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Carrie's Adoption Blog February 2008 Archive

By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide to Adoption since 2004

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Explores Adoptive Parent Preparation

Thursday February 28, 2008
Last February the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute brought forth a new study that revealed that adoptive parents are more invested in their children than biological parents. Well, this ... Read More

Interviewing an Adoption Professional

Tuesday February 26, 2008
Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P., a Certified Open Adoption Practitioner, an award winning author of 2 adoption books www.AdoptingOnline.com and Adoption: Your Step By Step Guide, has shared with us an important ... Read More

Oscar's Adoption Connection

Saturday February 23, 2008
Yes, Oscar night is fast approaching. So, who do you like for Best Actor or Best Actress? How about Best Picture? Did you know that many of our ... Read More

Top 10 Great Things About Adopting a Child with Special Needs

Wednesday February 20, 2008
Considering adopting a special needs child? Terri Mauro, About.com Guide to Special Needs Parenting, has this issue covered. She has adopted several special needs children and has written ... Read More

In the Forum: Question for Birth Parents

Sunday February 17, 2008
A new forum guest and adoptee, Wallflower1687, is seeking out a birth parent perspective in the forum. She shares that she is always very excited to meet an adoptee, ... Read More

New Adoption Poem - The Two Women

Thursday February 14, 2008
A new adoption poem hit my inbox recently via our submission form. The Two Women was submitted by an adoptive mother who only consented to being known by her ... Read More

Adoption Book Review: Risk and Promise: a Handbook for Parents Adopting a Child from Overseas

Monday February 11, 2008
Risk and Promise: a Handbook for Parents Adopting a Child from Overseas takes the information that usually comes in adoption referrals and teaches prospective adoptive parents how to interpret that ... Read More

Anna Mae He Back in the News on 20/20

Friday February 8, 2008
ABC's 20/20, revisited the He family as they prepare to move back to China. It all began with little Anna Mae and her family's need for help during a ... Read More

Adoption Relationships: A Triangle or a Plane?

Wednesday February 6, 2008
I was one of three girls growing up and I can tell you that having an odd number of siblings can be difficult. I also know how difficult it ... Read More

Before You Book an International Airfare for Adoption Travel

Sunday February 3, 2008
Some airlines offer varying adoption fare programs to assist adoptive parents with the high cost and the need for flexibility within the ever changing world of international adoption. Adoption ... Read More
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