tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79610902012-01-07T18:32:45.592+05:30Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.comBlogger9791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-66123131643140181962011-10-10T11:53:00.002+05:302011-10-10T12:00:08.553+05:30

HOPE House had observed the "Joy of Giving" Week from October 2nd to 8th, 2011 and as part of our observance, we conducted an event called "Learn & Earn" Science exhibition. Here is our newsletter consisting of all the events that took place. Hope you like it and as always, write to us at info@hopehouse.in to give us your feedback. Don't forget to expand the screen (icon is below) to read it

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I am planning to conduct an adoption teleconference. I would like to listen to the potential participants to tell me what they would like to know/ listen to. So I've created a Google Moderator.If you're a potential participant in such a teleconference, take a minute to help me plan and prioritize my presentation. Feel free to write your own question if you have one that you want me to answer

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Science experiment to help Hope House-you saw the photos and now you can see the video! Go to..this link to view it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPNWsKjXq2Q

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Sananda has done a science experiment (see before and after photos).... and is looking for sponsors to help raise money for the Hope House. Would you be willing to sponsor Sananda’s efforts to help Hope House in India? Please read on......We have a personal connection with Hope House as we support two orphaned girls, dear to our hearts, who live there. I’ve been able to meet both of these sweet

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Both my girls are very close to all the HOPE House girls. They know them so well that they know also of their needs. Last year, when we were having housing difficulties and contemplating about building our own building, they decided to chip in their might into the hatThey started their own clay Kiddy Banks and started asking all the guests to our house to donate to the cause of the Hope House.

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We live in a world of applications. There are millions of applications for every need that you can think, some for few dollars and others are absolutely for free. Last thing you had ever thought that there would an application is for 'Adoption'. Yes there is one. Adoptive families magazine has come up with an application called "Adoption Guide" which seem to encompass lots of different

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Circular reference number 1-2/2010, Date: 01.07.2011 indicated that CARA was not accepting any more new dossiers for inter-country adoptions. But if the grapevine is to be believed, it is expected to change. It is learnt from a very liable source that accepting new dossiers for inter-country adoptions will resume from October, 2011.

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HOPE House, for the first time, joining hands with GiveIndia to observe "Joy of Giving" week from October 2nd to 8th, 2011. Here are the details about how we plan to celebrate. Hope House (HH) girls have a library of their own and they have many books on home based science experiments. About a year ago, two of our girls did an experiment to turn a real egg into a rubber egg as a science

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Two adoptees came from the same orphanage, were raised by single mothers,...I believe went to the same college and I will leave the sweetest part for you to read yourself ....http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/may/22/adopting-a-new-life-together/

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For the past year or so there has been a talk about conferring the highest civilian award called “Bharat Rathna” on Sachin Tendulkar – a man with matchless talent and impeccable integrity yet mild and gentle in his approach and outlook. This talk may have gotten even more intense after India won the recently concluded Cricket world cup.Like many of my fellow country men and women, I do feel that

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Do you and your family have a family movie night or thought of bringing one back to your family? If so, tonight may be a great night to start! There is a movie playing on FOX called, ""Change of Plans" and it pleasingly has to do with adopting. Flip your channel, if need be, at 8:00 p.m Eastern /7:00 p.m. western and sit back with your favorite snack and fam to watch! If you know of others who

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Annually Adoptive Family magazine has a survey, and this year is no different. It is interesting to go back and see how things have changed over the years with the cost and timing of adoptions by country. http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1617 This year if you help.... by completing a survey, you will be entered into a contest to win $500 that will go to your favorite adoption

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From my window I see a winter wonderland, a beautiful white Christmas! From the tax world there is also a beautiful sight, an extension of the adoption tax refund through..... 2012! May this help even more families to be able to bring their future children home to their forever families, what a gift! You may follow this link to read about it: http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/

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With Thanksgiving here we focus on the things we are grateful for, for example, the blessing of children in our lives. There is a group of blessings, in an adoptive family, who made a music video and entered it in a contest. These blessing are all boys and are pretty excited about this. The group gave themselves the name “Band of Brothers”. This music video is available to view on the internet

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Recently I was pleasantly surprised to read the Supreme Court of India’s verdict where they seem to have redefined the definition of ‘Rarest of rare’ crimes that deserves death penalty. That got me thinking if that could also be applied to child killers??Case in reference is a dowry death where a man and his mother were convicted by the Supreme Court of India but the irony of it not just the

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Here is a story reported in 'Times of India' on the 19th of October where children are being kidnapped for the purposes of adoption to make money.As we have seen in many many instances that kidnapping is the modus operandi for some to place children in adoption for financial gain and it is increasingly becoming widespread in India. there needs to be a solution to fix it. I am in support of all

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-4103478990046568012010-11-02T21:32:00.002+05:302010-11-02T21:35:10.961+05:30

My baby girl Lily bringing the roof down to waka waka tunes. Watch out Shakira, you got a strong contender.

