Last week we (my husband and I) met with our parent support group for teens that have been in Residential Treatment, more specifically Heritage School in Provo, Utah. This is an informal group of parents that live in our community; five families (including us) that have had teens in an RTC at the same time; [...]
D. Mittman is a guest blogger and parent that graciously has offered to share his knowledge, experience and insight as a father with adopted teens. This is the third of a three part post series. Part One: Adoption and the Troubled Teen Part Two: Families With Adopted Teens May Feel A Loss Part Three: Issues [...]
D. Mittman is a guest blogger and parent that graciously has offered to share his knowledge, experience and insight as a father with adopted teens. This is the second of a three part post series. Part One: Adoption and the Troubled Teen Part Two: Families With Adopted Teens May Feel A Loss Part Three: Issues [...]
D. Mittman is a guest blogger and parent that graciously has offered to share his knowledge, experience and insight as a father with adopted teens. This is the first of a three part post. Part One: Adoption and the Troubled Teen Part Two: Families With Adopted Teens May Feel A Loss Part Three: Issues To [...]
Study by the CDC puts a whole new light on the face of adoption today and why people are adopting Men Adopt Twice as Often as Women. Even more interesting are the number of children in foster care in this country, but sadly they do not meet the characteristics of the desireable adoption.