Recent Adoption Blog | Foster Care PostsBook Review: The Heart Knows Something Differentby Pam Connell29 May 2009 01:37 PMThe Heart Knows Something Different is an anthology of writings by teenagers in foster care. These articles were originally published in a bimonthly magazine called Foster Care Youth United. A TV Special about the Real Spirit of Christmasby Pam Connell22 Dec 2008 12:50 AMTuesday night, December 23, you can hear your favorite celebrity musicians and learn about helping kids. Faith Hill, herself an adoptee, will host the 10th annual "A Home for the Holidays" TV special. This event blends star power and music with adoption information. Kinship Foster Careby Pam Connell29 Apr 2008 12:16 PMMy last two blogs defined kinship adoption and discussed its advantages and disadvantages. This blog is about the related topic of kinship foster care. Some estimates say that nearly half of the children in foster care are living with relatives. More Ways to Help Foster Childrenby Pam Connell28 Dec 2007 12:47 AMIn a recent blog,I wrote about helping foster kids prepare for life after they turn 18, when they will likely lose their outside support systems-both financial and emotional. Helping Foster Care Teens Grow Upby Pam Connell26 Dec 2007 09:56 PMMy last blog talked about a problem most people rarely think about: the high rates of homelessness, unemployment, dropping out of school before gaining a diploma, and unplanned pregnancy found among older teens who suddenly stop being cared for by the foster care system once they turn 18. "Aging Out": No Home for the Holidaysby Pam Connell26 Dec 2007 07:39 PMIn this season where so many of us try to go "home for the holidays", an often-invisible but increasingly large group of young adults literally has no home to go home to. Happy Mother's Day, Foster Mothersby Pam Connell13 May 2007 06:28 AMOne of the greatest blessings of the Korean adoption system is the foster mothers. Infants and toddlers are taken care of in private homes by foster mothers. The majority of these foster mothers, though not all, are women whose own children are grown. There is a Foster Child on Your Doorstepby Fatherofeight08 Mar 2007 11:00 AMIt is a sad commentary on the foster system in Texas to write about how each of our boys had been prepared for delivery to our home. On February 5, 2003, our state social worker showed up with one month old Caleb. We had been told that he was one half African American and the other half Hispanic. Foster Parents Have a Lot of Worriesby Fatherofeight03 Mar 2007 12:09 AMFoster parents operate with a worry that something will go wrong. The state puts children in their home who have serious problems. Frequently, the foster parents do not know most of what the state knows. Separated Siblingsby Fatherofeight09 Feb 2007 12:08 AMI have written several blogs that describe the problems that the foster system has in Texas. I am going to focus on the harsh reality that sibling groups are almost always separated. The last thing that many of these children have to hold on to is taken away. 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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