transracial family culture Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-family-culture/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:01:15 +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 family culture Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-family-culture/ 32 32 February. Transforming: Bring a Higher Love https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/february-transforming-bring-a-higher-love/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:37:43 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=4386 At the intersection of St. Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, this short month brings so many foundational elements of identity, relationships, and differences for families to explore. Love is a vital ingredient for all families but adoption and difference of race make it imperative the love moves beyond the transactional and into the transformational. February Pro-Tip to Foster Conversations About Transracial Adoptions Transracial Journeys invites your family to experience the calendar in a whole new way. With the help read more

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]]> Making and Breaking Traditions: https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/making-breaking-traditions/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:50:34 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=5089 As the year draws to a close, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the traditions we hold dear and consider how we shape new ones to honor the diversity within our families. This month, we are thrilled to share our 2024-2025 Bibliography for the Giving Season and All Year Long, a curated collection of books that celebrate stories of identity, culture, and connection. This guide is a testament to the power of books in fostering understanding, self-discovery, and belonging for read more

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]]> June Father’s Day: Family Titles, Roles, and Relationships https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/june-fathers-day-family-titles/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:36:32 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=4633 Officially celebrating Father’s Day came a bit later than Mother’s Day and there are many of the same things to think about and reflect on as we come to this day that is all about acknowledging the fathers and father figures in our lives. In adoption father’s of origin or birth/first fathers are often thought of after mothers. Sometimes there can be even less information about fathers and it can be harder to open up a conversation about the role read more

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]]> Masks, Masking, and Mental Health https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/masks-masking-and-mental-health/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:04:11 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=4127 by TRJ Parent Avril McInally It’s now autumn. The leaves are changing color. The days are getting shorter. Some of us are getting ready to celebrate Halloween at the end of the month. Whether or not we participate in this holiday, we can all relate to masks for one reason or another. They’ve been used throughout the ages in religious ceremonies, as works of art, as occupational accoutrements and as protection from disease. A mask is a cover for the 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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]]> February Featured Article https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/february-featured-article/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:02:35 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3488 author: Avril McInally It’s February. Our chronologies and calendars feature both Black History Month and Valentine’s Day (read this month's parent conversation theme, February Intersections: Love and Black History Month). Fresh on our minds, is the recent murder of Tyre Nichols. As we attempt to process the pain and the confusion, we are reminded of how vital it is to the intricacies of the Black experience and celebrate Black excellence every single day of the year. As the world and our media read more

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]]> Creating New Traditions to Reflect Our Families and Celebrate Their Identities https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/new-traditions/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:59:09 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3332 author: Avril McInally For many of us, holidays can be a combination of many emotions and elements. Do we have all the candles we need for our Menorah or for our Kinara? Have we gotten our holiday lights and decorations up? How are we managing our budgets? Is the house tidy and clean enough for our house guests? Do we have enough food? Speaking of food, what about those special recipes we need to prepare? Do we have all of 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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]]> Mental Illness Awareness Week and Masks of Perfection https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/mental-illness-awareness/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:28:32 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3187 author: Avril McInally This year, Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) runs from October 2 to October 8. In April’s deck of cards for October, she asks, “Do you think people wear masks that we can’t see?” This question resounded and rested heavily on those of us attending a recent Transracial Journeys’ Board Meeting. You could have heard a pin drop after one of our board members solemnly spoke of an associate’s child who had just committed suicide. To bring this 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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