Poem of the Week: Two Families
Tuesday January 31, 2006
Adoptee, Amanda Dees, wrote this poem when she was 9 years old after meeting her Birth Mother for the first time. Now an adult and still in an active ... Read More
Working Together
Friday January 27, 2006
Working with birthfamily during foster care is a big part of fostering and working toward reunification. Potty training a foster child can be a challenge, but also may present ... Read More
Meg Ryan Adopts a Baby from China!
Wednesday January 25, 2006
Meg Ryan has returned home this week with a new little one, a baby girl from China. There is not much news on this event yet - but we'll ... Read More
Adoption Poem of the Week - A Mother's Love
Tuesday January 24, 2006
Tom Fisher's poem about a mother in China who has to make a difficult choice.
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Learn about adopting from China.
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Calling All Foster Parents
Friday January 20, 2006
With Foster Parent Awareness Month coming in May I thought we could get a jump on the celebration by profiling some of our foster parents. For those willing to ... Read More
In the Forum: Stupid Comment - "Is She Ready to Raise Her Own?"
Tuesday January 17, 2006
Angelina Jolie is once again a hot topic. Not because she has adopted another child or because she's pregnant, but because of how news media is reporting on the ... Read More
The Florida Adoption Act--A Masterpiece of Absurdity
Monday January 16, 2006
Erik L. Smith is back with a new article. This time about the Florida Adoption Act and the dance birth father's must perform, as with the hokey-pokey there is ... Read More
What were the top 20 countries being adopted from in 2005?
Friday January 13, 2006
Well, the numbers are in - China had the largest number of visas issued in 2005, with 7,906 children being adopted. Russia came in second with 4,639 coming to ... Read More
Top 10 Adoptive Parent Blogs
Thursday January 12, 2006
I've been reading adoption blogs for several weeks now, trying to narrow down which ones I think are the most interesting and fun to read. It was extremely difficult ... Read More
Adoption Search Angel of the Week: Pat Lechuga
Tuesday January 10, 2006
Pat is able to search above Sacramento, CA through the Sierras in the Northwest part of Nevada. With a network of friends who are also involved in doing searches, ... Read More
Book of the Week: You're Not My REAL Mother!
Friday January 6, 2006
How often have we heard this one? I can always talk myself into understanding that my child is just upset when this comment comes flying out, but it hurts ... Read More
Site of the Week: Touched by Adoption Cards and Calendar
Thursday January 5, 2006
If you haven't bought a 2006 calendar yet here is a wonderful opportunity to not only buy a new calendar for the year, but to own a calendar that speaks ... Read More
Updated Calendar
Tuesday January 3, 2006
New trainings for January and February have been added so you can plan your training hours in advance. If you have a training or event that you would like to ... Read More