Table for Five: 30 Days, 30 Posts: Adoption...Blogs, Websites & Podcasts

There are so many blogs out there, both for organizations and personal blogs. A quick Google search for “China adoption blog” offers over 4 million results.

I check in a few different personal blogs from time-to-time. And a few of my favorites are:

Ni Hao Y’All http://nihaoyall.com/

Jen Hatmaker http://jenhatmaker.com/blog (search for “adoption”)

Lysa TerKerst http://lysaterkeurst.com/ (search for “adoption”

Jill Savage http://www.jillsavage.org/ (click on “adoption”)

Adoptive Families magazine’s top 20 Blogs

http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=2160

Circle of Moms Top 25 Blogs

http://www.circleofmoms.com/top25/adoption

Websites

For Korea:

http://www.adoptkorea.com/

For China:

http://chinaadopttalk.com/

For African-American skin & hair care:

chocolatehairvanillacare.com: A website written by a white adoptive mom and it starts with the very basics (the blogger assumes the reader knows nothing about black skin and hair). Lots of how-tos, videos, product reviews, and especially hair style tips and tutorials.

http://www.beadsbraidsbeyond.blogspot.com: Another hair-styling site

http://www.amarobaby.blogspot.com/: Less of a how-to blog, this is written by a white mom of an AA little girl and includes thoughts surrounding transracial adoption in general and includes their hair style journey and ideas.

http://www.tightlycurly.com/technique/tipsforlittleones/: Tips for taking care of black baby hair

http://www.treasuredlocks.com/blhacafa.html: Basic Q&A about topics relevant to black hair care

http://www.pacwcbt.pitt.edu/Curriculum/937-2.%20African%20Hair%20and%20Skin%20Care/Workbook/curriculum%20workbook.pdf: A very basic workbook created by a social worker that covers hair and skin care for African-American and biracial children

http://www.browngirlshair.com/p/style-gallery.html: Photo gallery of some hairstyles for girls (mostly school-aged)

http://braidwithme.blogspot.com/: More braiding and styling ideas and tutorials

http://www.curlynikki.com/2012/10/kid-curls-healthy-hair-care-tips-for.html: African-American hair tips (which mostly features adult women, but has some tips relevant for children)

YouTube Channels: (Awesome for hair style tutorials)

Chocolate Hair, Vanilla Care

Girls Love Your Curls

Beads Braids Beyond

Retailers/Product brands:

twistbraidsnap.com: Beads, ballies, hair snaps, and other hair accessories

blendedbeauty.com: Great products for natural hair (products categorized by curl type)

Kinky Curly: Good products for natural hair (can find at Target or curlmart.com)

carolsdaughter.com: Products for natural hair (more expensive)

Shea Moisture: Natural hair products (can also get at Target or Walgreens)

beemineproducts.com: Natural hair products

Basic (& relatively cheap) hair/skin nourishing products:

Cocoa butter (for skin)

Shea butter

Coconut oil

Argan oil

Castor oil

Olive oil

(Thanks to Jessica P. for all of the African-American resources. What an amazing list!)

Don’t forget to search for Yahoo groups (I belong to [adoptionforamericansabroad]) and Facebook groups that might be able to offer support and information.

I am a bit of a Podcast junkie. I love, love listening to people discuss topics and offer different viewpoints. Because I don’t spend much alone time in the car any more, I don’t have as much time to listen. But, when I do, the adoption podcast I listen to is:

Creating a Family http://www.creatingafamily.org/radioshow.html

If anyone has other resources to add to my list, please send them to me!