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Did You Know?
The average age for the children in foster care was 9.7 years. Average length of stay in foster care was 27.2 months. The largest percentage of children (47 percent) were in a nonrelative foster family home. Forty-nine percent had a case goal of reunification. 123,000 were awaiting adoption, down from 132,000 in FY 2007. (Children's Bureau AFCARS report, Fiscal Year 2008)
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| $150-$199 | 15% |
| $200+ | 20% |
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Let's Talk Adoption
Talking about adoption can be difficult for a variety of reasons. Perhaps it's hard for you because you don't know what to say, or because you're afraid you'll say the wrong thing and hurt your child. Talking about adoption should not be a one-time conversation. This course gives you the tools you need to make talking about adoption part of your family's everyday life.
- Understand why talking about adoption is important to you, your child and your family
- Identify, understand and manage your personal barriers to discussing adoption
- Recognize how your child's understanding of adoption changes as he grows and develops: infancy, preschool, school aged, early teens and late teens
- How to make adoption a regular topic of conversation for your family without "overdoing it"
- Learn strategies to respond to questions as they arise
This product is part of the following package:
- Domestic Infant Adoption Package - 6 Credit Hours
This package will help prospective adoptive parents create a profile, understand open adoption and discuss adoption with their children. Significant discount when purchased as a package!
Recorded Webinar
Sensory Processing Differences and Strategies for Improvement
Join Sally Carman, OTR/L, as she:
Following the presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions of the presenter.
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By using - and teaching others about - positive adoptive language, adoptive families help tear down adoption misconceptions. This article helps families understand which phrases and words are the most positive and why.
