Recent Adoption Blog PostsFor Families Adopting from Haiti, Quake Brings Devastating Uncertaintyby Pam Connell17 Jan 2010 11:28 PMOnly now is information about the 254 Haitian children who are being adopted by U.S. citizens beginning to trickle out of Haiti. Some of these children have already been legally adopted by U.S. citizens and are just waiting for their passports and travel visas. Book Review: Allisonby Pam Connell11 Jan 2010 11:57 PMCaldecott Medalist Allen Say, who has written about his own family's connections with both Japan and America, here tells a story of an Asian girl who is processing her growing awareness of her adoption. Christmas Stories and Quotes, Seen in the Light of Adoptionby Pam Connell06 Jan 2010 02:17 AMOur former adoption blogger MJ wrote about the relationship between her faith and adoption. I've been thinking about some quotes, Scriptural and otherwise, that have a new meaning for me when seen in the light of our family's experiences with adoption. My Favorite Adoption Book Reviews of 2009by Pam Connell31 Dec 2009 11:29 PMLast year, I wrote about my favorite books I reviewed in 2008. Here are favorites from the children's adoption books I've reviewed this year. (These are books which I've reviewed here in the Adoption Blog in 2009. They may have been published in prior years. On the Blind Sideby Pam Connell30 Dec 2009 02:42 AMSome people say the recently released movie "The Blind Side" has inspired them and will inspire others to reach out to youth, through adoption, foster parenting or another mentoring relationship. Others question whether it is a good picture of adoption. Perhaps it is not realistic enough, some say. Help Further the Cause of Adoption Research?by Pam Connell27 Dec 2009 03:27 AMWhite parents who have adopted Asian children are being sought for a research study about adoptive families conducted by the University of Maryland at College Park. The survey is being conducted by a professor and a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at the University. "Home for the Holidays" Musical Adoption Special at 8 Tonightby Pam Connell23 Dec 2009 04:46 PMTake a break from Christmas craziness and watch CBS' 11th annual Home for the Holidays special tonight at 8 pm, 7 Central. As Reba McIntyre (who will perform tonight) says, love is the true meaning of Christmas. Take a few minutes and get inspired. Other music performers include Mary J. Lines of Ethnic and Multi-Ethnic Dollsby Pam Connell21 Dec 2009 02:26 AMEarlier I wrote about the website Dolls Like Me, featuring dolls, room décor, skin care products, puzzles and many other gifts for children of varying and mixed ethnicities. My first blog focused on the non-doll parts of the website. Shopping Website Review: Mandy's Moonby Pam Connell14 Dec 2009 04:58 PMMandy's Moon was started by a mom who adopted a two-year-old and a ten-year-old from Vietnam. She began the site the year after her first daughter arrived, when she realized how hard it was to find objects picturing Asian children. Update: Dolls for Diverse and Adoptive Familiesby Pam Connell10 Dec 2009 12:26 PMAs I contemplate holiday shopping, I've been checking out some products I've reviewed in past blogs and discovering new resources as well. More and more, it is possible to find gifts representing children of all ethnicities-including multiracial-and abilities. First, the bad news. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Last year when we were watching "Jungle Book", I'm pretty sure I heard the song lyric "you flat-nosed..." As the mom of Asian kids I definitely pricked up my ears." Angela Shambeda says... "I want to thank you for writing on these topics." |
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"Well Jungle Book is definitely on my list, the first part of which went up today."
In Combatting Stereotypes in Children, Part One