If you have a kid then boo-boos are going to happen.
Toddler boo-boos can be fixed with a kiss. For the pre-school and kindergarten crowd a Band-aid can fix most anything. I know that sounds kind of silly, but trust me on this one. Band-aids fix bruises as well as hangnails and skinned knees.
When I was [...]

If your child is delayed (and there are good odds that she will be) then you’ll find yourself learning a lot of new vocabulary words in your search to figure out how to best help her catch up.
Gross motor skills involve control of posture, rolling over, pushing things around, grabbing big things and moving them [...]

Someone asked about how to figure out how much heritage to include.
I think this is going to be a little different for every family.
My biggest goals are to make my daughter feel good about who she is. All of her – her female’ness, her American’ness, her Chinese’ness, and anything else she wants to identify as. [...]

Bù in Mandarin Chinese mean “no”. It can also be used with a verb to show the negative tense.
It is said in the falling tone – the way you talk if you are really frustrated.
This means no playing Peek-a-Boo. When you say “BOO” the child will think you are saying “NO”. Maybe try playing it [...]

Don’t do it. If you are adopting to “save a poor little orphan” then please send money to Half the Sky, or Love Without Boundaries instead. You will be able to help a lot more kids with a lot less money. And you won’t be toying with the life of a child in the process.
Adoption [...]

Specialists say that it is important that the child always be able to trust us. It is imperative we don’t do anything to make them doubt us when we tell them something. You don’t want them wondering if you are telling the truth when you talk about the tough stuff like abandonment and the one [...]

Someone asked about whether this is worth it.
We had an adoption specialist look at our daughter’s paperwork last time. We did it after we had already sent in our acceptance letter, and we did it mainly so we would know about any issues and be prepared for them.
We won’t spend the money to do it [...]

Someone asked me to post about airline choices.
This really depends upon where you are flying from. My favorite is the premium economy from China Southern – leave LA late at night and arrive in China in the morning time China time. You have to force yourself to stay up all day, but then you will [...]

I’ve been asked how to prepare a cat for the new baby.
I am personally against declawing, but I do think it’s important to do something to make sure the baby doesn’t get any scratches. If you aren’t familiar with SoftPaws then check them out. Your vet can put them on if you aren’t comfortable with [...]

I mentioned the family bed last time. That worked best for us, but it’s not for everyone.
The important thing to remember is that it is very unlikely that your baby is going to sleep in the nursery by herself. It is possible, but it isn’t likely.
I think the thing I have seen the most is [...]