http://adoption.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Adoption / Foster Care GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-12T22:00:11Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/14/wordless-wednesday-2.htm A Foster Child's Secrets Photo © Carrie Craft See more Wordless Wednesday posts.... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/14/wordless-wednesday-2.htm 2008-05-14T01:14:34Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/12/in-honor-of-national-foster-care-month-famous-foster-kids.htm There are and were quite a few celebrities who have spent some time in foster care. I find this sort of thing fascinating. I don’t know if it’s... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/12/in-honor-of-national-foster-care-month-famous-foster-kids.htm 2008-05-12T22:00:11Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/08/adoptive-moms-and-unusual-lies.htm Catch this new celebrity adoption story. Jodi Applegate, 44, an anchor on the New York City Fox News affiliate believed that she was an adoptee for a good portion... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/08/adoptive-moms-and-unusual-lies.htm 2008-05-08T15:47:39Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/07/wordless-wednesday.htm A Crowning Moment Photo © Carrie Craft See more Wordless Wednesday posts.... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/07/wordless-wednesday.htm 2008-05-07T03:04:40Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/05/mothers-day-is-coming.htm There are so many people who don't understand what it means to parent another's child. The comments that I receive run from, "you're such a saint" to "you're so... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/05/mothers-day-is-coming.htm 2008-05-05T14:49:24Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/01/20-years-of-national-foster-care-awareness-month.htm Yes, 20 years ago Senator Strom Thurmond was encouraged by the National Foster Care Association to proclaim May as National Foster Care Awareness Month. I'm kind of a nerd... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/05/01/20-years-of-national-foster-care-awareness-month.htm 2008-05-01T22:00:13Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/30/texas-faces-challenges-placing-polygamist-groups-children.htm 462 children have been removed from the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado, TX following the April 3, raid. A raid that was organized after a telephone call from... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/30/texas-faces-challenges-placing-polygamist-groups-children.htm 2008-04-30T00:30:47Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/27/grief-and-loss-in-children.htm When my friend moved her 3-year-old foster child from her foster home into a potential adoptive home, she worked with the child to prepare him for the move. She... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/27/grief-and-loss-in-children.htm 2008-04-27T22:00:38Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/24/dealing-with-anger-and-depression.htm It's a tough time being an adoptive parent, especially an international adoptive parent. The Hague Convention came into force in the U.S. on April 1 and there are... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/24/dealing-with-anger-and-depression.htm 2008-04-24T22:00:57Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/22/is-privacy-the-only-reason-for-closed-adoption-records.htm A new article by Patrick R. Brannigan, State's adoption law protects privacy of birth mothers, too, appeared on APP.com and it seems to be getting a lot of comments from... http://adoption.about.com/b/2008/04/22/is-privacy-the-only-reason-for-closed-adoption-records.htm 2008-04-22T22:00:59Z