I was trying to post a comment to Carol's questions RE: the book, "Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew," and was unable to, so I decided to post a comment this way. When our group in Gallup met to discuss ch. 1 and 2, we talked about some of the ways to "Gain Access" with your children. One way that we discussed that we have found to be effective is if your child is from a different culture, to celebrate their culture in your home in a variety of ways. Some of those ways are to have art, clothes, pictures, books, language and food from their culture in your home. Other ways are to connect with people who are from their culture. Whatever you can do to help your child see that their culture is important to you, it will help open the doors to further communication in other areas as well.
For those of you reading this book and are in the Gallup area, we will discuss ch. 3 and 4 on Sat. Oct. 24 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Indian Hills Elementary. Kids who come to this Fall Fiesta Fun night are welcome to dress up in their favorite fun Halloween costume and get their trick or treat from the FIESTA babysitters a week early! (No scary costumes please.) Please RSVP to Sheila at 803-3163 by Oct. 20th if you will be coming to this event.
4 comments:
Hi Sheila,
Love this idea!!! One question though... Is it up to each family (participant) to locate a copy of the book? Just curious how it works. Thanks
Wendy,
Yes, each family locates their own copy. We welcome any adoptive or pre-adoptive family to come even if they don't have the book or aren't reading it. They can still be a part of the discussion.
Sheila
Wonderful I concept keep up the good work.
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