Adopting E-Magazine, November 2009
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The New Adoption Month E-Magazine is Here!
If you're a regular subscriber to the AdoptionWeek.com Weekly E-Magazine, then you may be noticing some changes. One of the big changes is the name but in addition to the name change, we've made other great improvements that will help get you to the most up-to-date information available on our website for topics that interest you.
Each month, starting with this issue, you'll get a very abbreviated copy of the newly named Adoption Month E-Magazine in your inbox. This is a notification to let you know that we've published the most recent issue of the E-Magazine on our website for you to view. From that notification, you can click on the tab at the top of the page that best fits your interest and you'll be taken to the customized E-Magazine designed specifically for that topic.
Don't worry! The Adoption Month E-Magazine will have all of the same types of things the previous E-Magazine had, plus great new sections designed with you in mind. Please take a few minutes to check out the Adoption Month E-Magazine, then scroll to the bottom and send us your feedback!
We hope that you enjoy the new Adoption Month E-Magazine as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it for you.
National Adoption Awareness Month
Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. While all adoption-related issues are important, the particular focus of this month is the adoption of children currently in foster care. Learn more about the ways you can celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month, visit the 30 Days of Ideas for National Adoption Awareness Month Calendar.
The Basics of Adoption
Adoption is often discussed, but not always completely understood—especially for those who’ve never experienced any side of the process. For those beginning the exciting adoption experience, here are just a few of the things you should consider:
Type of Adoption: When choosing the best type of adoption to fit your lifestyle and your family, you have quite a few options. Keep in mind that one option isn’t better than another; it is dependent on your specific situation.
Closed, Open, Semi-Closed/Semi-Open: This option requires a lot of thought, discussion, and analysis. Are you open to having the birth parents active in your adopted child’s life? Are you willing to provide the birth parents with regular updates on your child’s progress, growth, and development? Would you be more comfortable having a closed adoption—meaning the interaction between the adoptive parents and the birth parents is extremely limited? These are just a few of the questions you’ll need to consider when choosing which type of adoption is best for you, the child, and your family.
Domestic vs. International: While both types of adoption are fulfilling and worthwhile, International adoption is generally more time-consuming, has additional financial cost (fulfilling two countries requirements, travel), and is sometimes more challenging to steer through the adoption laws and guidelines from the country you’re adopting from and your home country. Keep in mind that if you choose the domestic adoption route, you will still need to navigate each state’s individual adoption laws; some states are easier to work with than others.
Timeframe: Specifying an adoption finalization timeframe is difficult because there are many factors in play. International adoption can have a stable timeframe if there aren’t hiccups in paperwork. The real bulk of the time and energy will be spent appeasing both countries, and obtaining the child eligibility to return with you. Domestic adoption, on the other hand, can range from immediate to years—a result of the time the birth parents need to pick the right adoptive family and your specifications of the type of child you would like to adopt.
While there are many topics to consider when contemplating adoption; the above are just a few of the most common. Determining if adoption is the right path for you and your family takes dedication, research, patience, and understanding.
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Adopting Blogs from AdoptionBlogs.com
Why Parents Hoping To Adopt Should Read The Primal Wound
If you don't know, we're giving away three copies of the book The Primal Wound in hopes that people will participate in a blog tour on the book during National Adoption Month. Our giveaway, while hosted on the birth parent blog, is inclusive of all members of the triad as is the book tour. I want to encourage families who are considering adopting or are somewhere in the waiting process to pick up this book (or enter the giveaway) and really read it. [more]
Why Choose International Adoption?
Many times, when people find out we have a daughter adopted from Guatemala and are adopting again from Ethiopia, there is some level of interest. Sure, I've met my fair share of criticisms, but I've also entertained many great discussions about adoption. One of the "big questions" that surfaces on the regular is as follows: "Why not adopt a baby from the US?" [more]
What I Thought I Knew
I came across a meme awhile ago and filed it away for when I had writer's block. Apparently, now is that time.
Four things I thought about adoption when I was a child:
- I thought that parents went "baby shopping" at an orphanage or children's home.
- I thought that adoption was easier, less painful, and more controllable than pregnancy.
- I thought that parents could just "sign up" to adopt. I didn't realize that there was a process.
Four things I learned since then: [more]
More Blogs about Adopting: Adopting a Sibling | Adoptive Parenting | Africa Adoption | China Adoption | Ethiopia Adoption | Guatemala Adoption | Haiti Adoption | Hoping to Adopt | International Adoption | Kazakhstan Adoption | Korea Adoption | Russia Adoption | Stepparent Adoption | Transracial / Transcultural Adoption | U.S. Infant Adoption | Ukraine Adoption | Viet Nam Adoption
Adopting Community, News & Events
Christian Adoptive Parents - Waiting...
General Adoptive Parent Support - I Feel Stuck - Can't Bring Myself To Start Homestudy Paperwork
Special Needs Adoption - Question About Dissolving an Adoption in Texas
Keloland.com - The Gift of Family - One woman's dream of becoming a mom comes true.
The Herald Bulletin Online - Judge's First Act a Family Affair
Adoptive Parenting
Domestic Adoption International Adoption November 14, 2009 Celebrate National Adoption Month
November 14, 2009 Adoption Education Webinar
November 20, 2009 Celebration of Life, with Dr. Richard Land
November 21, 2009 National Adoption Day - Contact your local Family Court for information on events in your area
The Adoption Photolisting
Adopting Tip of the Month
For those hoping to add to their family through adoption, one of the first steps you'll need to take is deciding what type of adoption works best for you and your family. Asking yourself questions like, "How important is it to me that I have access to up to date medical information for my child" or "How important is it to me that my child share my ethnicity?" Other questions that might be important are ones related to your ability to take the needed time off to adopt. If you decide to adopt internationally, you'll need to evaluate the requirements for each countries program to make sure they fall in line with your abilities to travel. Even if you don't decide to adopt internationally, some domestic adoption programs do require parents to stay in the child's state of birth for as few as a couple of days to as much as a month while the required approvals are granted. Exploring all of these considerations is an all important first step to bringing an adopted child into your home.In Your Words
In Your Words is the newest section of the e-magazine for many of you. Those of you who read the weekly version are accustomed to seeing the "Speak Out" section of each issue, but for those of you touched in other ways, the "In Your Words" section is a brand new addition. This section is your place to speak your mind and talk about matters that are important to you. Do you have a question that you'd like to pose to others with similar adoption interest? Do you have feedback for us? The In Your Words section is just the place to do that.
Since this is our first issue, we didn't have anything to share in this issue, but we look forward to hearing from you for our next issue.
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