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A Kid's Guide to Adoption
This guide includes the sections: "What's Adoption and How Does it Work?", "Why Do Kids Need to be Adopted?" "If You Were Adopted", "If Your Brother or Sister was Adopted" and "If Someone You Know Was Adopted."
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A Kid's Guide to Divorce
This guide includes sections such as "Kids Can't Fix Divorce!" and "How Can I Act Normally When My Whole World Just Fell Apart?" and "When to Speak Up, Life After Divorce, and the Future".
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AACAP Facts for Families
These fact sheets from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provide concise, timely information for families on a variety of topics. Subjects include mental illness in children and adolescents, dealing with disabilities, abuse, divorce, child care, bedwetting, stepfamily problems, moving, teen issues and more.
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Bicultural Families
This in-depth article on bicultural families includes 5 sections: "Part 1: Meeting the Challenges of Raising Children With Two Cultures," "Part 2: Helping Kids Embrace Both Cultures," "Part 3: Stages of Cultural Identity," "Part 4: How Bicultural Families Make It Work," and "Part 5: Resources for Bicultural Families." The author is
Sandra Whitehead, an award-winning writer and a lecturer at Marquette University.
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Dealing with Anger
This article, written for kids, includes the sections: "Dealing With Anger", "How Can I Tell When I'm Angry?", "How Can I Tell When Someone Else is Angry?", "What Should I Do if I Get Angry?" and "Anger Busters".
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Facts on Foster Families
This article, written for kids, contains the sections: "Why Do Kids Live With Foster Families?", "What Happens When a Kid Goes to a Foster Family?" and "What Happens After a Kid Goes to a Foster Family?"
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PBS Parents Guide to Talking With Kids
A great resource for parents looking for effective communication strategies to use with their kids. The site includes advice on how to get kids to talk about what's on their minds and ways to talk to kids so they will listen.
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Sharing Your Child
This article gives divorced or separated parents tips on how to share custody of their child in a way that minimizes tension and stress.
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Surviving Stepsiblings
This article, written for kids who have acquired stepsiblings, contains the sections: "Surviving Stepsiblings," "New Places and Suddenly Siblings," and "Sharing Your Feelings and Getting Help."
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