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| Dillon International Heritage Camps | | Over twenty years ago, I helped several mothers plan a day camp for toddlers and elementary aged adoptees from Korea. Since then I have worked at many camps representing several different countries. One of my favorite times was a weekend for teens from six different countries. The camp activities integrated the commonalities and differences of each country. Last year I met one of the teens who had attended and she talked about how much she learned and the friendships she developed.
Summer is here and for me, this time of the year always brings many wonderful memories of camps.. Below are some of my favorite camp quotes.
China Camp: The five year old walked into her classroom then turned to her mom with a big smile on her face, "Mom, they all look like me."
Korea Camp: The 14 year old adoptee counselor said to the young adult adoptee teacher, "Can we facebook, you're the first Asian man I have known?
India Camp: "Do you know all of my teachers are from India? I am proud to be from India."
Haiti Camp: A sixth grader said, "I love camp because there are families that look just like mine and I do not have to answer questions about why my parents are White and I am Black."
Dillon International's Heritage Camps are designed for ALL adoptive families (regardless of agency used for adoption placement) who want to have a greater understanding and awareness of their child's birth heritage. |
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| FREE STUDY GUIDE FOR PARENTS |
A Free Study Guide based on Dr. Karyn Purvis' book The Connected Child is now available. This Christ-centered guide is designed to help adoptive and foster parents better understand how to build strong and lasting connections with their children. Click here to receive a copy. This is a guide that can also be used in a small group setting.
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| COUNTRY UPDATES | Russia
On May 12th -14th, 2010, representatives from the United States and Russia met to discuss an adoption agreement. Updates on adoptions from Russia may be viewed at http://www.adoption.state.gov/news/russia.html and at http://www.jcics.org/Russia.htm.
Guatemala
Last year the Guatemalan National Council on Adoptions, the Guatemalan Central Authority, announced a limited two-year pilot program. One component would seek international placement for a small number of primarily older children, groups of siblings, and children with special needs. Updates on the progress of this program may be seen at http://www.adoption.state.gov/news/guatemala.html or on the Guatemalan National Council on Adoption website (Spanish) http://www.cna.gob.gt/portal/adopcionesinterncionales.html. |
| RESEARCH | | "Placement in Foster Care Enhances Quality of Attachment Among Young Institutionalized Children", written by Smyke, Zeanah, Fox, Nelson and Guthrie was published in Child Development (Jan/Feb, 2010, Volume 81, Number 1). This study of Romanian children indicate that young children placed in foster care after early institutional rearing may experience significant recovery with regard to attachment. This research took place in Bucharest and several foster parents ultimately adopted the children they cared for during the study.
"Post Adoption Depression" by Payne, Fields, Meuchel, Jaaffe and Jha is in the current issue of Archive of Women's Mental Health (Volume 13, Issue 2). A John Hopkins' study of almost 90 women found that 28 percent of the adoptive mothers reported significant depression within the first four weeks of the arrival of their infant. However, after a year that percent fell to 13 percent. It appears that the depressive symptoms were associated with higher levels of stress that were not expected, but experienced as the mother and child adjusted.
"Behavior Problems in Children Adopted from Psychosocially Deprived Institutions," by Merz and McCall is in Volume 38, Issue 4 of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. The children who were adopted before they turned 18 months did not have more problems than the non-deprived domestically adopted children, but those who were adopted over the age of 18 months did have higher rates of behavior challenges.
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| 2010 DILLON HERITAGE CAMP SCHEDULE | | Dillon International's heritage camps and family weekends are open to all adoptive families who have adopted internationally regardless of the placing agency used.
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| 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 education 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 Education Quarterly" 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, and to suggest that they also sign up to begin receiving Dillon's quarterly AEC e-news.
Sincerely, |
| Karin Price
Director of The Adoption Education Center, a service of Dillon International, Inc.
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