Recent Adoption Blog | April 2009 PostsBook Review: Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soulby Pam Connell30 Apr 2009 02:07 PMPublished just last year, Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul is another in the series of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books which seek to offer comfort and healing to the spirit. As many of you know, the series includes fifty-plus books offering this classic comfort food for the souls of..... Extended Family Members of Adopted Children May Need Hepatitis A Vaccineby Pam Connell27 Apr 2009 02:23 AMIf you are beginning an international adoption, you've probably thought quite a bit about the health of your potential child. In a home study, you have had to address questions about your own health. A few of us might think 6 months ahead to plan for a trip to our child's country. Preparing for and Processing a Reunion: Expectations and Emotionsby Pam Connell25 Apr 2009 12:09 AMMy last blogs talked about children's experience of open adoption and possible advantages of a meeting between the child and birth family members. Advantages of Reunion with Birth Family for Child and Teen Adopteesby Pam Connell16 Apr 2009 06:01 PMMany adoptive parents tell their children that they will help them search for their birthparents when they turn eighteen. However, more and more adoptive parents are reaching out to their children's birth families earlier. Book Review: Children of Open Adoption and their Familiesby Pam Connell16 Apr 2009 05:32 PMChildren of Open Adoption and their Families, by Kathleen Silber and Patricia Martinez Dorner, is an important read for adoptive parents, whether their adoptions are open or not. Other books describe the process of adoption. Easter Again...a Reminder of our Miraclesby Pam Connell12 Apr 2009 02:40 AMIt's Easter again--six Easters after I broke one of my rules. The rule I broke? "No hassling doctors or social workers at home unless someone is dying. Book Review: Issues That Concern You: Foster Careby Pam Connell11 Apr 2009 01:01 AMI've mentioned before how much I enjoy the Opposing Viewpoints series of books, such as Opposing Viewpoints: Adoption. Greenhaven Press now has another series, aimed at students, called Issues that Concern You. Adoption in the News this Week: from ER to Madonna to the Hagueby Pam Connell06 Apr 2009 10:53 PMAdoption has certainly been in the media this week. As my fellow blogger Michelle has noted in the popular culture blog, Madonna's petition to adopt a second child from Malawi was denied by a judge in Malawian court. Adoption Plot Alert-ER Series Finale at Earlier Time Tonightby Pam Connell02 Apr 2009 01:11 PMI'm always curious to see how adoption is portrayed in the general media. Last month I talked about an adoption storyline on NBC's hit medical drama ER. ER (for Emergency Room) is ending its 15-year run tonight in a 2-hour series finale which will air at 9 p.m. April Fools: Three Things You Thought You Knew About Adoptionby Pam Connell01 Apr 2009 04:43 PMThere are some things that "everybody knows" about adoption. This "knowledge" is so well-known, of course, that facts and first-person testimonies, even the evidence of one's own eyes, apparently aren't effective. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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