Updated Articles and Resources

By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide since 2004

Foster Care Awareness Month Created: Monday, April 25, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 01, 2013
31 Days of activities to celebrate and honor foster parents during National Foster Care Awareness Month. Celebrate National Foster Care Awareness Month with a different activity each day of the mo...
All About Foster Care Awareness Month Created: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 01, 2013
How to celebrate the month of May and Foster Care Awareness Month. National Foster Care Awareness Month celebrates foster families and the need for more foster families.
Adoption Poems About Birth Mothers Created: Saturday, May 15, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Mother and birthmother poems about the love birth mothers have for their placed children. Also, find a listing of other birth mother adoption poems.
Adoption Poems Written by Members of the Adoption and Foster Care Triad Created: Thursday, October 20, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A listing of several poems relating to the topic of adoption written by readers.
Andrea Harmon Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Read more about a current guest author for About Adoption and Foster Care.
What Is the Spokeo Search Angel Award? Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Learn more about an award that recognizes the efforts of adoption search angels.
Adoption Search Angel for North Carolina Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Joanna Eve Freitag is an adoption search angel for North Carolina.
Mary Wilson Is an Adoption Search Angel for the State of Texas Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Contact Mary Wilson for help with adoption searches in Texas.
An Adoption Poem - Today Is Her Birthday Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
Poem about a birthmother on her placed child's birthday.
Create a Simple Square Adoption Announcement Created: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013
A cute and easy to make adoption announcement. This adoption announcement would work for an older child or internationally adopted child.
Depression After Adoption: More Common Than You'd Think Created: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Guest author shares her story of the post adoption blues and how to find support.
Amy Rogers Nazarov Created: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Biography for About.com guest author, Amy Rogers Nazarov.
Create a Simple Square Adoption Announcement Created: Friday, March 13, 2009 Updated: Sunday, March 03, 2013
A cute and easy to make an adoption announcement.
Create an Adoption Announcement for an Older Child Adoption Created: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Updated: Sunday, March 03, 2013
Adoption announcements for older child adoptions are very difficult to find. Here are the instructions on how to make an adoption announcement that would work great for an older child adoption.
Create an Adoption Announcement for an International Adoption Created: Saturday, March 14, 2009 Updated: Sunday, March 03, 2013
Adoption announcements for international adoptions are difficult to find. Here is an easy to make adoption announcement perfect for international adoptions.
Dr. Seuss Books for Foster and Adoptive Families Created: Monday, January 21, 2013 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
A fun listing of Dr. Seuss books that may appeal to foster and adoptive parents.
What Is Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Class PATH? Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Information on the training used to prepare families in Tennessee and Mississippi.
10 Steps to Creating a Lifebook for Your Foster or Adopted Child Created: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
How to create a lifebook for your child.
7 Ways to Start Your Child's Lifebook Created: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Ideas on how to begin your foster or adopted child's lifebook.
Book Review: Red Thread Sisters Created: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
A young adoptee from China promises to find an adoptive family for her best friend who has been left behind in an orphanage.
Oscar's Adoption Connection Created: Thursday, February 24, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Do your favorite Oscar winners also have a connection to adoption? Find out with trivia about which past and present Oscar winners have an adoption connection.
San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick Is a Famous Adoptee Created: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Learn more about this famous adoptee and professional football player.
Rosie O'Donnell Created: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Learn more about this famous adoptive parent.
An Adoptive Parent's Thoughts on the Russian Children that Have Been Murdered Created: Sunday, January 27, 2013 Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013
An adoptive parent shares his thoughts on the Russian children that were murdered.
Thoughts on the History of Russian Adoption Created: Sunday, January 27, 2013 Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013
Adoptive father and author, John M. Simmons shares his feelings on Russia's ban on international adoptions and the history of Russian adoption.
John M. Simmons Created: Sunday, January 27, 2013 Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013
Short biography on guest author, John M. Simmons.
Lessons Learned Through Adoption Reunion Created: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Please share your experiences with adoption reunion, even the bad. What have you learned?
Adoptee Adoption Poems Created: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Find a listing of various adoption poems, written by those who have been adopted.
An Adoption Poem - Until Forever Created: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Another adoption poem by Tom Fisher
An Adoption Poem - A Special Bond, a Feeling I Belong Created: Thursday, January 17, 2013 Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2013
An adoptee shares how it felt to be a part of an adoptive family, yet not feel connected with anyone until she became a mother.
How to Prepare a Child for Visits with Birth Family Created: Saturday, January 12, 2013 Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013
Ides on how to help a foster child do well at a family visit.
What Is the Dima Yakovlev Bill? Created: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Quick information on what this Russian bill is about and how it impacts the future of US citizens adopting from Russia.