About Adoption: The Holiday Season Is 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 that makes the holiday season so 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. Foster Children and Your Extended Family During the Holidays I am a bit nervous and excited to share the holidays with our new foster children. Excited to see the look on their faces as they experience some new holiday traditions. We just spent time in the kitchen together as they each made their first pies for our Thanksgiving dinner. Memories in the making. See More About:  foster parenting  foster children  foster care How Do You Prepare Your Foster Children for the Holidays? Holidays are usually centered around "family." Yet, foster children are separated from their families and are reminded of family at almost all holiday gatherings. Add on the fact that holidays are also an extremely busy time of the year and you may have a great recipe for chaos. So how do you go about preparing your foster children for the holiday season? How do you keep sanity at family parties? Share your foster parenting tips and sanity keeping secrets with the rest of us. See More About:  foster parenting  foster children  foster care 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! See More About:  foster and adoptive celebrations  national adoption month  adoption gifts Find Me on Facebook and offer advice, insight and ideas on a variety of topics relating to adoption and foster care! or Follow me on Twitter @Adopt_Foster. Adoption / Foster Care Ads Adoption Foster Care Step Child Adoption Foster Parenting Infant Adoption NC Featured Articles November Is National Adoption Month How to Be a Great Foster Parent African American Hair Styles Adoption Search & Reunion Contact Me! Talk with Members of the Adoption Triad   More from About.com 2011's Cutest Winter Boots Snuggly snow boots are essential for women who live in cold climates, but still want to put their best foot forward. More> 10 Budget Work Essentials Figuring out how to pay for a fabulous work wardrobe can be a challenge. These 10 mix-and-max essentials are all under $50. 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 © 2011 About.com   Don't Miss This Information Top Adoption Gifts 12 Days of Christmas Preparations for Foster and Adoptive Parents Celebrating Adoption Month Week-by-Week Advertisement