Since November is National Adoption Month some articles will be posted from various agencies dealing with adooption. The following is from Christian family Services in Gainesville, Florida. Adoption Today Thirty years ago, adoption was usually surrounded by secrecy. Adoptive parents [...]
Celebrating National Adoption Month with Day by Day Activities Ideas for Each Day of the Month of November 2011 By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide Tuesday, November 1 Begin Adoption Month by celebrating your family's story and sharing it online! Don't [...]
The following article comes from the Childplce Newsletter Spring/Summer 2011 Childplace and Greater Clark County Schools Collaborative! Childplace has entered into a collaborative endeavor with Greater Clark County Schools. The program has two aspects: The Clark County Middle/High School alternative [...]
Parenting an ADHD child – Part 1 by Paul Schandevel Director of Children's Home in Paragould, Arkansas Two moms sitting on a bench at the mall: “What am I going o do with Johnny? I’ve spanked, I’ve yanked, and I’ve [...]
The following article by Julene Noles is copied by permission from the October 1993 issue of 21st Century Christian Magazine. Before It’s Too Late I’ll never forget the day fifteen-year-old Cindy rushed into my office and exclaimed, “Please get me [...]
Part V: Abandoned Children and Attachment Disorders It was an international adoption. The abandoned boy came to the attention of a single parent in a neighboring nation. The paperwork was the easy part. The problems started when the youngster seemed [...]
Part IV: A Forgotten God Remembers God said it. He was talking about the Israel of the eighth century B.C. They lived in Samaria and Bethel and Gilgal. It’s a line so brief, most people likely miss it. Three words [...]
Part III: A Terrible Prayer Hosea started to pray, and then stopped. “Give them, O LORD—.” What he wanted to ask was so horrible. His prayer (Hosea 9:14) seemed so unacceptable. How could he ask God to do what he [...]
Part II: It’s Got You Written All Over It She hated her name. When she was little, she didn’t understand. But when she learned the whole story, her name became a burden. Some think it has a pretty sound: Lo-Ruhamah, [...]
Bible Study About Children Hosea—A Book About Hurting Children Part I: Hosea--A Biblical Book for Child Care Workers! Hosea is a seldom-read, fourteen-chapter Minor Prophet that remains a remarkably relevant book. Those who work with hurting children will find the [...]