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The Adoption Education Center
Adoption
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| Greetings! |
| One week ater 9/11, a friend of mine called in tears. Her 16-year-old daughter had been physically hit and verbally accused of being Muslim. The perpetrator held her responsible for American deaths. He did not realize that she was of East Indian heritage and had been born in Kolkata, India. To him, she was one of those Middle Eastern radical Muslims. Recently, concerns were voiced by parents who had adopted children from Korea: Would the tragedy at Virginia Tech bring unexpected reactions against their children?
Click the link below to read an article that we recommend which can be found on RainbowKids.com. |
| POP QUIZ |
True or False?
-- The first "modern" adoption law ws passed in 1851.
-- International adoption began after World War II.
-- Over 2 percent of U.S. children are adopted.
-- Between 1971 and 2001, U.S. citizens adopted 265,677 children from other countries.
-- 309 Haitian-born children were adopted by American families in 2006.
(All the answers are true.)
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Upcoming Conferences |
NACAC's 33rd Annual Adoption Conference - July 26-28 in Tampa, FL For more infoThe 14th Midwest Adoption Conference - Nov 4 in Palatine, IL For more info | |
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| BOOK REVIEW |
 Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections
Ed. by Jean MacLeod and Sheena Macrae, PhD.
--Review by Allice Laeger Doyle, MSW
Just as its title suggests, Adoption Parenting provides many helpful tools to adoptive parents. As Adam Pertman states in the book's forward, "Its thoughtful, accessible approach is not about wallowing in problems and challenges, but about sharing knowledge, making connections, overcoming obstacles, and doing a better job for the sake of our kids." With a wide range of contributors covering a variety of topics, the book shares useful information to adoptive parents about parenting their child throughout the life cycle. Adoption Parenting provides new adoptive parents fundamental advice on topics such as sleep, food, and language. It also offers insight for the more experienced adoptive parents as their children reach school age and face racism and discrimination. Other sections include older child adoption, challenges, support, therapy and journey. The layout of the book presents a quick and easy reference if you are wondering about a specific topic. I would highly recommend that all purchase this book as part of their adoption library. |
| MOVIE REVIEW |
MEET THE ROBINSONS By Karin Price
During the past three weeks, I have received numerous comments on this movie . . . numerous conflicting comments. My 15-year-old daughter, who joined our family by adoption from Haiti, loved the movie. I asked her about the "adoption themes" in the movie and her respons was "It wouldn't be a good movie for little kids and if older kids have "issues" after the movie, parents better be talking to them. We get stuff like this from others who don't understand adoption."
Here are what others think:
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| UPCOMING WORKSHOPS |
Korean Adoptions During the 70's, 80's, and Early 90's: What You May Not Know
July 28 - Tulsa, OK
1:00 - 2:30 PM
This workshop is open to adult adoptees placed from South Korea.
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| ADOPTION RESEARCH |
 Special needs Adoption: What Have We Learned
Adoptive Parents: Research Conducted by Indiana University
"Society often tells people that adption isn't normal," said IUB professor Brian Powell, who focuses on the sociology of the family. "When people make the decision that they want to have children and then use unusual means to have them, they compensate the barriers." The findings of the study, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, were published in the February issue of the American Sociological Review. Co-authors include Laura Hamilton, a doctoral student in IUP's Department of Sociology; and Simon Cheng, an assistant professor at UConn. Click for more info. |
| AEC'S MISSION STATEMENT |
| The mission of Dillon's Adoption Education Center is to provide family-centered education to address the needs of individuals and families who are touched by international adoption. Dillon International believes that education can benefit everyone. The Adoption Education Center's services are available to professionals, agencies and individuals.
Adoption in the United States has increased over the years and family-centered educaton is a growing need in all aspects of the family system. The Adoption Education Center provides education services to adoptive families in all stages of the adoption process.
The Adoption Education Center is part of Dillon International's lifelong commitment to families. | |
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We hope you enjoyed this issue of the "Adoption
Educationquarterly" and want to thank you for your readership. We encourage you to forward this e-newsletter to your friends and colleagues, who have been touched by adoption, with the suggestion that they also sign up to begin receiving Dillon's quarterly AEC e-news.
See you in the Fall!
Sincerely, |
| Karin Price
Director of The Adoption Education Center, a service of Dillon International, Inc.
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