October is a month dedicated to Breast Cancer awareness, and while this is important to acknowledge, there are many other conditions of which to be aware. Educating yourself and spreading awareness on these conditions may benefit your children, others around you, and even yourself. Having said this, below are eight conditions to be recognized that… Continue reading October Awareness Month – Conditions to Be Aware of
Written by Rebekah McGee a New York Adoption Consultant with Adoptions from the Heart. She and her husband adopted an infant son from Ethiopia in 2012 after a 2.5 year adoption process. In our family, my husband and I are Caucasian and our adopted son is African-American. When he was a baby, we often received… Continue reading We Are a Transracial Special-Needs Family
Guest post from Eryka Waller, an AFTH social worker who formally worked as Neonatal social worker. Each day working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), I would hear codes called whenever a baby was born and would be transferred into our unit. Codes ranged from babies in respiratory distress, a premature baby or a… Continue reading Broadening Our Perspective About Addiction
Approximately 1 in every 59 children are born with an autism spectrum disorder every year. In addition, boys are four times more likely to get diagnosed then girls. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, “autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects common action and behavior.” As the rates of autism… Continue reading Adopting a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Choosing an Adoption Agency or attorney to work with you through your journey of building a family is not an easy decision. These are the people that will help join you with your future child. There are many elements to consider when deciding what agency to work with during your journey.
There are so many children with special needs waiting to be adopted into loving families. For some adoption agencies, children with special needs are often thought to be more difficult to place than other children, but for other agencies all it takes is finding a family that is equipped with the resources to care for… Continue reading Adopting a Child with Special Needs: What Does It Mean and Why it Could Be the Right Choice For You
All around the world there are children with special needs who are waiting to be placed with loving families. As adoptive parents, it is important that you understand the amount of care that goes into adopting a child with special needs. Adoptive parents should ask themselves if they are prepared to handle any medical, physical… Continue reading What You Need to Know About Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome
All books purchased by clicking the link in our review will give AFTH a small donation from Amazon.com. If you are interested in purchasing one of the books in our review please consider buying it through our link to amazon.com. The Zero Degree Zombie Zone (Bakari Katari Johnson) by Patrik Henry Bass - Still on my… Continue reading August Book Reviews 2014
Its that time of year again and if you haven't already filed your taxes you may want to remember that the Federal government wants to encourage adoptions and established the adoption tax credit. This generous credit was due to expire in 2012 but the Adoption Tax credit was made permanent under the fiscal cliff tax… Continue reading Adoption Tax Credit 2014
All books purchased by clicking the link in our review will give AFTH a small donation from Amazon.com. If you are interested in purchasing one of the books in our review please consider buying it through our link to amazon.com. Attachment in Common Sense and Doodle: A Practical Guide by Miriam Silver -Attachment is never an… Continue reading December 2013 Book Reviews
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