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In India, November 14th is observed as the 'Children's Day' and as far as I remember as a little boy we used to participate in some fun competitions like debate and elocution etc. I personally think that 'Children's Day' is not just meant for the children but for everyone to remember our children and their issues.Although India has come a long way, there are lot of issues out there for children

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-47888405506113510192010-10-27T16:34:00.000+05:302010-10-27T16:35:11.187+05:30

Here is a story of a little boy - Jonathan, who went missing years ago and was adopted by a Swedish family. Jonathan's desire to be reunited with his biological parents brought him back to India. Last month when I went to the media to help us restore a child, first phone call I received was from a retired assistant commissioner of police (Mr. Lavakumar) in Bangalore and he gave me some clues

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-91649097922479009992010-10-26T11:43:00.003+05:302010-10-26T11:58:22.188+05:30

My 4 year old took her sister's doll and hid it. I asked her where she put it.. and she whispered the location into her toy phone. She wouldn't say it loud enough for me to hear her. I got this idea, as she pushed a button on the toy and made it ring I took the phone from her and said, "Hello, Sananda" with a smile to her. She whispered, "Hi" back to me. Then I told her I was putting her on

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According to the JJ Act, once the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) declares the child free for adoption, agency can place the child in pre-adoption foster care and then initiates the adoption legalization process in the court. I heard from a source recently that this rule has been changed. Pre-Adoption foster care refers to placing a child in the home of a prospective adoptive parents home while

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-6188321927973467182010-10-24T14:53:00.001+05:302010-10-24T14:56:03.719+05:30

There's a lot of talk about JJ Act, 2000 (amended in 2006) being the provision for secular adoptions in India compared to the personal laws (Hindu Adoption & Maintainance Act or HAMA and Guardianship and Maintainance Act or GAWA) that governed Indian adoptions before. Unfortunately many people do not know the actual provisions of JJ Act on adoption. This post will help you understand that. JJ

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Dear Aspiring Adoptive ParentWe are pleased to inform that during this year’s Adoption Awareness Week, we shall be conducting a one-day workshop for Aspiring parents wanting to adopt a child.During this hands-on workshop you would fill-in your Adoption Preparation Manual and take it with you. The adoption aspects that are covered shall include:Adoption Stages (Indecisive, Decisive, Waiting)

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In the past three weeks, I had witnessed something that I never thought I would. As a member of a ‘Child Welfare Committee’ of Vellore district I was able to single handedly locate the families of three missing/ lost boys and restore them to their homes. Contrary to many may believe, it costs me very little except for my time to search for information on the net and making few phone calls.As

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-83340099941856083772010-09-24T22:42:00.004+05:302010-09-24T23:10:26.994+05:30

Exactly a month ago – 24th of August, I was in Guwahati on an assignment for the Government of India. Here in Vellore, we have been hosting a 14 year old boy (Sanidas) who was rescued by railway protection force who belongs to the state of "Assam" for the past seven months. He is from a place called "Lumding Junction" which is three hours east of Guwahati. We requested for police escort but it

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-72729764648260122452010-09-13T23:38:00.008+05:302010-10-24T18:02:41.765+05:30

On April 30th, a little boy of 9 years old was brought to us by a local NGO who in turn received the child who was rescued by the Railway Protection Force. Child – Mohammad Fazulu, looked healthy & proportionately built for age but nervous. When asked about the location, he says ‘Bombay’. We put an esc ort to send the boy to Mumbai so that the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) there can restore the

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Six months ago a child was rescued and brought to us (Child Welfare Committee - CWC) by the railway protection force. Initial inquiry revealed that he is from the state of Assam and he is about 13 years of age. He got lost in a railway station while travelling with his mom in Tamilnadu. We just couldn't repatriate him back for the past six months because we didnt have an escort to take him

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-84784400862406264942010-09-06T17:08:00.003+05:302010-09-06T17:14:06.211+05:30

