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  • How Do I
    • Contact the Wisconsin Family Connections Center
    • Find Trainings, Events & Support Groups
    • Browse the Resource Library
    • Work with Child Protective Services (CPS)
    • Find Resources & Support as a Relative Caregiver
    • Become a Foster Parent
    • Learn More About Adoption
    • Make an Adoption Plan for My Child
  • I Am
    • Parent
    • Relative Caregiver
    • Foster Parent
    • Adoptive Parent
    • Adult Adoptee
    • Guardianship Family
    • Child Welfare Professional
    • Caring for a Native American Youth
    • Stepparent
    • Teen or Young Adult
  • Help Me Find
    • Birth Parent or Birth Family Support
    • Family Resources & Support
    • Training, Events & Support Groups
    • GIFTS Short-Term Case Management Services for Adoptive, Guardianship, and Reunified Families in Wisconsin
    • Resource Library
    • Current Recruitment Campaign Materials
    • Foster Care Licensing Contacts
    • Guardianship Information & Resources
    • LGBTQIA2S+ Resources
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Native & Tribal Resources
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By Cindy Diaz
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Posted September 20, 2018

Confessions of an Adoptive Parent – Hope and Help from the Trenches of Foster Care and Adoption

Adopting or fostering a child brings its own unique set of challenges only another parent facing the same uphill climb could possibly understand. From parenting children with traumatic pasts, to [...]

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By Cindy Diaz
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Posted September 20, 2018

Take Me Home – Protecting America’s Vulnerable Children and Families

There is a profound crisis in the United States’ foster care system, Jill Duerr Berrick writes in this expertly researched, passionately written book. No state has passed the federally [...]

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By Cindy Diaz
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Posted August 29, 2018

30 Days of Hope for Adoptive Parents

Description “You opened your heart when you said, “Yes, God, I”ll adopt.” But you’ve discovered that opening your heart to the idea of adoption may be the easiest [...]

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By Cornershop Creative
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Posted September 20, 2017

Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood – Firsthand Advice, Tips and Stories from Lesbian and Gay Couples

Same-sex couples are faced with many different options when choosing to have children today. In Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood, author, activist and father Eric Rosswood guides and helps [...]

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By Cornershop Creative
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Posted August 24, 2017

Truly Yours – Wise words on the miracle of adoption

This elegant collection of ideas about adoption presents the thoughts of our great thinkers, reveals the truths found in our literature, and offers inspiration from our most eloquent teachers and [...]

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By Cornershop Creative
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Posted August 23, 2017

Trauma-Proofing Your Kids – A Parent’s Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience

The number of anxious, depressed, hyperactive and withdrawn children is staggering–and still growing! Millions have experienced bullying, violence (real or in the media), abuse or sexual [...]

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By Cornershop Creative
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Posted August 23, 2017

Done with the Crying – Help and healing for mothers of estranged adult children

In Done With The Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, Sheri McGregor, M.A., helps parents break free from emotional pain—and move forward in their own lives. […]

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By Cornershop Creative
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Posted August 23, 2017

Courageous Love – Instructions for creating healing circles for children of trauma

Raising grandchildren can be challenging for many reasons. Often, the children have experienced complicated family dynamics, heartbreaking loss, abuse, and neglect – all of which may affect [...]

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By Cornershop Creative
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Posted August 23, 2017

Grandparents as Parents – A survival guide for raising a second family

If you’re among the millions of grandparents raising grandchildren today, you need information, support, and practical guidance you can count on to keep your family strong. This is the book [...]

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By Cornershop Creative
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Posted March 31, 2017

Dear Adoptive Parents, Things you need to know right now!

Adoption is how you came to be a family- not a parenting style. Be the parent you are meant to be- the parent your child needs you to be, today. […]

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