A month of celebration and reflection
In November of each year, adoptees, birth families, adoptive families and adoption professionals take some time to celebrate adoption, to reflect on adoption practices and its lifelong effects on families and children, and to educate ourselves about topics surrounding adoption.
Celebrate your family | ANnual Photo contest
Every year during National Adoption Awareness Month, we love to catch up with our families. Share how your family has grown by submitting your favorite snap shots to our Annual Photo Contest. We’ll then post our favorites on our Facebook page for a fan vote on who will be the face of Children’s Home and LSS in 2018!
Adoption and Parenting EVENTS
This month, there are a number of events and webinars on parenting and adoption being hosted by Children’s Home, LSS, and our friends within the community. If you can’t join a live event, we also welcome you to take advantage of our recorded webinars this month to learn more about adoption. No matter your stage in the adoption process—whether you’re just considering adoption, or if you’ve been a part of an adoptive family for years—we hope these webinars and events encourage meaningful conversations within your household or office. These include:
- Adoption Information Meetings (in-person and online throughout November)
- Circus of the Heart (celebration on 11/5)
- Parents of Adopted Adults Support Group (in-person on 11/9)
- Tour Korea! Birthland Tour Information Meetings (in-person and online throughout November)
- Foster Care Adoption Education (in-person 11/10-11/11)
- Birth Parent and Adoptee Support Group (in-person 11/15)
Watch Ted Talks
During the month of November, we will be posting a series of TED Talks on our blog that discuss adoption, parenting, and other interesting topics. We hope you will take some time to watch the videos and encourage you to share your thoughts about the videos with us.
Watch the Ted Talks for Week 1Reflection In the Community
There are a number of publications that are taking time this month to reflect on adoption and how it is processed by adoptees, birth families and adoptive families over the years. We encourage you to visit the sites below, as well as other blogs and stories being circulated on social media with the hashtags #FliptheScript and #NationalAdoptionMonth.
childwelfare.gov | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services picks a theme for National Adoption Month each year and offers resources surrounding the theme. In 2017, the theme is “Teens Need Families, No Matter What” which focuses on finding well-prepared and committed families for teens waiting in foster care.
Lost Daughters | This website debuted the hashtag #FliptheScript during National Adoption Month in 2014. The Lost Daughters share stories from adoptees and birth parents in an effort to round-out the adoption conversations that occur around the web and in every home.
Adoptive Families Magazine | Although this website is subscription based, it offers high-quality stories and educational webinars on adoption and foster care throughout the year and during National Adoption Month.
