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Share Adoptive parent Jane Ballback discusses internationally adopted children’s need for perfectionism As you read the title of this blog, you are probably thinking, what in the world is she going to talk about? Adoptive parents might be offended by this title, implying that somehow adoption was a “second-best” option. That is not what [...]  Share Through candid (and often funny!) observations and heartwarming personal stories, a Holt adoptive mother shares the challenges and joys of parenting adopted children. Read more of Jane’s post adoption blogs by clicking here. All young children have some trouble expressing their true emotions. I think this is [...] Share Through candid (and often funny!) observations and heartwarming personal stories, a Holt adoptive mother shares the challenges and joys of parenting adopted children. Read more of Jane’s post adoption blogs by clicking here. by Jane Ballback Since my children are Korean and look different from my husband and myself, I’m often [...] Share As children grow into late adolescence and early adulthood, I think all parents are probably curious about how their children have felt about their own childhood. Often children don’t think about it or don’t have a way to express their experiences. To my complete surprise, our daughter Stacee wrote about herself and our family in her [...] Share Through candid (and often funny!) observations and heartwarming personal stories, a Holt adoptive mother shares the challenges and joys of parenting adopted children by Jane Ballback I mentioned in my last blog that all three of my children had very different reactions to their relinquishment and adoption. In this blog I want [...] Share A message from Steve Kalb, camp director As another Adoptee Camp season is placed in the books, the dust begins to settle from the frantic pace of my summer camp adventures. Back in my Eugene office, I close my eyes and take a deep breath, inhaling a sense of relative calm before I [...] Share Through candid (and often funny!) observations and heartwarming personal stories, a Holt adoptive mother shares the challenges and joys of parenting adopted children by Jane Ballback I thought in my first blog entry, I should introduce you to my children. My three young adult children are all working and finishing their educations. Jaik [...] Share Through candid (and often funny!) observations and heartwarming personal stories, a Holt adoptive mother shares the challenges and joys of parenting adopted children ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— For the past three years, Holt adoptive parent Jane Ballback has shared her adoption stories with families waiting to bring their children home. An adoptive parent for 24 years, Jane speaks at [...] |
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