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Adoption Rituals - Ceremonies - Celebrations

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Great suggestions for adoptive and foster families. Adopted and foster kids can do everything other kids can... and more!

Adoption Heritage Tours - Online!

Explore your and/or your child's heritage and culture and take online adoption heritage tours.... [more]

All About LifeBooks

Creating a lifebook for an adopted or foster child is a way to focus on the personal history of one individual. An online tutorial and a new book tell all about them, how to make them, and how they can be used to promote attachment and a positive grasp of identity.... [more]

Back to School Information & Resources

Whether it's a child's first school experience or she's a seasoned veteran, here are resources for parents, teachers, and students. Includes teachers' guides, family trees for adoptive and foster families, and more.... [more]

Creative Family Trees

Age-specific ways to help our children visualize and express the diversity of their families. Great for adoptive and foster families, and teachers.... [more]

Rituals, Ceremonies, Celebrations

From welcoming home ceremonies to family celebrations and holidays, our families have many ways to observe and honor our special commitments.... [more]

Youth Sites Online

Great sites for and about youth in extended and blended adoptive and foster families around the world; places to read, talk, find support, and make new friends.... [more]

Entrustment Ceremonies
Unique to adoption, the act of tranferring the parental role is described by Brenda Romanchik. From Insight: Open Adoption Resources.

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Gotcha Day (Adoption Day Celebrations)
Susan Ward, adoptive parent and editor of the Older Child Adoption Online Magazine offers some great ideas to commemorate this special day.

A Welcoming Ceremony
A Jewish family shares the welcoming ceremony they created for their new daughter. From Jewish Family.

Temple Sealing
For members of the Mormon faith, a description of this spiritual ceremony, from Two of Us For Now.

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