As the holiday season approaches I know that I am becoming more nervous about dealing with crowds, family events, festivities, and even just holiday meals and having vacation time.
But, we can work to avoid the holiday meltdowns as much as we can. Ultimately, the meltdowns will come…we all know that but we can certainly try to avoid them.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is VERY Real in adopted children. Change in caretakers, environment, food, people, and simply the change in stimulation level cause anxiety and panic in post institutionalized children. Dr. Ronald Federici, a neuropsychologist who specializes in adopted children from Eastern European countries and has several adopted children himself comments here.