February 2009 International Adoption Updates

The following countries have updated information regarding their adoption laws. You can click on each country to read the updates.

Brazil

China 

Cambodia

Guatemala

Kyrgyzstan

Lesotho

Moldova

Nepal

Georgia

Can anyone tell me about the Rwanda flag?

The past few weeks I have noticed that many readers have come across this website by searching “Rwanda Flag” in google. I have tried and tried to discover why so many people are researching the Rwanda flag. I have not come across anything of significance. Is there something going on that I am unaware of? If you are one of those people researching the Rwanda flag, could you tell me what your question is? I would LOVE to know if there is something going on!

Adoption Agency Highlight

I came across  Adoption Associates based in Michigan. Based on my research, they are a successful adoption agency. Their website is very informative and even includes a listing of 2007 and 2008 placements, which is unusual. They work with domestic adoption as well as international adoption. The countries that they work with are China, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Russian and the Ukraine. They even have a Host Program with Russia and the Ukraine. Sad to say, but they also have a list of waiting children who are available for adoption. If anyone has any experience with Adoption Associates, please share your story.

Alltop Website

If you are ever in need of information you should check out Alltop. It is a website that deals with all the top stories on just about any topic you could think of. If you are strictly looking for information about adoption, they even have listings of blog after blog that deal with all things adoption! Click here to go straight to the adoption site.

Celebrating Your Child’s Heritage

As hina matsuri day approaches, I am beginning to prepare things around my house to celebrate this annual Japanese holiday. I am very excited to honor my daughter’s heritage in this way and look forward to the days when she is old enough to share her opinion on things as well as enjoy the actual day of celebration. Just like Christmas and her birthday, she is still to young to understand what is going on. As I have been doing research and learning the traditional ways of celebrating hina matsuri day I came across many helpful articles of ways to incorporate your child’s heritage into your life, should you choose to. I know there is much debate on this topic, so this post may not be helpful to everyone, but for those of you who would like to celebrate certain holidays and customs that are a part of your child’s birth culture, than perhaps you may find Adoptive Families Magazine articles on celebrating your child\’s heritage helpful. If you have any additional suggestions or thoughts to share please do!

Adoption Websites Galore

Are you interested in adoption ethics, personal adoption stories, a birthmother’s point of view? Alltop is a website that keeps up with all of this information for you. It hosts various adoption related blogs and updates you every hour according to each new post. It is very impressive and can even cause a raised eyebrow or two. If you only want the warm fuzzy adoption stories, don’t visit this site. It deals with real life situations, both the good and the bad. If you come across something that spikes your interest let me know, I would love to hear what makes you tick or what makes you think. Happy Reading!