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We help families express, clarify and differentiate among issues--adoptive, developmental, special needs, racial, cultural--that can create pressures in our families so that these issues can be fully addressed. We give voice to developmental issues and special needs of abused and neglected children and our experiences of intervention. We compile and make available information on recreational, therapeutic, educational and other resources for our older, special needs, transracially and transculturally adopted children. Much of this information is not compiled elsewhere. Open and honest peer sharing in membership meetings, often of an emotional character, offers therapeutic as well as informational support. We gain insights from the shared parenting experiences of others. Regular peer contact among our children combats isolation, builds self-esteem and creates new friendships with others of similar life circumstances. We offer
support, resources and counseling between meetings to
members and non-members via phone and e-mail. |
