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By Sunday Silver, MA, Director of Post Adoption Services
Holt’s Post Adoption Services team wants to Hear from You!
Are there any questions you would like to ask one of us? Is there a particular issue that you would like addressed in the newsletter? Is there something you would like to share; successes, failures, how you over came a particular situation?
We’re adding a new feature to our newsletter, to answer questions you may have for one of the Post Adoption Services team. Questions and comments will be forwarded to the appropriate team member, who will respond personally by email, so please be sure to include your email address. Each quarter we’ll select one submission, with the author’s permission, to feature in our newsletter.
To submit a question or comment Continue reading We Want to Hear From You!
By Sunday Silver, MA, Director of Post Adoption Services
From Your Post Adoption Services Team
By Guest Author
 In recent years, Post Adoption Services has seen an increase in the number of Adoptive Parents inquiring about Birth Parent search on behalf of their child. As a response to this rising trend, we thought we would share with you an article written by Susan Soonkeum Cox, Vice President Policy & External Affairs. Adoptive Families magazine asked Susan to respond to a letter that was written to them by an Adoptive Mother seeking advice on searching for her child’s birth parents. Before you jump to conclusions and think “I simply want what’s best for my child” or “I would never search for reasons like these”, the addition of this article is simply meant to give you pause and consider the motivation for search; is it driven by your child’s curiosity or what you think your child wants?
AFA birth search response
By Susan SoonKeum Cox
When I first read the letter from the adoptive mother wondering if she should contact her son’s birthmother in Korea, I was struck by what seemed to be conflicting motivations on her part. As I re-read the letter several times, I became increasingly uncomfortable about the tone and the underlying reason for the question.
It is natural that adoptive parents wonder about the birth family of their adopted child, and the circumstances that led Continue reading Birth Search
By Sunday Silver, MA, Director of Post Adoption Services
 All About Korea: Stories, Songs, Crafts and More is a delightful children’s book written by Ann Martin Bowler, an adoptive parent of two children from Korea. A wonderful resource for families who have adopted from Korea, the book — chalk full of interesting facts about Seoul — also serves as a useful and fun guide for anyone interested in Korean history and culture. Your child will love the fun stories, crafts and activities, as well as the vibrant and colorful pictures – beautifully illustrated by Soosoonam Barg, an artist and teacher from Seoul. Bowler also provides delicious recipes used in the rich Korean culture! We highly recommend All About Korea to our Korea families and Continue reading Children’s Book Review
By Debby Hanson, Admin Coordinator, PAS
It is hard to believe that a year has gone by and that we have reached our fifth issue of Holt’s Post Adoption e-newsletter. We have enjoyed reconnecting with our families and hope that you have found the newsletter informative. We thought this would be a good time to elicit your feedback. Please let us know what you think. Do you find the newsletter helpful? Do you like the format? Please Continue reading What Do You Think?
By Lisle Veach, Admin Coordinator, China Program
Holt was the first to pioneer the concept of heritage tours in the 1970s, offering adoptees and their families professionally escorted visits to the adoptee’s birth country. Next year will be our sixth year to offer these tours to China. Our Family Tours, assisted by experienced guides and skilled Holt staff, include visits to famous tourist sites around China, cultural activities, as well as visits to the adoptee’s orphanage, finding site and foster family wherever possible. We are tentatively planning two Family Tours to China in Continue reading Holt’s 2011 Adoptee Tours to China
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