by Bambi Wineland | Nov 2, 2018 | Adoption related issues, Our Children
Ongoing current events are causing undue amounts to stress and fear in our children. How to we combat it? My son came home from high school on Wednesday and told me about a kid who blew himself up with a bomb. I asked where he’d heard this and he said everyone was...
by Bambi Wineland | Jul 26, 2018 | Adoption related issues
Continuing the discussion on how adoption impacts our children, let’s talk about attachment and bonding. As I said in the beginning of this conversation, “Although we use the terms loosely, there is an identifiable difference between ‘attachment’ and ‘bonding’....
by Bambi Wineland | Dec 27, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel, Travel
Understanding the different types of heritage trips: After my last newsletter about the fears and concerns that prevent parents from planning a Heritage Journey to their child’s birth country, I thought I might talk about some of the fundamentals – different types of...
by Bambi Wineland | Nov 10, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Our Children
This morning I went for walk with my pooch to clear my head. I realized the best thing I could do was smile and walk. It’s always been my motto — “Smile and the world smiles back”. I have it written on sticky notes that are placed all over my...
