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Birthmother’s Day Tips for Adoptive Parents
Birthmother’s Day is this Saturday, May 7th, the day before Mother’s Day! What can adoptive parents do to show they care?
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Tagged adoption advice, birthmothers, birthmothers day, birthparents
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Making the most of Facebook for your adoption
It’s exciting to see what a large and active community the IAC has on Facebook. It has become a place for asking questions, providing encouragement, and sharing lives brought together through adoption. For prospective waiting families having a Facebook page is a great way to be proactive and take charge of your adoption. While the [...]
Son of Lesbian Mothers Speaks Out Against Iowa’s Legislation to Ban Gay Marriage
Please take 3 minutes to watch this video. A 19-year old man, Zach Wahls, who was raised by lesbian mothers, speaks in defense of same sex marriage. But the most compelling argument he makes is that children raised by lesbian mothers have excellent outcomes. He is a prime example of what the research has already [...]
Also posted in Adopted Children, LGBT Adoption
Tagged adoption myths, adoption rights, gay adoption, legal issues in adoption, lesbian adoption
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Media Spotlight – Part 2 of 3
YouTube Video Creation The simplest way to create an adoption video is to create a slideshow of images and add music and text. There are many ways to do this; some are free and some cost money. Windows users should check out Windows Movie Maker or Microsoft PowerPoint; Mac users check out iMovie and Keynote. [...]
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Media Spotlight – Part 1 of 3
Facebook Page Creation For a quick and easy introduction to creating a Facebook Page watch the video tutorial, “Absolutely the Best Way to create a Non-Profit Facebook Page” or visit John Shaydon’s YouTube Channel for many helpful social media tutorials. The name of your page is important. In addition to including your name(s), use words [...]
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“Mom, Why Don’t I Look Like You?”
In the past, through closed adoptions, these were probably dreaded words to hear. But now with open adoption, these words are easily explained and most likely already known from a very early age. By the time your child is asking these types of questions, they are noticing the differences around them and trying to figure [...]
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Tagged adoptees, adoption advice, discussing adoption, open adoption
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Using Positive Adoption Language
Just as with everything else these days, there are “PC” terms to use in the adoption world. While it may seem insignificant, the words you use when referring to your child’s adoption will greatly affect their self-esteem and self-image. Your child/ren will learn to speak about their adoption based on the words they hear you [...]