Excellent New Book on Adoption

I just purchased an excellent new book on International Adoption that I like to tell you about. If you're trying to decide which country you will adopt from, I believe you'll find it to be a great resource.

“The Complete Book of International Adoption” by Dawn Davenport was just published in 2006 and it has very good, current information about international adoption. In the back of the book, it has a country by country section that gives great details that I have not seen in any other book, and includes why children are available for adoption, the "stability" of adoption programs of specific countries, information about the Hague Treaty (very important to start paying attention to, depending on when you are adoption from), post adoption reports and informational about what international medical doctors are seeing in children from these countries. Plus, this book has a lot of real life examples from adoptive families.

If you'd like to learn more or purchase this or other adoption books, you can do so by going to the Adoption Books page of ThinkingOfAdopting.com. If you're read the book, please be sure to let me know what you think by posting your comments to this blog!

Robn Bartko

Live Q&A Session with Dr. Alla Gordina

Alla Gordina, MD, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a 2006 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute "Angel of Adoption", will be appearing live on ThinkingOfAdopting.com Sunday, 11/19/06 at 9 PM Eastern for a 90 minute Q&A session as part of her webinar, "Medical Aspects of International Adoption". The webinar includes both the live Q&A session plus Dr. Gordina's 65 minute recorded webinar that you can watch over the Internet at your convenience. This is a fantastic opportunity and a great value for those adopting from Russia, Kazakhstan or the Ukraine - read the feedback from previous participants! Use the following link to learn more or register:
http://www.thinkingofadopting.com/html/adoption_telecourses.html

Robin Bartko

Great Article on Transition from Orphanage to Home

Whether you are adopting from an orphanage, foster care, or are already home, I found a great article on-line that you should read. Plus, it also includes a Q&A section with questions that adoptive parents have asked on a range of topics including sleep and feeding issues. Click here to view the article.

Robin Bartko