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POPSSibling bonds in adoption: How important are they? One of the most important and toughest issues in adoptive parenting is the sibling connection. Social workers have a huge responsibility to find adoptive home that will take siblings, especially if there are several children in a family unit. Adoptive parents struggle with maintaining an open relationship with adoptive children who are not in the home and with birth family member relationships. Adoptive children question why they were picked for adoption and their sibling(s) were not. Have you adopted siblings? Share your story by tweeting us or commenting below. How important is the sibling connection?
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POPSWhat are you creative habits? I am not sure which of the 8 habits listed in the article below I have more trouble with...but I think it might "welcoming problems." What are you habits to keep the creative juices flowing? Which of the 8 below do you have the most trouble with? Tweet or comment!
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POPSTransracial Adoption: Have you been discriminated? November is National Adoption Month and one of it's purposes is to open up discussion on important adoption issues. One such issue is transracial adoption (a frequent occurrence) and the risks of discrimination that can result from it. Have you adopted a child of a different ethnicity? Have you or the child suffered from discrimination? Tweet us a reply or comment below.
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POPSWhat's your favorite Christmas song? If you are like me, I get tired of hearing the same old songs every yule tide. A little different flavor is always interesting. Check out the selections below and share your favorite Christmas song by your favorite artist.
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POPSThe Adoption Experience: Maternal Instinct In celebration of National Adoption Month, I am highlighting another adoption story. This story, clipped from an adoptive mom's blog, shares the awkwardness and fears of adopting (and someday letting go) of two adopted children from another country. What is your adoptive story? Has it been easy or difficult to be a mom or dad to adopted children? Tweet us a reply or comment below.
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POPSShould schools be allowed to have crucifixes? This @breakingtweet shares how government orders a schools in Italy to hang crucifixes and then to take them all done. It makes me think about the arguments in America about prayer in the schools and whether we should teach creationism or evolution? What are your thoughts about this? Tweet us or leave a comment!
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POPSShould adult adoptees have rights to their birth certificates? November is National Adoption Month and I am going to try and highlight some of the concerns going on in the field of adoptions and post-adoption mental health (my specialty) to raise some more awareness on the topic. I am going to try and be fair and show both sides of the issues. Basically, I want to hear your thoughts and concerns. Tweet me a reply or post a comment below... The article clip below asks the questions of why states don't let adult adoptees have access to their birth certificates? What are your thoughts on it?
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POPSWhat puts you in a good mood? A bad mood? Not sure if I buy this idea that a bad mood can put you in a good mood but I think I get the premise. I have some of my best family therapy when I didn't feel like putting up with peoples game playing. What puts you in a good/bad mood? Tweet us a reply or comment below!
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POPSDo you have trouble falling asleep? It is ironic that I found this article given that I have had trouble sleeping the last few days. My problem is not that I can't go to sleep, it is that I wake up early and then can't go back to sleep. I use relaxation exercises, visualization and even a warm rice pack but to no avail. When I go on vacation, I sleep in every day with no problems. There is probably an insight to be gained there. Do you have trouble falling asleep? What do you do to get a good nights rest? Tweet us or share a comment...
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POPSAre dads valued as good parents in society? As this article illustrates, I think the answer is usually no. Most dads differ to moms when it comes to parenting or they resort to authoritarian ideas of disciplinary roles. This has changes, fortunately, over the years and more fathers are taking a shared role in parenting. What else can we do to help dads get involved? How can parenting experts encourage dads to come to parenting classes? Share your thoughts or tweet us a reply!
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POPSHow do you Tweet? Use New TweetGlide!
I have been a long time fan of #TweetDeck but I recently switched over to using #TweetGlide. It is very similar in function and look to TweetDeck but with one very important difference: You can use it as an Internet Marketing Tool. Read below for some of the major features but pay particular attention to the section on "Earning Money" with TweetGlide. It looks like there are three ways to make money with it: 1. Refer it to others and get affiliate commission. You can get this only if people purchase the Premium Package. I will explain this later but for now, know that I immediately bought one of these. 2. Sponsored Ads/Tweets. For every five tweets you post, about anything, you get one ad/tweet posted in a special sponsored twitter account. No spamming your own list or any other list. It goes into a special tweet group. People click your ad/tweet and you make a sale. Simple! Become a premium member and get 500 to 1000 paid ads/tweets automatically into your account. 3. Referal
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POPSHow have you used the new Twitter Lists? Sometimes I am a little slow...I am just getting the idea of twitter lists. Still, I have gotten it completely yet. Part of the problem is trying to do too many things in a day. I guess I need to add twitter lists on my to-do list! Share what you are doing and help me get organized and going. Twitter me or click on the comment link. Get free social media tools by sending a blank email to
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POPSDo you expect your teen to get into trouble? This article demonstrates that parents who expect their child to conform to peer pressure and be rebellious are more likely to be just that...I wonder if parents were a bit on the "wild" side themselves, are they more likely to expect their child will be too? What are your thoughts on this research? Have you seen this to be true in your family? How do we change our expectations to alter this reality? Tweet us a reply or leave a comment. PS - Take some free ecourses to better your parenting skills at http://parentingtoolbox.com
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POPSWho has encouraged you recently? I rediscovered the web site Spirituality and Health. It is a great resource of information and spirituality building tools. This quote from their Daily Spirit Boosters really struck me. Who encourages you? Who have you encouraged? Share by tweeting us a reply! Pls RT.
