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Receiving IPPY’s National Silver Medal in Parenting Category
May 27, 2015, New York City
My News
L.A. Talk Radio Interview, Talk It Out! LA Talk Radio, July 14, 2015, Click to listen
Article in Infobae America, April 18, 2015
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The Struggles American Parents Face When Adopting Troubled Kids From Overseas.
Hudson Valley Magazine, March 2015, Click to read
Judge: Rehoming Kids is Trafficking, by Tina Traster. A judge in New York has banned a couple looking to undo their adoption from trying to ‘rehome’ their two Russian-born children.
The Daily Beast, December 30, 2014, Click to read
Author Tina Traster discusses adoption's challenges, joys at Ridgewood Library, by Laura Herzog
North Jersey.com, November 24, 2014, Click to read
Russian Agents Threaten Couple in Adoption Cancellation
The New York Post, November 23, 2014, Click to read
Tina Traster shares difficult journey after adoption
NorthJersey.com, November 12, 2014, Click to read
Local Mom and Author Publishes New Book on Reactive Attachment Disorder
Hudson Valley Magazine, November 2014, Click to read
Voices, Teaching Julia to Love
NY Metro Parents, November 2014, Click to read
Couple wants to void adoption of "mentally ill" Russian orphans, by Tina Traster
New York Post, October 26, 2014, Click to read
Couple sues over Russian "bait and switch" adoption of disabled kids
The Daily Beast, October 30, 2014, Click to read
Adoption, Attachment Disorder, and Healing: A Review of Tina Traster’s Rescuing Julia Twice
Literary Mama, October 16, 2014, Click to read
Local Author: Personal Story of Foreign Adoption
The Poughkeepsie Journal, August 28, 2014, Click to read
Rescuing Julia Twice: Conversation with the Author Adoption Groups Can't Stop Talking About
Adoption.net, August 10, 2014, Click to read
Interview on Conversations Live, with Cyrus Webb on BlogTalkRadio
Conversations Live, June, 24, 2014, Click to listen
Interview on WAMC-FM (Northeast Public Radio)
The Roundtable, with Joe Donahue, June, 19, 2014, Click to listen
Q&A with Tina Traster, Mother of an Adopted Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder
NY Metro Parents Magazine, June 18, 2014, Click to read
The Elusive, Manipulative Adopted Child, The Atlantic Magazine excerpts Rescuing Julia Twice
The Atlantic Magazine, June 10, 2014, Click to read
Mom Egg Book Review: Rescuing Julia Twice
The Mom Egg Review, by Cathy Warner, June 4, 2014, Click to read
Blog Her Book Review, by Leslie Sholly
Blog Her, June 6, 2014, Click to read
"Author Shares Story of Russian Adoption" on USA9 - CBS News
WUSA9 TV, Washington, DC, May 20, 2014, Click to view video
"You're Not My Real Mother" by Tina Traster
The New York Times, Motherlode, May 18, 2014, Click to read
WWOR New Radio Interview with Alice Stockton-Rossini
WWOR News Radio, May 16, 2014, Click to listen
Rescuing Julia Twice is a New York Post "This Week's Must-Read Books" Selection
The New York Post, May 18, 2014, Click to read
A poignant story, well written." Rescuing Julia Twice by Tina Traster
The Nurse Mommy Blog, May 11, 2014, Click to read
A Thoughtful Look at a Family's Struggle with RAD, by Dana Hinders
Smart Mom Picks Blog, May 8, 2014, Click to read
When An Adopted Child Won't Attach, an excerpt from "Rescuing Julia Twice" by Tina Traster
The Daily Beast, Books, May 2, 2014, Click to read
When Adopted Kids Can't Bond: "Rescuing Julia Twice" Explains RAD, by Kristen Kemp
Parents Magazine, May 1, 2014, Click to read
"Rescuing Julia Twice" is a compelling new memoir about adoption and RAD, by Carrie Goldman (complete with an excerpt)
Chicago Now, Portrait of an Adoption, May 1, 2014, Click to read
My Husband and I Made it Our Life's Work to Heal Our Daughter, by Tina Traster
Redbook Magazine, May 1, 2014, Click to read
Short Takes, Chronogram Magazine calls "Rescuing Julia Twice" riveting reading
Chronogram Magazine, May 2014, Click to read
A Story of Adoption and Reactive Attachment Disorder, by Tina Traster
Psychology Today, May 1. 2014, Click to read
Rescuing Julia Twice: Overcoming Reactive Attachment Disorder, by Tina Traster
Everyday Health, April 29, 2014, Click to read
Motherhood Later ... Than Sooner, Rescuing Julia Twice, by Tina Traster
Motherhood Later, April 25, 2014, Click to read
Ukraine is America's New Adoption Mecca, by Tina Traster
The Daily Beast, February 1, 2014, Click to read
Associated Press story recaps one year Russian adoption ban
Shelbyville Times, January 19, 2014, Click to read
Eastern Promises and Western Realities of Adoption
The Jewish Exponent, November 19, 2013, Click to read
Who would give up an adopted child?
Sunday New York Post, October 13, 2013, Click to read
Quoted in Time Magazine's story on Broken Adoptions
Time Magazine, September 20, 2013, Click to read
Read my Mother Lode column in The New York Times
The New York Times, September 11, 2013, Click to read
"When Adoption Goes Awry" in The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast, September 18, 2013, Click to read
My story in The Siberian Times
The Siberian Times, September 3, 2013, Click to read
Laura Ingraham interviews me about Russian adoption and my forthcoming memoir, "Rescuing Julia Twice" due out in April 2014.
