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Before becoming an adoptive parent looking into becoming a foster parent might be a good option to explore. Here’s a little information from Adopt Us Kids. Foster parents provide a temporary home for children who, for one reason or another, have been removed by the authority of the court from the care of their birth […]
November is one of my favorite month’s of the year! It’s my birthday month, Thanksgiving, and a few other observances are recognized which I will focus on weekly. Native American History Month – I’ll be on a journey with the IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork to celebrate natives. Every Tuesday I will post about Native American’s National Adoption Month – […]
Hi all, I know it’s been a LONG time but a friend shared this Ted Talk with me and I had to share on this Adoption Wednesday. I never thought about all the famous figures we have watched and read for many many years who were either adopted, looked after or fostered by people. “Literature […]
Hey Y’all, I am inspired by Pushpa Basnet.Ms Basnet is the 2012 CNN Hero of the year. This 28 year old woman rescues children from behind Nepal’s prison walls. According to the CNN Heroes page written by Kathleen Toner; Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world — according to UNICEF, 55% of […]
Hey y’all: The Carr family of Iowa Since today is Wednesday I thought I would tackle the issue of trans racial or trans cultural adoption. We know it’s happening. In NYC you can walk down the street any given day and see a Caucasian mommy with a beautiful Asian little boy or girl. When you […]
Hey Y’all, This in from the Ad Council… Today, more than 33,000 teenagers await adoption from the U.S. foster care system. Nearly 50 percent (14,000) are between the ages of 14 and 16. AdoptUSKids continues to remind us that, “You don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent.” Until next time…MUAH!
Hey Y’all, When I started posting about Adoption and Foster care in 2009 on Wednesday’s I didn’t realize that meteorologist Janice Huff, hosts a program with Wednesday in the title. Wednesday is the day of the week that some find hopeful by calling it hump day and it’s a day for others that could be done […]
Hey Y’all: I just received an email from Babycenter.com that bought back some very fond memories. Do you remember Cabbage Patch Kids? Unlike Baby Alive or My Very Real Baby which you received when you were 5 or 6 and played the role of Mommy telling people the baby came out of your tummy; a […]
Hey Y’all: I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything to this section but here I am reminding you that November is National Adoption Month. This month has been set aside by the U.S. Health & Human Services to raise awareness about the adoption of children and youth from foster care. According to the Administration […]
Hey Y’all: Here is a short list of why I think adoption is necessary. You don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent There are thousands of kids out there waiting for you. According to the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care Demographics of Children in Foster Care, In 2009, there were […]
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