rizzo

God Found Us You*  by Lisa Tawn Bergen

Tween magazine, For Girls Like You, had an issue on adoption.  March/April 2019.

Relevant Links:

The Adoption Connection Facebook Group

*Affiliate links

 

Do you have teens or young adults? We get more questions about parenting this group than any other. We both currently have teens at home and have launched several of our young adults.

Parenting teens and young adults has unique rewards and challenges, especially when our teens have experienced trauma and adverse experiences. We’ve learned from our mistakes and successes.

In the end, it all comes down to one key thing and we can’t wait to tell you about it.

Don’t miss this episode about parenting with the future in mind!

Additional posts about parenting teens and young adults

Older Child Adoption | What I Would Have Done Differently

10 Disastrous Mistakes Parents Make in Older Child Adoption

Older Child Adoption | What We Did Right

More Lessons in Older Child Adoption

12 Practical Tips for Parenting Teens

A Three-Point Plan for Parenting Middle Schoolers

Do you have teens or young adults? We get more questions about parenting this group than any other. We both currently have teens at home and have launched several of our young adults.

Parenting teens and young adults has unique rewards and challenges, especially when our teens have experienced trauma and adverse experiences. We’ve learned from our mistakes and successes.

In the end, it all comes down to one key thing and we can’t wait to tell you about it.

Don’t miss this episode about parenting with the future in mind!

Additional posts about parenting teens and young adults

Older Child Adoption | What I Would Have Done Differently

10 Disastrous Mistakes Parents Make in Older Child Adoption

Older Child Adoption | What We Did Right

More Lessons in Older Child Adoption

12 Practical Tips for Parenting Teens

A Three-Point Plan for Parenting Middle Schoolers

Do you have teens or young adults? We get more questions about parenting this group than any other. We both currently have teens at home and have launched several of our young adults.

Parenting teens and young adults has unique rewards and challenges, especially when our teens have experienced trauma and adverse experiences. We’ve learned from our mistakes and successes.

In the end, it all comes down to one key thing and we can’t wait to tell you about it.

Don’t miss this episode about parenting with the future in mind!

Additional posts about parenting teens and young adults

Older Child Adoption | What I Would Have Done Differently

10 Disastrous Mistakes Parents Make in Older Child Adoption

Older Child Adoption | What We Did Right

More Lessons in Older Child Adoption

12 Practical Tips for Parenting Teens

A Three-Point Plan for Parenting Middle Schoolers

If your family is a blend of kids by birth and adoption/foster care, or if you had an established family created by adoption and then added new children from “hard places,” don’t miss this interview with Lisa’s daughter, Annarose.

How do siblings in the family feel, and what do they experience, when you add children to the family through adoption or foster care? What if the new children come with lots of challenges?

In this episode, Lisa interviews her daughter and middle child of eleven, Annarose, about the challenges and blessings of being a sister to kids through adoption. Annarose loves life, adventure, and Jesus. At the time of the interview, she was studying abroad in Colombia, South America.

Links Relevant to this episode:

Have your children take Lisa's sibling survey here.

Giving Voice to Siblings Part 1 and Part 2.

Big Kid Date Night

What about the siblings?

If your family is a blend of kids by birth and adoption/foster care, or if you had an established family created by adoption and then added new children from “hard places,” don’t miss this interview with Lisa’s daughter, Annarose.

How do siblings in the family feel, and what do they experience, when you add children to the family through adoption or foster care? What if the new children come with lots of challenges?

In this episode, Lisa interviews her daughter and middle child of eleven, Annarose, about the challenges and blessings of being a sister to kids through adoption. Annarose loves life, adventure, and Jesus. At the time of the interview, she was studying abroad in Colombia, South America.

Links Relevant to this episode:

Have your children take Lisa's sibling survey here.

Giving Voice to Siblings Part 1 and Part 2.

Big Kid Date Night

What about the siblings?

If your family is a blend of kids by birth and adoption/foster care, or if you had an established family created by adoption and then added new children from “hard places,” don’t miss this interview with Lisa’s daughter, Annarose.

How do siblings in the family feel, and what do they experience, when you add children to the family through adoption or foster care? What if the new children come with lots of challenges?

In this episode, Lisa interviews her daughter and middle child of eleven, Annarose, about the challenges and blessings of being a sister to kids through adoption. Annarose loves life, adventure, and Jesus. At the time of the interview, she was studying abroad in Colombia, South America.

Links Relevant to this episode:

Have your children take Lisa's sibling survey here.

Giving Voice to Siblings Part 1 and Part 2.

Big Kid Date Night

What about the siblings?

What if you could understand more of how your child's brain functions? What if you could even map it?

Today's guest, Sarah Jordan, is a therapist and neurofeedback practitioner. She does a great job explaining neurofeedback and answering questions about how it can be used to help children.

Relevant Resources and Links:

Big Boo Cast: Episode 161 – Holiday Gift Guide Volume 1

Big Boo Cast: Episode 162 Part 2 of the Gift Guide for Men and Women

Neurotherapy Northwest Website

Neurotherapy on Facebook

Biofeedback Certification International Alliance

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