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Carrie's Adoption Blog November 2008 Archive

By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide to Adoption

20/20 Tackles Russian Adoptions

Friday November 28, 2008
20/20 ran a program tonight entitled, From Russia With Love -- Dealing With Difficult Adoptions, which focused on adoptees, especially Russian adoptees, who are struggling with adjusting to their new ... Read More

Foster Children and Your Extended Family During the Holidays

Tuesday November 25, 2008
Holidays and big family gatherings are tough situations for introducing your foster or newly adopted children to the extended family. Your extended family may feel uneasy about your choice to ... Read More

New Nebraska Safe Haven Law in Effect

Saturday November 22, 2008
OK, I was watching ER Thursday (I will miss ER - last season you know) and it seems that sometimes the writers like to slip in current events. An ... Read More

Nia Vardalos and Husband Ian Gomez Adopt a Little Girl

Wednesday November 19, 2008
Nia Vardalos, of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame, has adopted a little girl. This is the first child for the couple. They have yet to release much about the ... Read More

Nebraska's Safe Haven Law Is Being Reworked

Tuesday November 18, 2008
Nebraska state senators are hard at work in a special legislative session to repair the state's new safe haven law which resulted in 34 children being left at hospitals across ... Read More

Gay Adoption Takes Hit in Recent Elections

Wednesday November 12, 2008
Last week, here in the United States, we not only voted for our next president, but many states voted on several issues that affect gay families, including gay adoption. Arkansas' Proposed ... Read More

The International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR)

Saturday November 8, 2008
Today is RegDay. For those who don't know, on RegDay volunteers set up booths in public areas, such as libraries, and hand out ISRR applications and free information on ... Read More

Tangled Hearts

Sunday November 2, 2008
Written by adoptive mother Patti Bongiorno, Tangled Hearts tells the story of a fictional adoption that reflects reality with Bongiorno's strong characterization and insight into the adoption triad. Not only is ... Read More
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