Adoption options include domestic foster care, domestic infant, international, open, closed and embryo.
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The more information a couple has when pursuing adoption, the more prepared they will be for any problems that may surface.
Sports have so much to teach us about what it means to live well. Yes, good character can be taught in Sunday school, but it is “practiced” on the court, diamond, gridiron and track. Virtues such as tenacity, perseverance, fairness, integrity and responsibility can be developed and strengthened as surely as the muscles and skills …
If every parent’s job is to make sure his or her children turn out “right,” it would mean God messed up.
Get into the mind-set that everything you do as a parent ultimately is part of validating or nurturing your children.
Every person needs both validation and nurture to fully develop into a healthy adult.
Here are a few ideas real moms and dads have created to set an atmosphere where words of affirmation and moments of celebration can be shared.
See which of these traditions might work for your family!
What is the next teachable moment or transition in your daughter’s life? How can you add affirmation and encouragement to that moment?
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