Adoption

What Nia Vardalos Has to Say about Foster Care Adoption – Twitter Transcript

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[View the story "Nia Vardalos Tweets about Her Book, Instant Mom" on Storify] CHECK OUT THESE GREAT BOOKS ON FOSTER CARE

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Chat with Foster Parent Nia Vardalos on Wednesday

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Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours’ notice, she became an instant mom to [...]

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Why Race Matters

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Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream. Transracial adoption is truly his dream realized – full integration.  Whites adopting black children to become forever members of their families.  As divided as our nation was at the time, could transracial adoption been fathomed in his dream? This weekend, we attended a foster parent training entitled “Healthy [...]

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Adoption Tax Credit: What You Should Know

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If you follow on Facebook, you know that Congress enacted the American Tax Relief Act of 2012 to avoid a “fiscal cliff”. Here is what the text of the actual bill (H.R. 8) says about the adoption tax credit(1): (A) ADOPTION CREDIT.— (i) Section 23(b) is amended by striking paragraph (4). (ii) Section 23(c) is [...]

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Did You Read These Most Popular Posts of 2012?

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2012 was a fabulous year for our family! An entire year with our Lil Bit being officially our son!!!  This little blog had a good year too with a number of posts that had great dialog – also some were quite a bit controversial!  Here are the Top 12 of 2012: #1. Easy DIY Disney [...]

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My Confession: My Bad Habit as a Parent

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“Mom! You’re not listening to me!” My strong-willed 5-year-old, Stinkpot, growls at me. And he’s right! Sometimes I get so focused on the task I’m working on that I actually just don’t hear him. I’m currently reading The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Dr. Karyn Purvis. Chapter 5 (“Teaching [...]

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