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Carrie's Adoption Blog January 2007 Archive

By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide to Adoption

21 Foster Parenting Truths

Tuesday January 30, 2007
Keith Thompson, a veteran foster parent, shares a beautiful count down of what he calls Foster Parenting Truths. Over the years have you come up with some foster parenting ... Read More

Navajo Nation Opposes Adoption

Saturday January 27, 2007
This is a case of a birth father and the Navajo Nation not being notified of a child's birth. Contributing author, Erik L. Smith argues that the court should ... Read More

In the News: Anna Mae He

Thursday January 25, 2007
Imagine being in a country where you don't know the laws or culture. Imagine not being able to care for your child and needing assistance. You place your ... Read More

Finally, Another State Looks at Post Adoption Agreements

Monday January 22, 2007
According to a January 20, 2007, article in the StarNewsOnline.com, Panel proposes adoption rules, North Carolina is looking at legislation that would set enforceable rules for agreements made regarding visitation ... Read More

Cultural Magazines for International Adoptive Families

Thursday January 18, 2007
There is a new magazine out for Chinese adopted daughters. It is called Mei (pronounced May). I recommend that Chinese adoptive families check out the Web site for ... Read More

February Is National Parent Leadership Month

Monday January 15, 2007
I received an email from the Executive Editor of PreschoolRock.com and asked if we, the readers of About Adoption & Foster Care, knew any exceptional parents! You bet we ... Read More

Adoption & Foster Care News Highlights

Saturday January 13, 2007
I just thought I'd post some interesting news highlights that I recently found. Some of these are updates on cases that we discussed in the past. Hillenbrand comes aboard ... Read More

Understanding Grief and Loss in Children

Thursday January 11, 2007
We have been working with our foster son trying to teach him how to express his feelings. He has just recently come to an understanding of his situation - ... Read More

What Were the Top 20 Countries Being Adopted from in 2006?

Thursday January 4, 2007
The top three countries for international adoption remain the same as last year except that this year Guatemala came in second with 4,135 adoptions and Russia third with 3,706 adoptions. ... Read More

President Gerald Ford and Operation Babylift

Tuesday January 2, 2007
As we say goodbye to President Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, I wanted to take a moment to look back on how he was a ... Read More
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