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Attachment & Separation Issues in Adoptees

Adopted children have challenges becoming part of a new family when they separate from their biological family, according to Michael F. McGinn, author of “Developmental Challenges for Adoptees Across the Life Cycle.” Attachment is the goal, meaning the adopted child and the adopting parents achieve a mutually affectionate connection.

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Attachment and Loss in Divorce

Loss is one of the most painful human experiences, and over the course of a lifetime we can experience a variety of losses. How we process and experience our loss will greatly impact how we recover from it and how well handle the inevitable additional losses well experience in the future. Loss impacts us across our lifespan. It can be experienced as part of the developmental separation from a caregiver, or in response to divorce or the death of a loved one. The more we allow ourselves to feel attached and connected to others, the greater the potential for loss, making the idea of attachment a risky endeavor for many people.

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Infant Social Development & Attachment Activities

Did you know your baby’s social development and attachments to you and others are significant to his communication skills, language development and many other facets of development? It’s so important to provide your baby with an environment rich in nurturing stimuli like some of the suggestions we have listed below:

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I Survived the PTA – Here’s What I Learned

I received an e-mail from the school’s PTA saying that they needed volunteers to help pass out iPads and laptops to students, I signed up, glad to feel like I still able to get involved in the school community, while also hoping to catch a glimpse of my son’s future environment. (All I got was a peek inside the gym, as we were stationed outside to distribute the students’ devices.)