Welcome to Families Across Michigan (FAM)

MARE's bi-monthly family newsletter

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December, 2003/January, 2004
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MARE is Expanding! Learn about the changes coming to MARE in January, 2004

Confessions from a Parenting Class: MARE Program Director Kirsta Grapentine recently completed a parenting class.

The End of an Era: We say goodbye to MFAPA

October/November, 2003
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Coalition for Adoption Rights Equality, Inc. Learn about the group that is advocating for second-parent adoptions in Michigan.

About the Family-Friendly Workplace Program

New Resources Available in the MARE Library

Online Adoption Training Available

August/September, 2003
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Making Changes: Supreme Court/FIA Work Group Presents Final Report on Adoption Issues

MARE Library -- Resource Review: The Healing Power of the Family: An Illustrated Overview of Life with the Disturbed Foster or Adopted Child by Robert J. Delaney, Ph.D.

June/July, 2003
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Introducing a Child to the Family

April/May, 2003
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What's in a Name?

February/March, 2003
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Issues Facing Adult Adoptees

Archived Issues

2002
December, 2002/
January, 2003
  • Adoption Tax Credits
October/November
  • Most Frequently Asked Questions About Adoption

August/September
  • It Takes a Village: Raising a Large Adoptive Family
  • Don't Give Up: One Family's Story of Special Needs Adoption in Michigan
June/July
  • The Multiethnic Placement Act and the Interethnic Placement Act
   
April/May
  • Living with Oral Apraxia
  • Adoption Tax Credit
   
February/March
  • Adoption Tax Credit
  • Ask the Advocate: Special Education and Suspension/Expulsion

 

2001
December, 2001/
January, 2002
  • Adoption Policy: What is that Infamous "10-Day Timeframe?"
   
October/November
  • What is Down Syndrome?
 

August/September
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder
   
June/July
  • Parenting the Sexually Abused Child
  • LifeBooks: Every Foster Child Needs One
   
April/May
  • About Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder
  • Answers to Children's Questions about Adoption
   
February/March
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

 

2000
December, 2000/
January, 2001
  • The Eyes Have It -- Learn about the therapeutic technique called EMDR
  • Cleft Palate and Lip
   
October/November
  • Resources Available Through MARE's Lending Library
 

August/September
  • Creating a Family by Birth and Adoption
   
June/July
  • What "Special Needs" Adoption is Really All About
  • CASA is Growing in Michigan
   
April/May
  • Depression in Childhood and Adolescence
  • Dyslexia: Disability or Gift?
   
February/March
  • Disclosing Background Information
  • What is Cerebral Palsy?
  • The Effects of Loss

 

1999
December, 1999/
January, 2000
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect
  • Federal Laws Aim to Remove Barriers
   
October/November
  • Sibling Ties are Worth Preserving
 

August/September
  • What's in a Name?
  • Parenting with Love and Logic -- Raising a Responsible Child
   
June/July
  • Why Can't Andrew Sit Still? -- A first-hand look at ADHD
  • Parenting with Love and Logic -- Empathy, With Consequences
   
April/May
  • What is Autism?
  • Parenting with Love and Logic -- Who's Really in Charge?
  • Kuweza -- Take a look Bethany Christian Services recruitment program
   
February/March
  • Living with An Angry Child
  • Parentig with Love and Logic -- Encouraging our Children to Fail?!
  • Michigan Special Education Mediation Program

 

1998
December, 1998/
January, 1999
  • Becoming Your Own Adoption Advocate: A Guide for Families
  • Adoption Tax Credits and Exemptions Become Law
   
October/November
  • Responding to Adoptive Families in Crisis
 

June/July
  • A Visit with the Adoption Subsidy Program Manager -- Meet Kate Yong
  • The Michigan Adoption Recruitment Consortium
   
April/May
  • HIV/AIDS and the Child Welfare System
  • Child Protection Bills Signed into Law
  • Overview of Adoption Subsidy
   
February/March
  • Working with Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents
  • March is Parenting Awareness Month

 

1997
December, 1997/
January, 1998
  • Adoption: A Celebration of Family
   
October/November
  • The Need for Post-Adoption Services
 

August/September
  • An IDEA for Your Child's Future: Advocating for Special Education Needs, Part 2
  • Assistive Technology Breaks Down Barriers
   
June/July
  • An IDEA for Your Child's Future: Advocating for Special Education Needs, Part 1
   
April/May
  • How and When to Tell a Child They're Adopted
  • Help Your Children to Become Better Adults
  • Talking to Children About Their Strengths and Weaknesses
   
February/March
  • Most Frequently Asked Questions About Adoption

 

1996
December, 1996/
January, 1997
  • A Voice for Children -- Meet Richard Bearup, Michigan's Children's Ombudsman
  • When the System Breaks Down
  • Adoption Expense Credit
   
October/November
  • What Does "Special Needs" Really Mean?
  • November is National Adoption Month
 

August/September
  • Searching for Birth Relatives, Part 2
   
June/July
  • Searching for Birth Relatives, Part 1
  • Tuition Incentive Program
   
April/May
  • The Foster Child
  • What is Bandele?
  • Encouragement -- for your children, and you
   
February/March
  • Adoption of the Sexually Abused Child
  • Computers for Special Needs Children?
  • Meditations on the MARE Book