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POPSIs Halloween Your Favorite Holiday or Scariest? One of my fav marketers, Seth Godin, takes about why we celebrate Halloween. He turns the blog, as he should, into a revelation about marketing. It makes me wonder why we do celebrate Halloween. It is not my favorite holiday but I know it is a lot of other peoples. Is it yours? When I was a kid, we worried about razor blades in the apples or candy bars. I check my kids candy but I don't know if I subscribe to all the fear either. What is your thoughts on this holiday? Love it? Fear it? Tweet us a reply or share a comment below.
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POPSHelp your child learn with mistakes No one wants their child to fail. You love seeing a perfect spelling or math grade at the end of the day. This article demonstrates that the best way to achieve that is to have kids make mistakes in their learning. This allows for them to have greater recall and understand the steps to solving problems. The worst thing you can do, possibly, is to "google" everything! Share your experiences with this by clicking the comment link below. Become part of our online support groups. We have been going 11 years strong. Click here to join for free.
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POPSEmpathy as marketing tool This should be a natural for mental health pros! We do empathy all the time but do we think about how to use it when promoting our practices? How have you used empathy? What is one thing you could do today to upgrade your branding efforts with this powerful force? Share...
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POPSDisney Goes Digital This is one idea that is destined to fly straight. Have you noticed the number of DVD players attached to cars for kids on trips? As the wi-fi revolution grows so do wonderful products like this!
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POPSHow to have Think Skin... and 5 other ways to be more effective as an entrepreneur. What would you add to the list? Get more tips on how to "love" marketing by sending an email to thirstyfish@getresponse.com
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POPSHalloween for Toddlers How do you keep Halloween fun and save for toddlers when they get scared by all the costumes and want to eat everything they collect in just one night? Here are some helpful tips...
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POPSDeal With Bedtime Behaviors Every parent struggles with bedtime behaviors. What's the funniest excuse your child has used to get back up or stay up? Share...
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POPSCappucino Cake Recipe The best thing about this recipe isn't that it tastes great, it is that you don't have to cook it. Oh yeah and there is coffee in it. Yum.
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POPSHow to have a Green Christmas What do you do with all the wrapping paper and ribbons after you rip open all the presents? If you are interested in recycling and having a Green home, then try these useful ideas:
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POPSChristmas 2009 and the Recession What's your predictions about the upcoming season? Of course we are talking about commercial sales - which the leading research firms predict will be stronger than 2008 but still low - and not the emotional and spiritual parts of the time of year. How do you plan to spend the season economically? Will you be doing things differently this year? Share...
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POPSThe Neuroscience of Sin! Why do we do it? Reading this article made me think of the proverbial "chicken and the egg." The article suggests that we sin because our brains are evolutionarily designed to do so. This leaves us to conclude that you cannot manage sin as it is hardwired in. I don't agree with that. I think sin is the chicken! The article does a great job of illustrating how various emotions and motives play out in the brain not the other way around. The good news is the very last paragraph. Read it for yourself...enjoy!
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POPSGoogle Strategy: Send in the Andriods No, it is not a space invasion. At least, not the science fiction kind. It is Google's newest strategy to invade our phones with new OS and search capabilities. The up side for you and me is that we get better phone hardware. The up side for Google is that they make more money!
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POPS10 Ways to Help Someone Grieve There are few, if no, clear guidelines on how to help someone grieve in American culture. Here are some helpful how-to's offered by an official grief counselor.
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POPS11 Most Common Writing Mistakes I will be the first to admit that I am not that great at grammar. This sentence probably isn't correct. The rise of email, text messaging and status updates hasn't helped either. That doesn't mean it isn't important to write as correctly as possible. Check out these 11 common mistakes to help get or keep you on track with your writing.
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POPSLove makes you creative. Sex makes you analytical. This was a very interesting article that makes practical sense. When you are in love, you see the big picture and open to experiences. Sexual interest gets you thinking on the subject at hand. I don't need to go into detail, do I?
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