http://adoption.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Adoption / Foster Care GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-06-30T23:00:01Z Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/07/03/preparing-for-the-4th-of-july.htm I love the 4th of July. We're planning a neighborhood get-together. That's what you do when one neighbor extends an invitation and then a few days later another... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/07/03/preparing-for-the-4th-of-july.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:36:20 +0000 2009-07-03T18:36:20Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/30/michael-jacksons-children.htm There are so many reports out there regarding Michael Jackson, but here are some latest bits of news regarding Michael Jackson's children. Katherine Jackson, 79, Micheal's beloved mother, was granted... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/30/michael-jacksons-children.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:01 +0000 2009-06-30T23:00:01Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/27/when-adoption-reunions-go-wrong-very-wrong.htm An interesting article from the Philadelphia Daily News caught my attention the other day. It seems that a New Jersey woman is suing the state for 1 million dollars... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/27/when-adoption-reunions-go-wrong-very-wrong.htm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:39:13 +0000 2009-06-27T23:39:13Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/24/do-you-have-the-post-adoption-blues.htm This book really opened my eyes as to the pressure that many prospective adoptive parents seem to place upon themselves as they seek to present a perfect representation of themselves... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/24/do-you-have-the-post-adoption-blues.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:48 +0000 2009-06-24T23:00:48Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/22/hot-weather-may-bring-needed-changes-in-hair-skin-care-routines.htm It's hot. It's really, really hot here in KS. Three digit temperatures. And with the change in the weather, comes needed changes in our parenting, especially if we... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/22/hot-weather-may-bring-needed-changes-in-hair-skin-care-routines.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:13:31 +0000 2009-06-22T14:13:31Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/18/you-know-youre-a-foster-or-adoptive-father-when.htm How would you finish the following sentence? "You know you're a foster or adoptive father when..." Perhaps you never know how many kids you will have from day... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/18/you-know-youre-a-foster-or-adoptive-father-when.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:47 +0000 2009-06-18T23:00:47Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/16/whether-a-young-woman-chooses-adoption-abortion-or-parenting-support-is-needed.htm Many are talking about the 22-year-old woman named Emmie on Lisa Belkin's Motherlode blog. It seems that she wrote to Lisa to say that she found herself unexpectedly... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/16/whether-a-young-woman-chooses-adoption-abortion-or-parenting-support-is-needed.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:35:41 +0000 2009-06-16T23:35:41Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/15/the-international-soundex-reunion-registry-co-founder-passed-away-sunday.htm ISRR co-founder, Anthony S. Vilardi, passed away June 14, 2009. He and his wife, Emma May, created the International Soundex Reunion Registry in 1975, where anyone seeking family could... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/15/the-international-soundex-reunion-registry-co-founder-passed-away-sunday.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:12:02 +0000 2009-06-15T22:12:02Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/12/madonna-is-granted-a-second-adoption.htm Well, it seems like the buzz was correct. Madonna has been granted the opportunity to adopt 3-year-old Mercy James. The Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo, read the three-judge panel's... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/12/madonna-is-granted-a-second-adoption.htm Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:47:35 +0000 2009-06-12T12:47:35Z http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/11/madonnas-second-adoption.htm Madonna will find out early Friday morning, as in tomorrow, from Malawi's highest court, whether or not she will be able to adopt a little girl after being denied in... http://adoption.about.com/b/2009/06/11/madonnas-second-adoption.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:55:06 +0000 2009-06-11T12:55:06Z