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Archive for June, 2008

Matching??

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

An agency reports that the CCAA has started matching. This came out of left field, as it much sooner than expected. Anyone else hearing anything about matching?

Book Review: Must Read Attachment books

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I believe all three of these books are an important part of understanding attachment in a way that helps us to foster attachment and to recognize red flags for what they are instead of trying to explain them away. I cannot stress enough how important I believe these three books are. I will be talking [...]

Follow up: NSN referrals for children with a minor SN or a repaired SN

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

This seems to be happening with more frequency. I’m seeing reports of at least one such referral with every batch now. Often two or three per batch. For repaired special needs, the CCAA’s position is that the child is no longer a special needs child. Families so far have, with few exceptions, been told that [...]

Parent Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

I liked it. I’ll get that out of the way first. It was an enjoyable movie even for the adults to watch. Of course I’ve been to places in China that look just like the scenery, and climbed the steps of my fair share of temples getting to the top, so I really felt for [...]

Book Review: Siblings without Rivalry by by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Friday, June 20th, 2008

I’ve reviewed this book before, but it has made such a difference in my life, or rather, our lives, that I’m going to review it again. This book quite literally changed my life. If you are about to adopt your second, or if you already have more than one child, I highly recommend this book. [...]

Book Review: Rachel Morgan, The Hollows Series, by Kim Harrison

Friday, June 20th, 2008

In this reality there was a problem with genetically modified tomatoes. This problem killed off large numbers of humans but didn’t affect most of the supernatural community. The supernaturals realized that they now outnumbered the humans, and they decided to come out of the closet. This is called The Turn. The series picks up several [...]