As we celebrate ‘Teachers Day’ in India today, I want to share something I tried inadvertently six months ago but slowly gaining momentum to become a passion now – teaching geography.When I learnt that many of the HOPE House girls struggle in geography I didn’t know why? So in February this year one of our British voluntary to buy few things, we requested her to buy us World, India and our State

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-87877919948648153232010-07-23T08:28:00.004+05:302010-07-23T08:46:14.171+05:30

Here is our special edition of our newsletter "Voice Of Change" - Stories of people changing the lives of others through the HOPE House.View it in full screen for impact by clicking on the icon (where it says 'full') at the right lower corner of the view screen. Hope you like it as much as we enjoyed compiling it. As always, would love to hear your comments.Voice of changeView more

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Our indian kids future trips back to India now include a new step to get there. If you are adopting a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time around from India and want to take your child with you to pick up their new sibling or if any of your adopted children want to go back on a visit for whatever reason , you will now have to.. surrender their Indian passport , which in some cases is the only item the child

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Over the years on adoption boards I have occasionally heard of families who are living abroad and wanting to know how to go about adopting. Here is a.... website made specifically for those families. This site was made by an American living in France with her Swedish husband and Ghanaian daughter. Because it was so difficult adopting while abroad, she thought to create a website to help others. I

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-49617884518651201642010-06-20T05:35:00.002+05:302010-06-20T05:40:16.785+05:30

Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there. I hope it is a fun... filled day with your family. As you spend time with your kids today you both are receiving a double blessing. The lst is the joy you both receive from the time together and the 2nd is the relationship you are building on for now and the future. Time spent together is so important. It may mean more to them than you will

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-34542193331077589262010-06-16T11:00:00.003+05:302010-06-16T11:04:27.263+05:30

Recently in Kolkata, a child committed suicide and the reason is this: Allegedly a teacher gave punishment with a cane and he couldn’t take the embarrassment anymore. This is a case of blatant child rights violation. Article 19 of an International treaty called 'United Nations Convention on Child Rights' (UNCRC) to which India is a signatory, states the following:States parties shall take all

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-73440006861206673262010-06-11T05:43:00.003+05:302010-06-11T05:51:53.101+05:30

Below are Khalil Gibran's thoughts on Giving. Gibran is considered to be the third most widely read poet in history, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. Trick in reading these thoughts is not to read em like a novel.Then said a rich man, "Speak to us of Giving."And he answered:You give but little when you give of your possessions.It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.For what are your

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New study says that dads can get Post-partum depression. Twice as many mothers as fathers are said to get this, but it still happens. I've read Post Adoption depression happens in adoptions with women so I'm thinking the same must go for the men as well. If any dads out there have had this happen to them, would you be willing to share your experience for other adoptive dads to know they aren't

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Thought this was an interesting way to look for families for children. I have heard of video tapes of waiting children for families to view, but now some are video taping families looking for the addition of a child. Could this be the future of India adoptions as well? Read on for the articles. ADOPTION CHRONICLES ---a new and innovative system to allow Waiting Children to speak for themselves

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-86996245675497129722010-05-11T20:35:00.003+05:302010-05-11T20:40:22.455+05:30

I'm hoping life has not been as hectic for you as it has been for me lately. But, if it has here are some items I ran across that can still give you some time out for you and your child to connect and they look fun to boot! I love these because they can help to teach... your son or daughter that a child is a child and each equal to the next no matter where they started from, no matter what color

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This article appeared on CNN today. If you have adopted a trans-racial child, you might like reading it. Click here to open the link Don't forget to write your thoughts on this topic.

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I had two conversations with my daughter recently. She told me that there is a little girl in India and that we should get her. She said, “She has brown skin and black hair like me.” Then she said she would share the girl with me and that she would share her clothes with her as well. I was surprised and so I said, “Oh really”. I was curious what else she was thinking so I asked her, “What about

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Here is a story of a successful Indian woman who decided to follow her heart's call and the rest is history.

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Received this request from a reader of our blog.Ira, is a little Finnish girl adopted from India, who has cancer and urgently needs a bone marrow transplant from a matching donor in order to survive. We are trying to reach Indian-born people across the world...so they could help save little Ira's life by registering as bone marrow donors. See our Facebook page athttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?

