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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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| $100-$149 | 10% |
| $150-$199 | 15% |
| $200+ | 20% |
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Are You Sleeping?
An exploration of why young children (and their parents!) often sleep so poorly, and what to do about it! Developed in consultation with pediatric sleep doctors, but sensitive to the unique needs of the adoptive families, this webinar will feature concrete sleep tips and:
- Explore the reasons behind sleep problems in adopted children
- Formulate short-term and long-term sleep strategies for adoptive families
- Trouble shoot specific sleep problems
- Add many practical sleep tips to your toolbox
PLEASE NOTE: If you purchase the certificate option, your certificate will be available upon successful completion of a post test. The audio for the recorded webinar can be heard through your computer speakers. We recommend external speakers or headphones. There are no refunds or exchanges for the webinar once you have purchased it.
Julian Davies, M.D.
Dr. Julian Davies is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington where he co-directs the Center for Adoption Medicine and works at the longest running FAS clinic in the courntry. His interest in foster care and adoption began in Russia, where he started a summer arts and clown camp for Russian orphans. He now has a pediatric practice where 2/3 of his patients were fostered or adopted. Dr. Davies also created an award-winning online resource for pediatrics and adoption adoptmed.org.
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Download Dr. Julian Davies' presentation on helping parents work through sleep issues in adopted children.
