About Adoption: The Holiday Season Is Finally Here!

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Adoption Adoption Adoption Basics Parenting Advice Foster Care From Carrie Craft, your Guide to Adoption Holidays are a great time to reconnect with past friends and family members. But often the very reason the holiday season is wonderful for most of us can cause acting out for our children as they relive past losses. For more on Adoption and Foster Care, visit Adoption.About.com. 7 Ways to Prepare Yourself, Your Family, Your Foster Child I was always a bit nervous and excited to share the holidays with a new foster child. Excited to see the look on their faces as they experience meeting Santa for the first time. Nervous about whether or not the child would scream and cry about all the new faces, or pick their noses while belching the alphabet over pumpkin pie. Memories in the making. How Do You Prepare Your Foster Children for the Holiday Season? Grandparents - How to Support Your Foster Parenting Child I have some friends that really dread the holidays because it means well intentioned family members arguing points of child discipline and sparking other heated conversations about foster care in general. Here is a special note to those grandparents and other extended family members. A Favorite Adoption Gift that I have Received or Given..... As you prepare for the shopping season (I love Black Friday) take a moment and share a favorite adoption gift that you have received or given. We all need ideas! But speaking of ideas - I found one item that I wasn't too thrilled about and we're discussing it in our forum. Come share your thoughts on this baby onsie. Join me on Facebook! Adoption / Foster Care Ads Adoption No Fee Adoption Babies for Adoption Child Adoption China Foster Parenting Featured Articles Adoption Poems by Subject Handmade Gifts for Birth Parents How to Be a Great Foster Parent Adoption Search & Reunion Join the Community Talk with Members of the Adoption Triad   More from About.com Thanksgiving Recipes Herb-roasted turkey with cornbread stuffing, cranberry relish and roasted squash, sweet and tart fruit pies, and many more. More> Choose the Perfect Gift Whether you're looking for teens, teachers, grandparents or even pets, we have suggestions to make shopping easier. More> This newsletter is written by: Carrie Craft Adoption Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Adoption newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Don't Miss This Information: Top Adoption Gift Ideas from Jewelry to Cookie Cutters Read These Adoption Stories Celebrating Adoption Month Week-by-Week Advertisement