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It's time to sign up! If you are interested in adoption, going through the process or work with adoptions, this conference might be for you. Read on to find out about all the interesting things they will be going addressing this year. Here is a copy of information that I received about it. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! NCFA's 2010 NATIONAL ADOPTION CONFERENCE AND INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION SUMMIT | JULY 7-9

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I've never been into poetry and it never interested me. That was one of my least favored subjects in school. But something happened after my older daughter Lydia came home. She brought a poet (of a sort) out of me. I wrote this poem when my daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday and today she is almost 9. Time flies. MOMMA DON'T CRYMomma don't cry,Thinking about your precious giftWho was only

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What do you do when someone you love is hurting and you don’t know how to go about fixing it and don’t even know if you can? In honor of National poem month here is my poem I am submitting. Please join me in submitting one of your own. Me TooWho is she?Why couldn’t she keep me? She didn’t want me?What does she look like?Is she small?She is all by herself now?Does she have another baby?Does she

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I recently heard of a website that has been highly recommended for those who want to adopt or do foster care. Once to the site you will see sections for Adoption, Foster Care, Teachers and General Parenting. I noticed a link to a blog as well, which looked like an interesting read. Also the classes on site are said to be compatible for Hague training. Hope this helps some of you get prepared

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Even though this whole thing started out very very bad, there is hope for this boy celebrating this 8th birthday in Russia today. He can return to US anytime he likes and the boy will get a foster family in his homeland to care for him. Praying this child finds all the healing he will need in a loving home.You can watch a newest released video about it here: http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-

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Here is an another email I just received from National Council For Adoption (NCFA) confirming that the earlier released statement is false. I am cutting and pasting the statement I had received. UPDATED 11:36amNCFA has confirmed with officials from the U.S. Department of State that the rumor of a suspension of intercountry adoptions from Russia to the U.S. is currently false. Intercountry

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Received a media update of 'National Council for Adoption' (NCFA) which is dated as April 15th (today) and meant for immediate release. Here is the content of the update. I am simply cutting and pasting it as I had received it. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAPRIL 15, 2010Contact: Matthew Davismdavis@adoptioncouncil.org(703) 299-6633 office(703) 283-8957 mobileMEDIA UPDATE: NCFA Issues Statement

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-56551846712040128942010-04-15T08:32:00.004+05:302010-04-15T19:30:21.770+05:30

As hard as it is to hear about a 7 year old Russian boy being abandoned for no mistake of his, it is not very comforting to see petitions circulating (and media being bombarded) to say that there are so many successful adoptions from Russia. It may be the fact but it is ill timed. Life itself is like that – One bad apple can spoil the entire basket.I read reports saying that the adoptive mother

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-88239405910969299112010-04-13T21:05:00.004+05:302010-04-13T21:19:00.405+05:30

When the media spotlights a story when one or a few times adoption goes wrong it tends to send out the wrong message to many of those who have not adopted because all they are seeing is the few times that it has turned out bad. It is so important to remember all the many thousands of times it has turned out wonderful and to not throw the baby out with the bathwater. I would encourage anyone who

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-26238104225360587772010-04-13T11:39:00.002+05:302010-04-13T11:42:57.177+05:30

This first story , http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/adoption-scheme-nurtured-minister-339, is heartwarming, it tells of the Government caring for their abandoned babies, including those with special needs.When you go to this link: http://thehindustantimes.com, and type in the search box for the story ”Delhi Abandons 300 Babies Every Year” it will tell you, among other things that the

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-26466555638501648632010-04-10T08:47:00.002+05:302010-04-10T08:51:53.686+05:30

Here is a news article appeared in 'Indian Express' saying that the inter-country adoptions are suspended from pune based adoption agency 'Preet Mandir'[Click Here] to read the story

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-63466916043780045162010-04-10T08:10:00.004+05:302010-04-10T08:31:55.937+05:30

I am dead against repatriation of adoptive children to the countries that they have been adopted from. Reason is that when the child is adopted, parents assume parental rights (read: 'Biological'). Biological parents do not have a choice to abandon or repatriate, so why then such a cruel choice exists for adoptive parents?Here is a heartbreaking story published in today's New York Times where

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-88890783099203284792010-04-09T05:18:00.003+05:302010-04-09T05:21:09.276+05:30

If math is a struggle in your household like it is in mine, I would like to share a couple of links that may help. These games will help your child to get down the basics of math really well so they can build upon what they know to go farther , without the frustration. This is a game that we downloaded for our daughter to use, and while it is not girly in any sense , she is still having some fun

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-13195757724202961692010-04-08T06:45:00.002+05:302010-04-08T07:12:03.773+05:30