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"Music to My Ears," an essay about attachment in unexpected places, part of: Celebrate Adoption, Our Families, Our Stories. www.adoptivefamilies.com, May/June 2013
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Adopting My Russian Daughter, Not Just Parenting, But Healing www.dailybeast.com, April 17, 2013
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Not Just Adoption, But Healing www.live.huffingtonpost.com, April 24, 2013, hosted by Abby Huntsman
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New Documentary Takes Us Inside Russian Adoption: The Dark Matter of Love www.huffingtonpost.com, April 23, 2013
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True stories behind the happy pictures of adoption AllParenting.com, March 4, 2013
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More Troubled Adoptions in US come from Russia, Experts Say, RIA Novosti, February 23, 2013
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Reverse This Ban
January 31, 2013
Shutting down American adoption is a hardship for American parents waiting and wanting to adopt. More importantly it is a human rights abuse on the tiniest of victims. Babies who would otherwise find passage to a better life will languish in orphanages longer. Though Russian officials say they'll adopt to other countries and foster their children, everyone knows the wheels of bureaucracy grind slowly. To date, adoption of one Russian child to an American family typically takes 18 months. Why lengthen a baby's prison sentence in an orphanage? Read my commentary . . .
Tune into my commentary on the Russian adoption ban airing on Thursday, January 31, 2013, 8:00pm (EST) on National Public Radio's syndicated show "51%". Listen on: WAMC-FM, show number "1229."
Julia's illustration was featured in Highlights Magazine, February 2013.
Listen to my interview on Russian Adoption and Attachment Disorder on Australian Radio 4BC-1116.
Our Story, seen at left, has been featured on MotherhoodLater, OffbeatFamilies, LatitudeNews, and MamaMia Australia. I will be the featured mother on MotherhoodLater in January, 2013.
My essay Shine the Light: Love and Music Brings Strength to a Young Girl, which appeared on February 2, 2012 on mothering.com is included in the collection Little Blessings. Little Blessings, published by Whispering Angel Books.In Other News
Panel Interview: Questions and Answers with Adoption Experts on the Reuters Rehoming Adoptees Article Adoption Voices Magazine, September 16, 2013
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Film Becomes Tool for Advocacy Over Russian Adoption Ban, www.huffingtonpost.com, May 31, 2013
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Collegeville Family Ensnared in Russian Adoption Controversy, www.philly.com, April 22, 2013
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Putin Evasive on Support of U.S. Adoption Ban - The New York Times, December 20, 2012
Russian Kids in America: When The Adopted Can't Adapt
Siberia Bans US Adoptions
Trailer for "The Boarder" A shocking new film about Reactive Attachment Disorder
Adoption of all kinds can be miraculous.
ATTACh 24th Annual Conference
September 19 – 22, 2012
Hope for Healing: Understanding Attachment and the Effects of Developmental Trauma
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland
Would-Be Parents Wait as Foreign Adoptions Plunge - Vermont Public Radio
Pat Robertson on the Dangers of International Adoption - Towerload Blog
Tennessee Woman Appeals Child Support Order for Returned Russian Adoptee - Daily Mail (UK)
Tennessee Couple Seals Adoption in Siberia - The Tennessean (Gannett)
“RAD” News- Time to get under-involved with the kids - New Scientist October 11, 2017New ScientistTime to get under-involved with the kidsNew Scientist“We must not let the pendulum swing so far that other family members, or even the very fabric of family life, must suffer to stave off the dubious threat of reactive attachment disorder,” he cautions. Lancy also dismantles another aspect of the ... […]
- SBCC Foster and Kinship Care program hosts parents panel - The Channels October 9, 2017SBCC Foster and Kinship Care program hosts parents panelThe ChannelsSeveral foster children suffer from Reactive Attachment Disorder and have faced some form of trauma in their lives. Foster care parents take trauma parenting classes and biological parents are required to take traditional parenting classes. Osterhage ... […]
- Utah parents allegedly forced 7-year-old to sleep naked on a floor without carpet or bedding, gave him 'ice cold ... - Salt Lake Tribune September 28, 2017Utah parents allegedly forced 7-year-old to sleep naked on a floor without carpet or bedding, gave him 'ice cold ...Salt Lake TribuneThe boy's mother had set up an online fundraising page in June 2016, which described his “severe mental health struggles” and diagnoses of reactive attachment disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. The parents h […]
- A grieving mom writes her teen son's touching obituary and pleads for Iowa to do more for the mentally ill - DesMoinesRegister.com September 27, 2017DesMoinesRegister.comA grieving mom writes her teen son's touching obituary and pleads for Iowa to do more for the mentally illDesMoinesRegister.comSergei also lived with reactive attachment disorder, which made it a struggle for Sergei to develop attachments to his caregivers. Still, as Sergei grew closer with his adoptive parents, he shared with them […]
- Ranch brings hope through equine therapy - Spartanburg Herald Journal September 22, 2017Spartanburg Herald JournalRanch brings hope through equine therapySpartanburg Herald JournalWatt said a wide range of issues can be addressed with the help of horse riding and grooming, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit disorder, reactive attachment disorder, depression, bullying, divorce and more. The ranch offers ... […]
- Time to get under-involved with the kids - New Scientist October 11, 2017
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