November 18, 2014

Adoption News Roundup

Here’s a look at some of the news that’s got people talking around the web this week:

This new policy report from Kids Count “describes a new approach to reducing poverty, which calls for connecting low-income families with early childhood education, job training and other tools to achieve financial stability and break the cycle of poverty — and recommends ways to help equip parents and children with what they need to thrive.” This report attempts to tackle the vicious cycle and devastating long-term effects of being an underprivileged child, and facing a world without proper resources. Please share!

As open adoptions have steadily become the norm, an increasing level of legal issues regarding contact, long and short term, have cropped up. Open adoption is widely believed to be the best choice for everyone, and we advocate for the positive benefits that open adoptions of all levels provide. As you’re making your adoption plan, here are some legal situations you ought to keep in mind so you can ensure you’re creating a plan that best benefits you, your birth mother, and your child.

We’ve all seen the threads stating the many offensive things people should not (but unfortunately still do) say to adoptive parents. But what about the things adoptive parents shouldn’t be doing? This mama of two gives her thoughts to the Huffington Post.

Love this story, titled “Creating a Melting Pot Family Full of Love,” which shares one mother’s experience adopting her two children from Ethiopia and Colombia, one of whom was adopted as an older child. “We have melted together as a family and deal with every day issues any bio family might deal with–plus a few adoption related issues thrown in every once in a while. We are from three different continents and live in a country that was adopted by us all. We don’t consider ourselves different. We are who we are. First and foremost I want my kids to know that they are my children, yet I don’t want them to forget where they came from, as this is a very important part of who they are.”

Adoptive Families compiled a list of the best adoption apps! Celebrating milestones, translating languages in real-time, and sharing your children’s homemade art are just few of the things you can do straight from your phone!