Here is a list of series of TV program covering adoption issue of India.http://www.timesnow.tv/Debate-Children-or-commodities---1/videoshow/4340839.cms http://www.timesnow.tv/Debate-Children-or-commodities---2/videoshow/4340840.cms http://www.timesnow.tv/National-debate-over-TIMES-NOW-investigation/videoshow/4341013.cms http://www.timesnow.tv/My-children-were-sold-for-50-dollars/videoshow/4340942

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-39736057673665981052010-04-07T09:26:00.004+05:302010-04-07T10:27:20.544+05:30

I read an article today, put out by the National Council for Adoption. It is based on a new survey taken by adoptive parents (AP). In this article they tell how adopted children fare....and indicate how beneficial adoption is to parents and child/ren. Domestic and International adoption are compared with foster care and shows some pretty interesting results. Hope you enjoy the article. Here is

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-63942722551327070562010-04-07T08:27:00.001+05:302010-04-07T08:30:03.062+05:30

Do you have a bratty teenager at home? Here is a solution.

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-64945386694599722312010-04-06T16:49:00.003+05:302010-04-06T17:58:31.812+05:30

Easter day, on top of our other activites, we decided to take the family into town for lunch and a walk, we found the Chinese resturant was open so we had the buffet and as we were leaving the lady who was at the register began to ask us.... about Sananda and if she was ours. We were most happy to tell her that yes she is! It was great to have an opportunity to talk about adoption. We then took

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-45690134931610140122010-04-05T18:51:00.003+05:302010-04-05T19:04:04.342+05:30

Arrival of our girls through adoption filled our hearts with joy and our home with noise. They’ve changed our lives forever. Incidentally, both had arrived on the same day three years apart.Adoption is the best form of rehabilitation for a child that needs care and protection. No wonder the Juvenile and Justice Act (JJ Act) of India accords very high preference for adoption immediately after

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-8437606063405436482010-04-05T14:16:00.001+05:302010-04-05T14:20:12.354+05:30

On April 1st, 2010 President of the US signed a proclamation declaring the month of April as “National Child Abuse Prevention Month” (Click here to see the proclamation). So this brings up a question “What is child abuse” to begin with?There are different versions of definitions but as a whole they all convey the same message. One definition says that physically harming a child not by accident

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-23804311706109204822010-04-04T06:18:00.004+05:302010-04-04T06:36:54.593+05:30

I feel it is good for a family to have traditions, it really helps you to bond together and have something fun to look forward to each year. I think traditions may even be more important for an adopted child, especially as they grow and even if they get too old for certain ones in their teen years they can still look back and remember the good times they had with certain celebrations with their

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-74988538789122017212010-04-02T00:40:00.003+05:302010-04-02T00:53:19.724+05:30

On most days people who like to be sarcastic or joke around may say something to you or ask you a question and you respond with the chance of looking foolish, but yet wanting to be honest..... if they are indeed being sincere. Sometimes you end up figuring out if they were being true or if they were just trying to have some fun with you, but sometimes you don’t and you remain clueless. This isn

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-39918704596353172372010-03-29T21:24:00.003+05:302010-03-29T21:45:48.427+05:30

Someone mentioned to me the other day that they had heard of some research done that told the number one thing you could do with your family. The top thing was to take...them camping! Surprisingly enough, the best part was not even in the camping, but in what came out of it later on, even years and years later. He said that what really mattered was in the years later when the family could talk

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-81832162658523055082010-03-28T14:02:00.002+05:302010-03-28T14:06:39.093+05:30

I didn’t realize that my kids are into observing the ‘Earth Hour’ (‘Earth Hour’ refers to shutting off lights for an hour from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM on March 27th) but at about 8:35 PM last night my wife reminded the kids about it and that’s when I knew it. I am just not into these kinds of things that just come and go (events) but I thought that it is not a bad idea to make use of the event to

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-74693809128041256582010-03-27T21:21:00.003+05:302010-03-27T21:30:18.469+05:30

If you are hoping or planning to take advantage of the new tax credit for adoption..you can go online to this site and scroll to the bottom of the page to find a free course on the tax credit. I have read that this is among the most complicated of tax law provisions. Although I have not taken the course myself, if you are hoping to fill yours our on your own this year,it sounds like it could be

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-79383894339762378852010-03-26T16:05:00.004+05:302010-03-26T16:10:51.121+05:30

