Newsletter - May 17, 2008

OurAdopt, Exciting Week of Blogs
Welcome To OURadopt.com Newsletter! The Week of May 17, 2008
AngelaW discusses a bad feedback loop and how to break out of it. And she has an update on Myanmar. New visitors keep dropping by ouradopt.com and they want to know if Myanmar children can be adopted. (answer - no they cannot)
FaithA writes about eating disorders this week; Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Compulsive Overeating and Other Eating Disorders. She shares her thoughts on helping an adopted child with an eating disorder. And she share other thoughts; Reincarnation, Infertility, and Adoption.
JulieC points out a UK newspaper claimed Madonna Granted Permanent Adoption. But in reality Malawi court delays Madonna adoption ruling. She discusses stepparent adoption forms and post-adoption issues for stepparents. And she shares videos that shows foster care from a child's view.
LisaS points out that Ending Adoption In Guatemala Does Not End Kidnappings. And Can The Children of Myanmar Be Saved? Irena Sendler was a social worker in Warsaw in 1939. She rescued thousands of Jewish children.
Sandra Hanks Benoiton talks about what happens after natural disasters. The ancient, the ill, the infirm and the children may not always be the first to die in the initial waves of whatever nature is throwing, but they are the most likely to succumb to the inevitable aftermath of devastation.
VirginiaC suggests that the Golden Age of International Adoption Has Passed. New York City Gets Tough On Child Welfare. And she discusses the other recent disaster, China earthquake. Like Mynamar, China is swamped with adoption offers.
We welcome submissions for our guest blog. Please email your thoughts to editor@ouradopt.com. Here are the guest bloggers for this week.
- Adopting Older Kids: A Joyous Journey by Joni - She adopted two older children from Ukraine. Her post is a suggestion for older parents to consider adopting older Ukrainian children rather then switching to another program.
New Reviews This Week
Reviews of various products, books, music from amazon.com
New reviews can be found on the ouradopt.com front page. You can find the most popular reviews and comments on this page.
- "Shoot Anything - Share Everything" - My Great Mother's Day Gift by LisaS
- Book review: "The Girls", by Lori Lansens by SandraHanksBenoiton
- Relieving Bath Time Struggles by JulieC
Newz Section
Drop by and comment on a story. Share what stories interest you.
Events, issues, and important information are constantly unfolding in the adoption community, all over the world on a daily basis. We have a new newz section that contains some must read stories (articles, blogs, etc..)
The top 5 stories for this week are:
- Adopted Roofs: Eight children under one roof? A Charleston couple would have it no other way
- Malawi court delays Madonna adoption ruling
- Nepal passes new rules on international adoption
- Pawlenty vetoes bills dealing with surrogate mothers, adoption
- Simple Economics: No Supply? Bigger Demand
Technical Note
Web site information.
The three most popular search terms that caused people to land on ouradopt.com:
- adoption
- myanmar
- statistics
The first one isn't a surprise. We are covering adoption news and topics. But it is interesting just how many people are looking for information on Myanmar adoption.
The most frequently visited pages in May are:
- blog International Adoption Statistics for 2007
- resource - Adoption Types
- blog - Recycling Children
- blog - Non-mom mom
- blog - I've Learned Your Language, Can You Learn Mine?




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