What single parent or adoptive parent hasn’t dreaded that “family tree” project that most elementary and/or middle school children have to do. If you have been through a divorce or remarried, or have a family that is built on adoption—the “family tree” assignments can be challenging, frustrating, and make a child feel like he or she is on the outside of the norm. More and more families just don’t fit into the classic family tree mold. I know that in my own family, we have several divorces, several adoptions and partners who are not married. For children who may have … Continue reading →