In a scene reminiscent of the shootout at the OK corral, they meet upon the field of battle; fierce competitors bent on conquest, eyes locked on one another with an unflinching determination to claim what both believe is rightfully theirs... You can almost hear the theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly playing softly in the distance. Soon the maneuvers will begin; each exploiting the other’s

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Just read on another site that the adoption tax credit is now legally extended through 2011, there is even an increase in the amount! It passed through with the new health care bill, so no matter what side you were on of it passing, this is a good reason to be excited. I'm hoping many more children will find their way home because of this. You can read a little bit more about it at this link if

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-71482243955942384482010-03-24T20:59:00.003+05:302010-03-24T21:17:00.160+05:30

I had an early morning appointment today at the dentist for some dental work and took my husband's car to save gas, as it was a 10 mile drive to the office. I got in the car and was woken up... even more than the coffee I drank ahead of time by the cold seat I had to sit on, it took me back to the days of riding the school bus, early morning, growing up. I surely don't miss that, I feel for the

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-90057497282379796062010-03-23T08:18:00.003+05:302010-03-23T08:27:29.453+05:30

My 3 year old asked me to come outside with her so she could ride in her little tykes car. I obliqued and was having fun watching her ride around on the cement with her big brother. He playfully said to her that he was going to chase her on his bike. She yelled "No!" and then hoped in her little car to start riding around. She looked over her shoulder to see if he was indeed going to chase after

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-18911306976636953432010-03-19T21:11:00.003+05:302010-03-19T21:21:31.757+05:30

We had some lemons in the fridge and the girls saw them, so they asked me to make them some lemonade. I took out the lemons and squeezed them in a glass measuring cup.As the juice happened to roll down my hand, to my surprise my finger started to sting. I quickly rinsed it off and took a look to find a small cut that I didn't know I had gotten. My youngest heard me say ouch and she went to the

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-80356545311597716012010-03-12T06:28:00.004+05:302010-03-12T06:38:02.166+05:30

My 3 year old was sitting here on my lap as I got on my computer and looked at me and told me I should get off the computer. I asked her why, what she wanted to do and her response was that she wanted to be with me. Just a sweet simple request. It is such a joy to be a parent especially at times like these when your child just wants some of your time. Now I think we're headin for a game of

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-50327449870492309182010-02-18T07:50:00.001+05:302010-02-18T07:53:34.270+05:30

Those that have or will do an international adoption (or domestic adoption for that matter), might find this video clip interesting to watch.

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-65479720889410308572010-02-17T18:38:00.003+05:302010-02-17T18:49:01.500+05:30

I want to become a 'Fit Person' to do foster care in India and I would like to know how to become one? Rule 35 of the JJ Act says this:35. Criteria for selection of families for foster care:(1) In case of the children covered under rule 34 of these rules, the following criteria shall apply for selection of families for foster care, namely:-(i) Foster parents should have stable emotional

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-22784403691413081632010-02-17T18:32:00.004+05:302010-02-17T18:48:03.700+05:30

How does the Indian foster care system work?SCENARIO:Child Welfare Committee (CWC) meeting is going on and a mother brings a 10 year old son with a complaint that she is unable to provide for the child and needing help. After the initial inquiry, CWC confirms that the lady is widow and and has two more children to care for and has no extended family help available. Requests the probation

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-84663140451457753042010-02-15T22:20:00.003+05:302010-02-15T22:28:15.455+05:30

I am an American citizen and a Hindu. I want to adopt a child from India under Hindu Adoption & Maintainance Act (HAMA). Is it possible?For any Inter-Country adoption from India, normally act that is used is called 'Guardianship and Wards Act' (GAWA). According to CARA, if you're a Hindu and even if you carry a foreign passport, you can also adopt under HAMA. Personally, if I have a choice, I

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-169283863139827152010-02-15T16:42:00.003+05:302010-02-15T17:03:15.271+05:30

Why does India prevent single men from adopting a girl child? Isn't it discriminatory?In JJ Act, sub-section 3 of 41 states this: In keeping with the provisions of the various guidelines for adoption issued from time to time, by the State Government, or Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), and notified by the Central Government, children may be may be given in adoption by a court after

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-91367579820410320042010-02-15T11:23:00.002+05:302010-02-15T11:26:31.656+05:30

If there are so many orphans in the country then why is there always a long queue for parents to adopt? in Delhi, i believe the queue is of 6 yrs. why cant there be a coordination between ACAs and agencies of different states to provide home for these children in any part of the country.the answer lies in the definitions of words "Orphan" and "Adoption" in the Juvenile & Justice Act. According

