One of the highlights of National Adoption Month is National Adoption Day, which is this Saturday, November 23rd!
Through the grassroots efforts of adoption professionals, adoptive families, law firms, state foster care agencies, …
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Saturday is National Adoption Day!
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Nov
2013
Become an Adoption Advocate
There’s no time like the present – National Adoption Month – to become an adoption advocate in your school, community or church! But how …
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Nov
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Teaching Children About Adoption
We often get questions from adoptive families about when and how to talk about adoption with their children, and …
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Nov
2013
Find an Adoption Mentor for Your Child
As adopted children develop their identity and self-esteem, it’s especially important for them to grow in their understanding of adoption through you, their adoptive parents – and others.
Adoptive parents know that the way they talk about adoption with their children will change and grow …
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Aug
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Back to School for Adoptees
Promoting adoption and blended families in schools
The backpacks are packed, the school lunches made – it’s the time of …
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Aug
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Adoptee Searches
American Adoptions is a huge supporter of openness in adoption. We’ve even gone so far as to request that our adoptive families be open to at least a semi-open adoption.
We also support adoptees in their search for information about their adoption. However, American Adoptions …
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Aug
2013
Adoptee Health History Information in DNA
Have you heard about 23andMe? They’re a company that offers relatively inexpensive DNA testing to help people learn more about their ancestry and health risks.
At American Adoptions, we do our best to gather …
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Jul
2013
State Court Ruling on ICWA Adoption Case
Yesterday, South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued their ruling regarding the Baby Veronica case. In a 3-2 vote, they voted to send the case back down to family court with instructions to finalize Baby Veronica’s adoption with her adoptive parents Matt and Melanie Capobianco. Baby Veronica …
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2013
Ruling on ICWA Adoption Case
This week, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on the case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, better known in the media as the Baby Veronica case. The adoption of Baby Veronica leading up to the ruling was complicated by her Native American heritage and the …