transracial adoptive parent support group Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-adoptive-parent-support-group/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:45:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Logo-Flare520x520-32x32.jpg transracial adoptive parent support group Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-adoptive-parent-support-group/ 32 32 Reveal: The Masks We See and Those We Don’t https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/masks-we-see-and-those-we-dont/ Sat, 30 Sep 2023 19:30:39 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3201 Whether you participate in Halloween or not, October 31st has many children and the young at heart dressing up in costumes and wearing masks. Today, the pandemic has given many of us cause to wear masks to protect ourselves from the COVID-19. But what is behind the masks you don’t see? What do they reveal? Read how masks and mental health can have unique significance in our community in our article "Masks, Masking, and Mental Health." October Pro-Tip to Foster read more

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]]> July Freedom: Exploring our Unique Identities https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/exploring-our-unique-identities/ Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:53:37 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3994 As we all learn more about our history and what freedom really means, July 4th gives us much to contemplate. Who is really free and when? Freedom related to adoption and exploring the truth of who we are as individuals and families is foundational and important. July Pro-Tip to Foster Conversations About Transracial Adoptions At Transracial Journeys we send our families conversation cues each month, from our Transracial Journeys card deck. The card deck contains three cards for each month, read more

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]]> Nourishment: Reflecting on Thanksgiving, Adoption and the Family Table https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/thanksgiving-and-national-adoption-awareness-month/ Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:42:46 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3263 author: Avril McInally Our November theme is all about family and nourishment but not simply about food and what we eat, but how we nourish our understanding of the uniqueness of our families and in service of the children we are entrusted to care for and love. This month we center on both Thanksgiving and National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM)! This year NAAM’s theme is “Small Steps Open Doors”. One step we can take as adoptive parents is to participate read more

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]]> Using Transracial Journeys Conversation Cards https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/transracial-adoption-conversation-cards/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:08:16 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3169 In our post, Where Did the Calendar Come From?, we discuss how the calendar is the perfect tool for celebrating certain moments while preparing for tougher ones. For honoring each person in the family who is connected to your child and to you. And to ensure you're making time each month to talk with intention about adoption and differences of race, culture, and class. In this post we discuss how best to incorporate the calendar and your Transracial Journeys Conversation Cards read more

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]]> Book Corner: My Seven Black Fathers https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/book-corner-my-seven-black-fathers/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:01:08 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2909 My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist’s Memoir Of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole By Will Jawando   Will Jawando is a civil rights lawyer, an activist, and a loving husband and father of four. Currently a councilmember in Montgomery County, Maryland, he has worked for Nancy Pelosi, Sherrod Brown, and Barack Obama. My Seven Black Fathers is the story of how Will grew from a young boy with a white mother and an absent father read more

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