The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
"As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.'" John 9:1-3
Many adoptive and foster families step into a new school year with fear and trepidation. Our children face daily challenges which are often compounded in the classroom. Whether we send them to public or private school, provide special education services, or homeschool— children with trauma and/or brain-based disabilities such as FASD, struggle to learn and to launch.
Adoptive moms, Natalie Vecchione and Cindy LaJoy, realized years ago that their teens with developmental disabilities needed an alternative homeschool-highschool path. Through entrepreneurship and apprenticeship, these veteran homeschool moms prepared their teens with FASD to move forward with confidence, hope, and a set of practical life and job skills.
Now, Natalie and Cindy have collaborated together to share their knowledge and lived experience with other families on the same journey. Their new book, Blazing New Homeschool Trails—Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities is a resource every homeschooling foster and adoptive family needs.
This week, on our Orphans No More Podcast, both Natalie Vecchione and Cindy LaJoy join host Sandra Flach to discuss their experience and new book. Listen to their conversation and please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
sandraflach.com
justicefororphansny.org
FASD 5K
FASD Respect Act
FASD Hope Podcast
Blue Collar Homeschool
Episode 408 - Advent: Rejoice! with Sandra Flach
Episode 407 - Advent: God’s Gift of Love with Sandra Flach
Episode 406 - Advent: Hope Fulfilled with Sandra Flach
Episode 405 - A Family For Every Orphan with Adoptive Mom, Heather Dyer
Episode 404 - Friendsgiving with host Sandra Flach
Episode 403 - When Systems Fail with Adoptive Mom, Melissa Jacobus
Episode 402 - Kicking Off National Adoption Month with Dr. Rick Morton
Episode 401 - Catching Up & Slowing Down with Sandra Flach
Episode 400 - The Impact of Childhood Poverty on Health & Well-Being with Dr. Jerrod Brown
Episode 399 - Adopted Teens with Susan TeBos
Episode 398 - Essential FASD Supports with Nate Sheets
Episode 397 - Special Needs Adoption with Mindi Schrock
Episode 396 - FASD Resilience with Eileen Devine
Episode 395 - FASD Round Table with Natalie Vecchione & Debbie Raymond
Episode 394 - Living with FASD with FASD Self-Advocate, Emily Hargrove
Episode 393 - Tinderbox with Lynn Alsup
Episode 392 - Back to School with FASD Adoptive Mom, Michelle Catania
Episode 391 - When Your Child is a Struggling Learner with Kathy Kuhl
Episode 390 - Unshakeable Resilience with Foster Care Survivor, Barbara Lane
Episode 389 - From Sorrows to Sapphires with Angela Williams
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