Adoptive and foster parents, you are in for a treat!

In my practice, I frequently get asked about how to help current children in the family unit adjust well to folding in a newly adopted sibling - understandably - it's not straightforward. We want everyone involved to transition well! I wanted to know more about the transitions experienced by the adoptive triad directly from people who have walked the journey.

Low and behold, we found the amazing Jeanette Yoffe! She shares her experience as a child in foster care and what her transition was like into her forever adoptive family. We're learning today about the stickiness and the incredible importance of establishing permanency for children who have had attachment disruptions and what we need to know about the transitions adoptees and adoptive parents/sibs often experience. As a psychotherapist supporting adoption processes in the US, she has witnessed and been intimately part of many transitions, including reunification, and has generously shared her wisdom through a number of resources including YouTube videos and books she's written. I wanted you to know about them ALL, so please take some time to check out the following links, spread the word with adoptive and foster parents you know, and soak in the knowledge so we can all do better in our family relationships and in our mental health.

https://yoffetherapy.com/

Jeanette Yoffe's YouTube Channel

Follow Jeanette on Facebook

What is Adoption: Just for Kids

And here are some of the resources Jeanette talks about in the podcast, in case you want to learn more!

https://www.attachmenttraumanetwork.org/

https://www.pactadopt.org/home.asp

https://celiacenter.org/

https://postinstitute.com/

https://nacac.org/

https://affcny.org/

https://www.infant-parent.com/

https://adoptionsupport.org/

For all the couples out there preparing to adopt, we want to equip you with the tools to do this well TOGETHER. To know ways of partnering well, managing conflict, finding ways to attune to one another's needs and to the needs of your child, learning about openness, transracial adoption, attachment trauma, post adoption planning and SO MUCH MORE! I've combined what we know to help adoptive families thrive into my online course, Adoption: What to do while you wait. And until the end of February, 2022, you can register for this at 50% off using the coupon code YOFFE50. Invest in your family - it's soooooo worth it!

Truly with you on your journey,
Karen