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Carrie's Adoption Blog October 2008 Archive

By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide to Adoption

Financial Crisis Could be a Child Abuse Risk Factor

Tuesday October 28, 2008
Well, with all the talk of money and hard times to come, I never thought about what it would mean beyond the price of a tank of gas or whether ... Read More

Katherine Heigl Interested in Adoption

Thursday October 23, 2008
Katherine Heigl was recently interviewed by The Insider and shared her interest in being a future adoptive parent. She has a sister that was adopted from Korea and feels ... Read More

The History of Open Adoption

Sunday October 19, 2008
Submitted by Louann Carroll, The History of Adoption is an interesting, quick look at adoption spanning centuries. Learn about the different views of adoption, the changing treatment of "illegitimate ... Read More

Need a Parenting Out? Head to Nebraska! What?

Wednesday October 15, 2008
Well, it keeps getting better and better in Nebraska with their newly enacted safe haven law. With the law's wording of "child" and not infant, Nebraska parents are taking ... Read More

Adoptive Mother Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death of Son

Monday October 13, 2008
Kimberly K. Emelyantsev was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a judge Friday, October 10 for the death of her adopted, 14-month-old Russian son. We first discussed this ... Read More

How to Foster to Adopt

Wednesday October 8, 2008
Whenever I begin a new class of people training to become foster parents, there are always a few couples or singles in the group interested in fostering to adopt. ... Read More
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