What Would You Like to See in the Adoption Blog This Next Year?

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31 Dec 2007 04:16 PM

What Would You Like to See in the Adoption Blog This Next Year?

This blog will be a little different. I'm asking for comments from you, my readers. What has been helpful to you in the adoption blog this year? What would you like to see more of? More personal experience and reflections? More informational blogs?

I, for one, would like to see more comments by readers, both in the blog comments and in the forums. The forums are a great tool to ask questions which I can then address in blogs.

As many of you know, I have two daughters adopted internationally (and one birth son). In the adoption blog archives, there are many articles by three writers who've adopted through the U.S. foster care system, and a few by a social worker who is also an adoptive parent in a domestic newborn adoption. As the only adoption blogger currently, I realize I may sometimes weight the blog toward my direct experiences, but I have tried to counter that by including a series on single parent adoption, the issues of teens in foster care, book reviews which talk about open and closed adoption, infant and foster care adoption, transracial adoption and relative adoption, domestic and international adoption.

But I'd like to know what you, our readers, want me to cover. More about choosing what type of adoption is right for you? More about infant care, relationships with birthparents, raising adopted teens? Neighbors and relatives reactions? Cultural issues? More about adoption issues in the news?

It has been a real privilege to write for you this year. Not only can I use my love of research and writing, but it has been a gift to do some more personal reflections on parenting, and articles like my five-part Imaginary Birthmother's Letter. I am grateful for the family-friendly ethos of Families.com and the support of our blog editors, managers and assistant editors.

As we look over the past year, think of what's been helpful and not helpful in our lives, I hope you'll let me know the same about this blog.

Happy New Year, Pam

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Pam Connell is a mother of three by both birth and adoption. She has worked in education, child care, social services, ministry and journalism.

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gina00 (680) 07 Jan 2008 04:54 PM

Hi Pam! I have really apprectiated all your great book reviews, compilations of resources for adoptive families, etc. I would be interested in any information you could offer on any adoptive family playgroups/clubs/cultural groups/camps etc. in the West Coast. Thank you! Gina

SCM128 (6) 14 Jan 2008 07:10 PM

Hi! This is in response to the comment above. I just found a great new resource for adoptive families. It's only on the East Coast so far to my knowledge...in the DC area. But it's great! Jabberu is a company that provides foreign language and cultural information to adopted children and families. It helps the child to be aware of their native culture, etc. You can check it out at www.jabberu.com. Hopefully one of these days, it'll head on over to the West Coast!