Happy (busy) Holidays!

Program Updates

We received 2 TA’s this week for China Waiting Children families.

This week we have 8 regular China program families and 4 China Waiting Children families returning home with their newest family members.  We hope the children all make an easy adjustment to their new family life.   See my previous blog for the “red couch” photo of this group.

We also have 4 families heading to China at the end of the year and 1 so far in January. 

We have been told that the next group of regular China referrals have been mailed & anticipate their arrival on Monday, but don’t know yet what LID’s these referrals will cover.  Our next LID group is May 26, 2006.

A new list of shared files will be released on December 21^st, which will be Monday night for us.  

Other Information

For the holiday season, our office will be closed December 23-26 and December 30-January 2.  Should any families be matched with children on the shared list during this time, we will be available to assist them.

Continuing on with our 10 part series of sharing the Ten Things Adoptive Parents Need to Know:

This is the final post in the ten week series of  Ten Things Adoptive Parents Need to Know, which was developed by Richard Sudsberry, MA, LMFT, LMHC, who is a clinician specializing in attachment and children.  As a reminder, we will be hosting a webinar on January 6^th, 2011 entitled Ten Things Adoptive Parents Need to Know.  Registration is limited and the invitation to register will be coming by email early next week.

The last concept is Playfulness.  Be an interesting parent.  Playfulness fosters innocence, innocence fosters vulnerability, and vulnerability fosters emotional regulation and cooperation in relationships.  The holidays present a perfect time for playfulness.  Enjoy the snow, time with family, and the joy this season brings.

We hope you will join us for the webinar!

Happy Holidays!

Betty