Thank God I Was Adopted: Cause DNA is No Joke! by Pekitta Tynes, Janice Young

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Abandoned in a shot house and left without a birth certificate, I have lived my life UNKNOWN. Adopted into a wonderful family, I still desired to know what happened to my biological family. I searched for 35 years even when I had no idea who they were or who I was. Finally, through DNA testing, I found my biological father, mother and a host of other relatives. Through faith and a strong belief in a much higher power than myself, I thank God I was adopted!

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Social Media’s Effects on Child Adoption: E-Book

Adoption STAR has previously published individual chapters of its E-Book “Adoption and Social Media: The Effects of Social Media and the Internet on Child Adoption” on this blog, and you can now download the full E-Book as a PDF, by clicking here. Source: Michele Fried

This E-Book focuses on:

• Using Social Media to perform an adoption search
• Using Social Media in an open adoption relationship 
• Keeping your children safe online.
• How to adjust privacy settings on different social media websites

"Over the last few years social media’s impact on the adoption journey has grown substantially and it is important to be educated and prepared on the best ways to handle certain situations as a birth parent, adoptive parent or adoptee. No matter the circumstance, what’s important is that you maintain open and honest communications with your loved ones as well as an adoption counselor when beginning an adoption search online. This E-Book is a great beginning for your social media and adoption education." -Michele Fried