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Back by popular demand. #adoption

Back by popular demand. #adoption


6 Comments About Adoption That Can Be Offensive (Part Two)
showhope.org
We've heard from many adoptive families who shared their own experience with insensitive questions or comments. Here is a list of 6 additional comments!

Do you have a middle-schooler or junior high kid? If so, this article may ring a...

Do you have a middle-schooler or junior high kid? If so, this article may ring a few bells.


Eavesdropping on the Seventh Grade 'Instagram Show'
parenting.blogs.nytimes.com
As a parent, I hate the app, and I too can’t quit it. When my daughter stops following some kid I know, it’s like she has killed off a character on my soap opera.

Best friends separated in China, reunite in the states.

Best friends separated in China, reunite in the states.


Best friends forever: Separated in China, 2 girls reunite in U.S.
www.sfgate.com
Mae and Mai spent the first years of their lives in the same orphanage in southern China, before they were adopted by families on opposite coasts of the United States. [...] by Monday morning — as they kept each other company while Mai got a blood transfusion — they were laughing and talking like th…

Timeline PhotosAlways on our minds...children who were in...

Timeline Photos
Always on our minds...children who were in our care and were eventually adopted. Many of them have families who contact us, and we're happy to share what photos and histories we have. Others we do not hear about again once they meet their forever families. We would so love to share what histories we have on these children! See some children whose families we would love to find in, "Always On Our Minds": http://bit.ly/1FXRDeO

"Normal" Ain't Got Nothin On This | No Hands But Ourswww....

"Normal" Ain't Got Nothin On This | No Hands But Ours
www.nohandsbutours.com
As we continue through February, the month of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness, we continue to share posts from moms parenting children with heart defects. Our goal is to inform and equip those considering or home with children with this special need by sharing the real-life experiences of those al…

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Half the Sky Foundation Australia

We are in absolute awe of Li Bing (Child Development Expert of our Children’s Model and Training Centre in Kunming, Yunnan Province). Li Bing is a positive, open minded and motivated individual who brings so much knowledge, experience, warmth, love and hope to our precious orphaned children - some of them with special needs. Li Bing’s relocation to Yunnan Province required her to leave her beloved family and friends ( including her treasured piano!) but everyday she embraces her role with an infectious smile and with abundant enthusiasm and dedication - THANK YOU Li Bing : we couldn’t do what we do without you ! To read more on Li Bing and her inspiring Half the Sky journey, please visit: http://halfthesky.org.au/en/news/journal/5946.

The Orchid Tree looks like a good read, set in Hong Kong. #China

The Orchid Tree looks like a good read, set in Hong Kong. #China


The Orchid Tree
www.amazon.com
70th Anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of Hong Kong from the Japanese. A coming of age story set against the background of conflict and changing values in society. From the perils of internment to the beauty of Hong Kong’s fragrant harbour, Siobhan Daiko’s no...

Timeline Photos

Timeline Photos

10 Things Adoptive Parents Should Know (An Adoptee's Perspective) #Adoption #China

10 Things Adoptive Parents Should Know (An Adoptee's Perspective) #Adoption #China


10 Things Adoptive Parents Should Know (An Adoptee's Perspective)
www.huffingtonpost.com
Adoption is not possible without loss. Losing one's birth parents is the most traumatic form of loss a child can experience. That loss will always be a part of me. It will shape who I am and will have an effect on my relationships -- especially my re...

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Shanghaiist

Here's how a few old folk in Weinan, Shaanxi spent the eve of the lunar new year: feeding 1,300 stray dogs at a centre that they run.