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Tag Archives: holiday season
Holiday Support Group with Loretta Tayar
Chester Jackson and Loretta Tayar conduct a radio support group that focuses on the holiday season. Loretta shares a variety of her experiences being an adoptive mom to four older teen daughters and one grandaughter and speaks about the past … Continue reading
Holiday Cheers and Sometimes Jeers when Parenting Traumatized Youth
Why are holidays sometimes rough for traumatize children? Two parents, Denise Royal and Chester Jackson, explore the importance of setting Holiday traditions while respecting the traditions of our childrens’ past. This program also raises awareness that holiday times in and … Continue reading
Support Group with Denise and Chester
Listen to this excellent monthly discussion on the issues related to raising teenagers who were adopted at older ages. This was a great discussion about how important it is for teens and young adults to have a family to be … Continue reading
Importance of Holiday Traditions
Enjoy this great discussion during this month’s support group with Denise Royal, Mary Chancie, and Chester Jackson about the importance of holiday traditions in newly greated adoptive families where teens and ‘tweens move in as teens or ‘tweens. An interesting … Continue reading
Holiday Stress and Adopting Teens
Pat Dudley hosts this discussion on the stresses both youth and their families go through around holiday time and how they can overcome these stresses. Richard, 20, shares his journey being placed as a teen into a permanent home with … Continue reading
Holiday Stress Support Group Discussion
Listen to this fabulous discussion about holiday stress and what alot of youth and parents go through during this time of year. Denise Royal leads a fabulous support group discussion with adoptive parents of teens Chester Jackson and caller Danielle … Continue reading