- We learned that for the fourth straight year in a row, the number of foreign children being adopted into American homes dropped. This was probably due to the changes in Russian and Chinese adoption policies. Guatemala came out on top in 2008.
- CBS presented The 10th Annual A Home for the Holidays with Faith Hill which highlighted adoptive families and children residing in foster care who are in need of adoption. I was irritated at myself for missing it this year.
- New regulations went into effect on December 1, 2008 regarding Ukrainian adoptions. The new regulations sets guidelines for the registration of abandoned children and also describes the adoption process for intercountry adoptions.
- Many were upset when little baby "Talon" was removed from his pre-adoptive placement. As the controversy surrounding the 6-month old continued, we learned more about the case and the Indian Child Welfare Act(ICWA). Some opinions changed, but the heated comments remained the same - heated.
- We learned in a blog update that Anna Mae He was not particularly happy in China and that her parents had split up. While a dozen girls of the polygamist ranch were sexually abused.
2008 - A Year in Review
By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide
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