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-58273393105574724362010-02-14T09:42:00.002+05:302010-02-14T09:46:23.433+05:30

I read on the US department of state, inter-country adoption page that CARA usually asks adoptive parents to provide post-placement reports until the child turns 18. Our agency did not ask require this of us. Is this new?I really didnt know an anwswer to this question so I checked with CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority of the Government of India and they say that the foreign adoption

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-59930963060787557232010-02-14T09:20:00.003+05:302010-02-14T09:26:12.850+05:30

I am infertile and I am being told by my adoption agency that I need an infertility certificate to pursue adoption. Is this correct? Please help.If your adoption agency is asking you for an 'Infertility Certificate', then it is doing something beyond what is CARA requiring as 'Documents' from an adoption agency.You can follow this link to see the documents required by CARA from EFAA: http://

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-90454794820270156882010-02-12T15:33:00.004+05:302010-02-12T15:41:24.324+05:30

I would like to foster a child before adopting. I would like to know if it is allowed and what does the law say about it?Your motive to foster a child need to be understood. If your motive is to test the baby to see if he/ she fits your family and throw it away if he/ she doesn't fit, is unacceptable. Adoption agencies do give the children for pre-adoption foster care for the following reasons:

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-74418127903586390942010-02-11T09:11:00.001+05:302010-02-11T09:12:52.537+05:30

I found this fabulous Indian cooking website! It has many Indian recipes along with holiday cooking recipes. There are even stories along with the holiday recipes of how the celebrations started which is really helpful for those of us who have adopted out of country and want to learn the Indian traditions. Recipes are also given by regions of India and for those who like a quick meal, microwave

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-51746766226064319682010-02-09T21:39:00.006+05:302010-02-11T16:22:31.262+05:30

It was just before our independence day (August 15th) last year I heard from the three HOPE House girls that they wanted to join the Junior Red Cross (JRC) in their school (Read their story here in our last year's newsletter). After the staff consultation, we decided to get them the uniform that they need for it.We wanted to help them to understand what it means to give so we gave them a project

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-89347817717243592382010-02-03T21:50:00.001+05:302010-02-03T21:56:59.711+05:30

I just finished reading the book "Scared" by Tom Davis. It was very hard to read in places, but also had many victorious moments in it and in the end lives are changed. It opens your eyes in story form of how some orphans struggle so unfairly in life. This book takes you through the unbearable life an orphan child might have with the responsibilites placed on her and the life of a journalist

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-47441664463259358342010-02-02T22:25:00.003+05:302010-02-02T22:29:49.194+05:30

There are things in the adoption world that we do not like to talk about much, one is losing a referral. Just as it is heartbreaking going through a miscarriage, so is losing a referral. You make plans... for your future child and have dreams of what life will be like with them in your family, you’ve seen pictures/videos of them and fallen in love and then the unthinkable happens, for whatever

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-19128942229159704072010-02-02T17:39:00.005+05:302010-02-02T21:21:51.787+05:30

Here is a story that warms your heart where an adoptee met her biological mother after 27 years. They don't share a common language nor a geography anymore but everything else they do. That's all it matters.Don't miss reading the last sentence of this story.

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-15980818034570855602010-02-01T22:35:00.003+05:302010-02-01T22:41:37.079+05:30

You know your a Mommy/Daddy when...# you hear a child yell “Mom” or “Dad”, any child, and it makes you instantly turn and say “what?”# you open your purse in the store to pay for your item and have to dig through S.S. papers, snacks, and broken crayons to find the coin purse.# you go to the computer and start to type in the password to find that there is a wrong one already there made of waaaay

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-87709107222339578902010-02-01T21:59:00.003+05:302010-02-01T22:20:36.187+05:30

First day of any month at the HOPE House brings a different kind of excitement. We all wait for the announcement of “Child of the month”. This is an award HOPE House has constituted to promote an environment of learning through positive reinforcement for the children to learn good habits.First day of any month at the HOPE House brings a different kind of excitement. We all wait for the

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-11464559750871037422010-01-30T06:56:00.005+05:302010-01-30T07:07:51.446+05:30

If you are looking to adopt there is a show on CNN tonight (Friday, January 29th)that you may want to see.Founder of Lifetime and their CEO, Mardie Caldwell, is going to be appearing on CNN's Larry King Live Tonight! She will part of a panel which includes Richard Branson, Tionne Watkins of the musical group TLC(which is scheduled to appear) and Sean Penn, discussing the current situation in

