Recent Adoption Blog | Post Adoption PostsBeing Adopted at Schoolby Pam Connell10 Sep 2009 06:23 PMAs children settle into the new school year this week, some will encounter curiosity from classmates. Younger children may be asked, "is that your real mom and dad?" If they are from a non-diverse area, they may have comments about skin color or physical features. Stress, Weight Gain and Depression in Adoptive Parentsby Pam Connell07 Jul 2009 03:52 PM"At least you don't have to deal with the 'maternity forty'!" chirped a colleague while I waiting for my third child's arrival from Korea. Adoptive parents frequently hear comments like, "Oh, you're doing it the easy way". Mommy, Can I Be the President Some Day?by Pam Connell03 Jul 2008 11:00 PMI remember wondering what I'd say if my daughter asked me whether she could become the President of the United States when she grew up. I hoped she wouldn't. It's not really that important, of course. Book Review: Lucy's Family Treeby Pam Connell29 Jun 2008 08:55 PMLucy's Family Tree is the story of Lucy, adopted from Mexico, who believes she cannot do a family tree assignment because her family is too different. Wild Horses Couldn't Drag Me Away from You (and Neither Can Dentists)by Pam Connell21 Jun 2008 09:08 PMOnly now do I realize that a visit to the pediatric dentist was much more of an ordeal for my mother than it was for me. A Child's Stages of Thinking about What It Means to Be Adoptedby Pam Connell30 Dec 2007 12:24 AMIn their book Inside Transracial Adoption, Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall (both adoptive parents) look at attitudes toward adoption in general, and then transracial adoption in particular, as going through several stages. Support for Single Adoptive Parentsby Pam Connell30 Oct 2007 04:20 PMHow can single adoptive parents best find support? Sometimes they feel conspicuous at adoptive parent gatherings, since so many adoptive parents are couples. "A Time for Every Purpose..."by Pam Connell29 Jul 2007 06:57 PMI love being an adoptive parent. Sometimes I love to immerse myself in adoption--reading and talking about it, hanging out with other adoptive parents, going to workshops. Adoption and Heritage Presentations at Schoolby Pam Connell26 May 2007 10:05 PMIn my last blog I wrote about questions from classmates that have been bothering Meg. I wrote about how I had worried that making a class presentation on adoption would just call extra attention to Meg and make adoption seem like a big deal. Vaccinations in Adopted Children and Familiesby Pam Connell24 Feb 2007 01:46 PMWhat should one consider about vaccinations for adopted children, and even for adoptive parents? The parents, you ask? Parents adopting children may be advised to get vaccines they may not already have been given. 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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