Adoption Options Manitoba
1313 Portage Avenue R3G 0V3 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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#NationalAdoptionAwarenessMonth #AdoptionIsLove

Adoption is Love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jst8uVZYw0s&feature=emb_logo

#Strength #Courage #Love #AdoptionAwarenessMonth

Throughout Adoption Awareness Month, we want to talk about language around adoption. Sometimes we use negative wording when we don't even realize how it can affect those involved. #AdoptionIsLove

Throughout Adoption Awareness Month, we want to talk about language around adoption. Through movies and media, we can form misconceptions about the right things to say and things to avoid.

Birthparents are some of the strongest and most courageous people we have ever met. Here is one birthmother's story of her path of grief. https://www.bravelove.org/light_at_the_end

Understanding the Grief and Loss of Adoption - Free Workshop Photo Credit: Karim Manjra on Unsplash Whether adopted at birth or at an older age, from foster car...e or internationally, the loss of parents, extended family and culture is trauma that impacts a child’s development in profound and lasting ways. Over the past few years there has been an amplification of the adoptee voice and what we are hearing loud and clear is that adoption influences the way people see themselves, the way they relate others and their worldview. Recognizing and having a deep respect for the grief and loss inherent in adoption is the most important first step in developing the skills to parent in a connected and therapeutic way. In celebration of Adoption Awareness Month, A Child’s Song is offering this FREE workshop for adoptive parents, foster parents, adoption professionals and anyone wishing to understand the grief and loss that is inherent in adoption. This workshop will explore the impact of early loss and separation on a child’s development and look at how children process grief differently than adults. Participants will learn to identify and respond to a child’s grief in a way that promotes healing and secure attachment. Even more importantly, participants will learn how to come alongside an adoptee and sit with the discomfort of not being able to ‘fix’ or compensate for the loss of a parents, biological family or culture. We are honored to join you on your learning journey and our hope is that this workshop will offer both important insights and practical strategies. FREE Zoom workshop Thursday November 26/20 from 7-8pm (CST) presented by Andrea Dixon. Register by email to [email protected] and a confirmation along with the Zoom link will be sent to you. See more

November is Adoption Awareness Month! So many reasons to celebrate!

#PrivateAdoption #OpenAdoption #AdoptionIsLove

Tonight, we are disappointed that we cannot celebrate together at the Conceiving Dreams Dinner as we made the difficult decision to cancel the event due to the pandemic. We will truly miss our annual tradition of trivia, dinner, auction prizes, and most importantly, connecting with our families and supporters of AO. We are optimistic that we can have our 19th Conceiving Dreams Dinner next fall. Save the date now so you can join us on Saturday, November 6, 2021! If you are int...erested and in a position to donate in lieu of the cancelled event, please contact Andrea Phillips at 204-774-0511 ext. 200 or [email protected] or visit http://adoptionoptions.mb.ca/donation/ Thank you for your vested interest in Adoption Options. Your support is greatly appreciated and valued. As we all continue to adjust to life amidst a pandemic, the Staff and Board of Adoption Options would like to express our sincere wishes for the safety and health of your family and friends. This has been an uncertain and worrisome time for people across the world as personal lives, employment, and communities are all affected. We continue to promote the sentiment that we are in this together and we will get through this together.