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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.
Goodbye Is Not Forever?Adjusting to Issues of Separation
One of the most difficult things for family members and children new to child care and/or a new school is adjusting to the initial separation period. Experiencing tears from your child when he or she realizes you?re about to walk out the door is not easy. However, knowing that your child?s reactions (and your own!) are quite normal and predictable can help with the process.
Goodbye Is Not Forever—Adjusting to Issues of Separation
One of the most difficult things for family members and children new to child care and/or a new school is adjusting to the initial separation period. Experiencing tears from your child when he or she realizes youre about to walk out the door is not easy. However, knowing that your childs reactions (and your own!) are quite normal and predictable can help with the process.
Conscious Love: Embracing My True Self and Guiding Parents on Supporting Transgender Children
My journey to self-realization and identity affirmation has been a path illuminated by conscious love – first coming out as a lesbian at age 14, and then as transgender at age 49. These milestones in my life weren't just about revealing who I am but also about the profound understanding and acceptance I sought, particularly…
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