What is Sexting, and how do you Keep Your Child From Getting Involved?
You’ve heard about sexting on the news, but you aren’t quite sure what it is and if you should be worried about your child being involved with it. If your child has a phone, you should be worried. So...
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“16 and Pregnant”
For the last three months my daughter and I have been without TV, so I found out about this new reality show called “16 and Pregnant” while reading Daily Babble. Each episode focuses on a different...
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GUEST BLOG: How Can I Dissolve This Adoption? Part 1
Linny and her husband have adopted several times: Internationally, through the foster/adopt system, and transracially through domestic adoption. Five of these adoptions were infants; three were "older...
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GUEST BLOG: How Can I Dissolve This Adoption? Part II
Linny and her husband have adopted several times: Internationally, through the foster/adopt system, and transracially through domestic adoption. Five of these adoptions were infants; three were "older...
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Guest Blog: Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall – 850 Miles Away, Is Dad Still...
Another honest, real life, older child adoption guest blog from John. He is a retired commercial airline pilot who has adopted five boys, over three decades, from domestic foster care as a single...
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Trauma Thursday: Abused Teens and Sexual Harassment
MSN.com ran an interesting article entitled Many Teens Face Sexual Harassment on the Job. The article talks about sexual harassment “running rampant in the workplace” and even quotes one attorney for...
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“Secret Life”: Here We Go Again (Another Crisis Pregnancy)
I blogged about the television show, The Secret Life of the American Teenager when it first came out because of the crisis pregnancy storyline. I was hoping that the show would explore adoption, which...
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Adopted Teen and Third Date Sex Propaganda
Am I the only adopted parent out there who is both baffled and horrified by the propaganda that a third date is the “sex” date? I most recently saw this ridiculous idea on the new TV series Mike &...
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Trauma Tuesday: Cleaning a Room or House
If you are parenting a traumatized foster or adopted child, don’t be surprised if the child has no idea how to clean a room, much less a house. Of course, this blanket statement will not apply to every...
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Trauma Thursday: How to Ask Teenager about Sexual Abuse
A reader wants to know how to ask a teenager if he or she was sexually abused. Parents of foster or older adopted children might find themselves in this situation. The more open and honest...
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