JOIN US: Spring Adoption Programs at IAC Counseling Center Hope you will join us and spread the word about these two heart-centered adoption programs: ♡ For pre-adoptive and adoptive parents; and professionals: Workshop: How to Talk to Kids about Adoption from Infancy to age 12 Home Study Certificates available. Date: Sunday June 4, 2017 Time: […]
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IAC Center Responds to Change in NJ Adoption Law
IAC Center Responds to Change in NJ Adoption Law With gratitude to the adoption rights advocates at NJ-CARE IAC Center responds to the change in the NJ Adoption Law. Read about this in the Adoptive Families Magazine News Brief: New Jersey Unseals Adoption Records A New Jersey law signed in 2014 went into effect on January 1, 2017, and NJ […]
2017: A Year for Community Connections
2017: A year in which Our Connections to Communities Are More Important than Ever. Join a Community for Personal and Family Connections: IAC Center offers groups, workshops and introductions to like-minded peers. For 2017 in addition to counseling we have: A brand new IAC Center Connections Program to meet the needs of adoptees, birth parents […]
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Young Adults Leaving Home
By Joni Mantell on December 23, 2015 in Adoption, Adoption, adoptive families, Family Building Options, For Professionals, NEW Articles, TEENS
As seen on NYSCCC.org “There are only two lasting gifts we can give our children: One is roots – The other is wings” Hodding Carter, Sr. Leaving home is a challenging period in nearly everyone’s life, fraught with conflicting feelings and needs: the earnest desire for independence and autonomy, alongside the fear of failure, and […]
Healthy Holiday Tip Sheet
By Joni Mantell on December 18, 2015 in Adoption, Adoption, adoptive families, Family Building Options, Holiday, Infertility, NEW Articles, Open Adoption, Siblings, TEENS, Transracial
Third Thursday of the Month Group in 2014 SEASONS GREETINGS, Tis the season for heightened emotions. Whether you’re in the process of building your family or already parenting, I hope this Healthy Holidays Tip Sheet arrives in the nick of time. Pictured here are members of what was the Third Thursday of the Month Pre-adoption group at […]
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Adoption or Donor – Making the decision
Judith Kottick, LCSW Montclair, New Jersey judykottick@comcast.net (973) 746-7370 For many couples and individuals yearning for a child, it is unwelcome news to hear that the time has come to transition from the dream of parenting a child of your genes to an alternative family building method. While accepting the concept of non-genetic parenting may […]
Therapeutic Writing: Putting Your Feelings on Paper
By Joni Mantell on August 21, 2015 in Adoption, Family Building Options, Featured in Adoptive Families, Infertility, NEW Articles, Open Adoption, Pre-adopt, Psychotherapy
Infertility, parenting after adoption, growing up in an adoptive family, relinquishing a child—all give rise to complex emotions. Learn about the innovative Therapeutic Writing model that’s helping many lay bare and make sense of their innermost thoughts.
Open Adoption: A Reference Guide for Families
By Joni Mantell on August 21, 2015 in Adoption, Family Building Options, Featured in Adoptive Families, NEW Articles, Open Adoption
By Joni Mantell; as seen in Adoptive Families Magazine Open adoption is a scary phrase. “When I first heard it, I wondered, would I feel like a ‘stand in’ or a ‘rent-a-mom’?” says Christine, from New Jersey. This is the most common initial reaction prospective parents have—that open adoption is “co-parenting.” Others may come to domestic […]
Beyond “Happy”: New Parents Have Complex Feelings
By Joni Mantell on August 18, 2015 in Adoption, Family Building Options, Featured in Adoptive Families, NEW Articles
You will feel elated when you finally bring your child home, but you might also experience other emotions on the outskirts of that joy — from lingering sadness about infertility to echoes of failed matches to becoming a parent literally overnight. by Joni Mantell, LCSW You are finally home with your newly adopted child, and you’re […]