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-67660182838499575372010-01-30T04:05:00.001+05:302010-01-30T04:09:35.474+05:30

My youngest is a few months shy of turning 4 years old. She just had her first official visit to the dentist. I couldn’t believe how well she did for them. When she was called back for her turn I went with her and she co-operated with the dental assistant. They showed her all the tools and demonstrated how each one worked. She leaned her head back on the little pillow and opened her mouth wide

Lyndanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-78837524320309120072010-01-26T07:42:00.003+05:302010-01-26T07:51:49.675+05:30

You've heard all kinds of solutions being floated to fix different kinds of problems in inter-country adoptions including 'Repatriation'. But one striking fact is that they are all being floated by the courts. As far as I understand it, courts can recommend, suggest and demand answers but not make rules. But now it appears that the Indian government is stepping in to take control of the

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-1359162114735635932010-01-25T23:05:00.002+05:302010-01-25T23:08:49.526+05:30

Today evening my girls wanted to go to the HOPE House because tomorrow is a holiday (India celebrates 60th Republic Day). As usual, my kids were chatting on the back seat of the car while I was concentrating on driving. Suddenly I heard a question from Lydia “Daddy, what is the best blessing that you had received so far in your life time”? Not knowing what to expect, I was little apprehensive to

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-88507819912393344202010-01-24T21:08:00.003+05:302010-01-24T21:22:28.266+05:30

It was 5:45 AM and I came out of the house to open my gate and something wiggled in the grass in my yard and knocked the day light out of me. When I leaned forward to see what it was, it was a crow. He was not able to fly.I waited for the day light and woke up my girls to tell them what I saw. Contrary to their routine, they jumped out of their beds to see what happened to the crow. Even

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-29948749167295432342010-01-20T16:28:00.003+05:302010-01-20T16:34:00.333+05:30

This video clip has nothing to do about India adoptions but to me any adoption is heart warming. After the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti, unprecedented arrangements were made (by hastening the process) by several governments to help the waiting children to get adopted. Click here to view the CNN video clip showing how these children came to the US to get adopted.

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-13123761701894272242010-01-19T06:50:00.006+05:302010-01-19T06:58:01.023+05:30

Here is another story of a set of surrogate twins. Will they be stateless or adopted? Read on... follow this link:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Adoption-only-way-out-for-surrogate-twins-Germany/articleshow/5474081.cms

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Remember the story "Bollywood single mom adopts a second child" that I posted last week? As encouraging as it is to read, it also has some far reaching positive effects on the future of adoptions. As you may know that in India adoptions were done under the personal laws based on one's faith. Hindu's were allowed to adopt under a law called "Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act" or HAMA which has

Ruby Nakka - Admin.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14768020800936119238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961090.post-11358331494637727792010-01-18T09:20:00.003+05:302010-01-18T09:52:08.808+05:30

On December 5th, 2006 I asked an adoptive mother with biological children if her grown adoptive child would ever adopt a child? She gently rebuked my question and said "it is an unfair question because my daughter has no biological connection of any kind in this world and she deserves one". I understood the gravity of that comment and never asked that question again to anyone but always looked

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Not many celebrities are out there in India to look up to as role models in terms of adoption except for one. But she is no ordinary celebrity. She is a well recognized bollywood actress but single, adoptive mother not just once but twice, and she has adopted both girls.I heard of a name 'Sushmitha Sen' in 1994 when she won the 'Miss Universe'. Since then she has become very successful in

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My six year old learnt a nice song at the school. She sat on my lap and sang the learnt song like this: Oh Daddy....My Daddy....I want to obey you.....I want to obey you from my heart. Well....being proud of her I asked her a simple question "Are you going to obey me from now on"?She promptly answered "Daddy, that's just a song".

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I had been waiting for January 9th, 2010 eagerly as that was the date set forth by the Bombay high court to hear about draft guidelines set for the disrupted inter-country adoptions. Now, it appears that the hearing had taken place and here is a newspaper article and I have mixture of feelings.My first feeling was that the disadvantaged child’s life was commoditized. It was reported earlier

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A surrogate mother wants to keep her twin babies. This case does not happen to involve any Indian babies, but surrogacy seems to be on the rise in India and...this is something that people should be aware of. Who should get to keep the babies? The surrogate mother or the Adoptive parents? Either way someone will be heartbroken, and how will the children feel about all this when they are grown? So

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