by Bambi Wineland | Oct 24, 2019 | Adoption related issues, Adoptive Family Travel, Heritage Travel, Our Children
The birth mother search continues … Last week I talked about the journey I’ve been on with my son, Jac. Since Jac was about 6 years old, he’s been asking about his birth mother. Now that he’s 15, and after another wonderful adventure in Guatemala this summer, it seems...
by Bambi Wineland | Oct 17, 2019 | Adoption related issues
Jac and I in Antigua Hello amazing family and friends! My son and I traveled to Guatemala in August and it was another wonderful trip! The big news from that trip … it seems the birth mother search might be back on. Most of you have read many of my...
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...
