by Bambi Wineland | Jul 25, 2019 | Adoption related issues, Our Children
At Heritage Camp a few weeks ago my son, Jac, and I both, independently, took a class that really rocked our worlds. I’ve taken these types of classes at camp before (about growing up brown in the US, or having your child grow up brown in the US) but Jac had never...
by Bambi Wineland | Jul 2, 2019 | Adoption related issues, Birth Country Travel
Welcome back! Last week we discussed what we know about Identity Development in our adopted kiddos. This week we’re going to dive in a little deeper to understand how we as parents of adopted children can do to foster positive identity development in our...
by Bambi Wineland | Jun 26, 2019 | Adoption related issues, Birth Country Travel
I realize I wrote briefly about Identity Development and how it relates to attending Heritage Camp a couple of weeks ago but I spoke at camp this past week and dove much deeper into the topic. It’s such an important issue for adoptive families and...
by Bambi Wineland | Jun 10, 2019 | Adoption related issues, Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey
Are you attending a Heritage Camp with your adopted child?Identity Development is one of the key elements for your adopted child to become a healthy, happy human being. Adoption complicates identity development in children and adolescents — it creates so many...
by Bambi Wineland | May 8, 2019 | Adoption related issues, Heritage Travel
Hi families and friends,If you receive my newsletters or read my blog posts you likely have children or spend a lot of time with children. Adopted or not, I think the vast majority of my readers have one thing in common, the children we love. The children we want to...
