Yung Fierens shares her experience of travelling through poverty stricken countries, visiting orphanages and learning the truth of what happens to vulnerable children.
Tag: alternatives to adoption
What Would it Take to Choose to Parent Me?
by Cam Lee Small, adopted from South Korea to the USA, therapist at TherapyRedeemed. Not all children get to ask this question before they become adoptees. And not all expectant mothers get a chance to answer. I know there are so many kinds of circumstances represented in our community, even as you’re reading this and …
I Support #NotAThing
Lynelle supports the Korean adoptee campaign #notathing and speaks up about the broader issues that Jeong In-Yi's death have raised.
The Anti – Pro Adoption Labels
Lynelle shares her thoughts on the Anti and Pro adoption labels.
Alternatives to Adoption?
ICAV Blogger Collaborative Series #3
The Other Half Left Behind
- Many adoptees were sent to orphanages before they were adopted and many do not remember the experiences they had before being sent to their forever homes. At one time, we adoptees may have begun the same journey in life as one of the millions of orphans placed in orphanages. However, a choice made by …
What Intercountry Adoptees Need
Lynelle shares from dialogue within ICAV what intercountry adoptees need, having lived the experience.
LIONHEART Review
Lynelle provides a recommendation and review of the book Lionheart - a terrific resource for any parent considering intercountry adoption written by adoptive parents.
When will Intercountry Adoptee Services be provided by Federal Government?
Lynelle critically examines who and how well the millions of money is being spent by the Australian government in intercountry adoption.
Memories and Feelings of an Older Aged Adoptee
Being adopted at older ages brings with it more complex issues to sort thru and need specialised support for. Min shares her story as a Thai adoptee.