If your adopted child or teen has recently shown signs of behavioral issues at home, you’re probably very concerned and maybe even confused about why it is happening now. In reality, many adopted children need ample time living in a safe home before they feel emotionally secure enough … [Read more...]

All children need the right amount of sleep each night for their overall development, emotional regulation, psychological stability, and physical growth, so it’s perfectly natural for parents to worry when their child struggles to sleep.  Anxiety-fueled sleep issues are not uncommon for adopted … [Read more...]

For some families, post-adoption problems can occur, such as failed adoptions, disrupted adoptions, or other permanency issues. In these cases, an out-of-home care arrangement, such as a transitional placement, is often better than the child returning to foster care or … [Read more...]

Children are born dependent on and fully trusting the adults caring for them, and this is by God’s design, so that parents can steer children in the right direction toward a flourishing life. That is why the bond between a child and their primary caregivers (parents) in early childhood lays the … [Read more...]

Adoption is a beautiful blessing, but as a parent who already has biological children, you have to consider how a change to your family structure and dynamic doesn’t just affect you. No matter how well-received the idea of adoption is by your biological children, this is a life-altering experience … [Read more...]