Sweet Success

One cool fall day, I decided to make cookies for my 15 year-old, Chris, so he could enjoy them when he got home from school. He had been living with us for about eight months and we had been working on RAD-related behaviors.

"Mmmm, that smells good."

"I know! I made you cookies!"

"Are they chocolate chip?"

"Yep."

"Are they done?"

"Yep."

"Are they warm?"

"Yep."

"I bet they taste good."

"Yep."

"You made them for me?"

"Yep."

"I really want some."

"Yep. I wonder what you're going to do to get one."

Ten minutes and forty-three questions later, after walking away and coming back, seeing me do a couple more sheets in and out of the oven it happened- "May I have one, please?"

Ahhh. Sweet success.

Hello FIESTA Faithful!
I wanted to post a message to all the adoptive father's out there!
Let's get together!
FIESTA just held a "Dad's Group" in Grants, NM. What a great time we had.
As a man, it is sometimes difficult to share our experiences, our weaknesses, and our feelings. Men are expected to have all the answers, to be the "strong ones", and be the solid foundation of the family. Which we try our best of course!
Being a man is hard enough as it is, throw in being a father to children from "hard places", and we have some lack of support issues!
I encourage you to give me a call, or contact your local family contact, so we can get together!
Remember, as a father of adopted children, we need to get together and share our experiences, weaknesses, and feelings... to become BETTER fathers of adopted children!
Have a wonderful day!
Tim
505-470-6941
regiontwoadoption@gmail.com

Therapeutic Parenting - When Our Kids are Stuck

Respite Co-op News

I hope that by now, each of you have heard about the co-op that we're forming. It will be an opportunity for adoptive parents to join together as a community of support. Parents will have a list of people to call when they need a break or have a family emergency or event that can't include everyone, as well as providing a chance for kids to make new friends.

We're kicking it off in region three, the Albuquerque area, with a training on May 21st from 5-8 pm. Leah Brouwers will speak to us about the ins and outs of providing and receiving respite, the responsibilites in having extra kids in your home, ways to support the parent/child relationship and how to communicate effectively with other parents. Please call Carol at 1-888-298-7562 to reserve your spot. Child care is full at this time, but you're still welcome to come if you can find your own child care....I know, kind of ironic, considering the topic, but we've plum run out of space. A light meal will be available.

Watch this blog, the calendar and your mailbox to find out when this training will be offered in your area.

DINNER & DVD in Gallup!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Many people in NM will celebrate with a fiesta on the 5th of May!

We continue to celebrate life and learn how to better help our children

and families through the FIESTA Project here in Gallup.

Please join us on Friday, May 13th for a

FREE DINNER & DVD from 5:30 - 8 p.m.

We will meet at Indian Hills Elementary @ 5:30 p.m. for dinner

At 6:15 the kids will go to Kid's Group and the parents will

watch and discuss the first part of Karyn Purvis' dvd, "The Attachment Dance"

Please RSVP to Sheila Kruis @ 888-298-6681

by Wednesday, May 11th.