"Are you my mommy? are you my daddy?" : the beginnings of identity
Differences in development : identity, "attachment," connection, and resiliency
Identity and your child's complex background
Connection, survival skills, and family skills
Resiliency and reactive coping behaviors
Memories from a complex background
Providing a framework for fragmented memories
The roots of identity : we are alike, we are different
Connection activities and games
Eye contact and face-to-face interaction
Joyful play, language, and connection
Sleep, connection, and separation
Teaching your child to self-soothe and self-calm
Sensory-motor integration and stimulation management
"Ping-pong" interactions for connection and reconnection
Making rules and limits work
Repairing disconnection between child and parent
Encouraging adjustment and interdependence
Structuring transitions, separations, and work/life decisions
Adoption issues from three to five : questions and answers about birth, past, and present
Adoption issues from three to five : separation and reunion
Adoption issues from three to five : dictators and bosses
Adoption issues from six to nine : making choices about race, culture, ethnicity, and identity
Adoption issues from six to nine : creating a deeper and more detailed adoption story
Adoption issues from six to nine : acting out, being "perfect," and other challenging behaviors
Adoption issues from ten to twelve : new bodies, new pressures
Adoption issues from ten to twelve : identity challenged and reinforced
Adoption issues from ten to twelve : independence without disconnection
Adoption issues in the teen years : in the shadow of independence
Adoption issues in the teen years : how self-control happens, and what to do when it does not
Adoption issues in the teen years : mixed heritages, fluid identities
