By now we’ve all heard about–and been closely watching–the story of Torry Hansen of Tennessee, who attempted to adopt a little boy from Russia, but found him to have psychological problems so severe that she feared for her safety.  If you’ve been living under a rock recently, you can find the story here, among other [...]

I was just reading on Adoption.com that in 2008, no families from the US adopted any kids from Chile.  I wonder if that will change since they had their big earthquake last week.  Almost 1700 people were killed in either the earthquake or the subsequent tsunami.  Did they leave behind children who need homes? Chile’s [...]

This place, the Ranch for Kids, was founded by Joyce Sterkel, to help families who are having difficulty with their adopted kids.  This is especially true for kids who are from other countries.  People don’t realize how difficult it can be for kids to be suddenly transplanted from one culture to another, and nobody tells [...]