Recent Adoption Blog | Advocacy PostsWill Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Affect Adopted Children?by Pam Connell28 Oct 2009 04:21 PMSchool conferences were a revelation to a mother of a middle-school daughter who had been adopted from Guatemala, but even more of a revelation to her teachers. The girl had reported that the teachers never called on her class. An Alternative (Please!) to the Adoption of the Month Clubby Pam Connell24 Oct 2009 07:59 PMIn my last blog, referring to various obituaries written about Patrick Swayze, I talked about how calling attention to a person's adoption without reason can seem to make a false distinction between permanently adopted family members and other permanent family members. Wendy's Wonderful Kidsby Pam Connell31 Dec 2008 05:23 PMOne positive that's happened in adoption in 2008 is the activity of a creatively targeted program, funded by Wendy's customers and the foundation started by the hamburger chain's founder, to help kids in foster care find permanent homes. A Home for the Holidaysby Pam Connell21 Dec 2007 11:40 PMI just finished watching the ninth annual "Home for the Holidays" television special made in association with the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and the Children's Action Network. I was pleasantly surprised-the experience was not the tearjerker I expected. "Saints" in U.S. Adoptionby Pam Connell01 Nov 2007 07:36 PMSince some Christian denominations recognize today as All Saints' Day (a day to honor role models past and present, living and dead), I decided to do a bit of research on people who have had a great impact on adoption. Of course this list could include many, many people. Adopt a Child--or a Whale?by Pam Connell18 Apr 2007 04:20 PMI've always thought that adoptive parent groups protesting the use of "adopt-a-highway/whale/endangered gorilla/etc." campaigns were overreacting. People can realize that a word is used differently in different settings, surely. But I've changed my mind. A Small Group Makes a Big Impactby Fatherofeight01 Jan 2007 09:07 PMAn amazing group of people in a rural area near the town of Shelbyville, Texas, have made a significant impact on the adoption community. It all started when Donna Martin, the wife of a local pastor, began to think about fostering a child. Rescue a Childby Fatherofeight25 Dec 2006 12:18 AMIt's Christmas Eve and we are putting the children to bed. Last night, one of our grown children stayed at the house and let my wife and I go to a late movie. We went to see the new Will Smith movie titled The Pursuit of Happyness. Can We Ever Just Appear Without Being Explained?by Pam Connell18 Dec 2006 10:34 PMHow should books and media portray adopted kids and their families? One thing I would like to see is kids and parents who don't look alike depicted in books that aren't really about adoption at all. The Shepherds Crookby Shoshanna Grey06 Oct 2006 04:04 PMThere are those in this world who cannot look out for themselves. They are the poor, the helpless and especially the orphaned children. However, within the desperate situation of the millions of orphans in the world, there is a group of children who are even greater in need. 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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