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I said I wouldn’t adopt a child with FASD—and now I have four

On July 21, 2018   /   Expectant Parents, Parents & Caregivers   /   Leave a comment
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I said I wouldn’t adopt a child with FASD—and now I have four
People say: “If you adopt older children, rather than babies, you know what you’re getting.” Well it turns out we didn’t.   PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO It was a scorching day so I’d taken my children to a splash pad. I was watching my daughters dancing in the water, when out of theRead more →
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My Best Tips for Parenting Kids with FASD

On July 19, 2018   /   Expectant Parents, Parents & Caregivers   /   Leave a comment
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Tips from the trenches for parents living with the challenges of a child diagnosed with FASD After thirty years of living, loving and laughing with persons living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) the most sound advice I can give to foster, kinship and adoptive parents is “FIND TIME FORRead more →
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5 Sanity Saving Tips for Parenting Children with Fetal Alcohol Disorders (FASD)

On July 17, 2018   /   Expectant Parents, Parents & Caregivers   /   Leave a comment
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5 Sanity Saving Tips for Parenting Children with Fetal Alcohol Disorders (FASD)
Many adoptive parents are faced with the decision of adopting a child that has been or may have been exposed to alcohol during pregnancy. Many other foster/adoptive parents are in the midst of parenting kids that have been prenatally exposed to alcohol. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) can be aRead more →
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