RSS http://www.forever-families.com/feed.rss.html en Forever-Families 2006 120 Is Adoption Trauma? by Robyn Gobbel, LCSW http://www.forever-families.com/is-adoption-trauma-by-robyn-gobbel-lcsw.html  

I met a man today and we struck up a casual conversation. He asked about the types of clients I see.

]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 14:12:25 -0400 http://www.forever-families.com/is-adoption-trauma-by-robyn-gobbel-lcsw.html carol Logan: A Sweet Kid With A Volcanic Temper http://www.forever-families.com/logan-a-sweet-kid-with-a-big-temper.html  

Logan* is 14 years old. His mom, Linda, received a call from CPS (Child Protective Services) three days following his birth, and the worker said, “I have a baby boy and we can’t find a home for him.

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:55:06 -0400 http://www.forever-families.com/logan-a-sweet-kid-with-a-big-temper.html carol Attachment Therapists: Do You Keep Parents In Their Child's Therapy? http://www.forever-families.com/attachment-therapists-do-you-keep-parents-in-therapy.html  

As an attachment therapist, I typically write articles for adoptive and foster parents.

]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:59:04 -0400 http://www.forever-families.com/attachment-therapists-do-you-keep-parents-in-therapy.html carol Adoption & Fostering: It Isn't for Sissies http://www.forever-families.com/adoption-fostering-it-isnt-for-sissies.html  

When a parent adopts a child or becomes a foster parent, they give up the luxury of traditional parenting . . .

]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:35:56 -0500 http://www.forever-families.com/adoption-fostering-it-isnt-for-sissies.html carol Moms Speak Out: Parenting A Special Needs Child http://www.forever-families.com/moms-speak-out-parenting-a-special-needs-child.html  

I don’t believe you set out thinking one day you want a child with special needs...I just think one day it happens to you.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:08:31 -0500 http://www.forever-families.com/moms-speak-out-parenting-a-special-needs-child.html carol