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...What irked me about Gibbs' article on death was the lack of reference to God and an afterlife. It's a lot harder to confront death and celebrate our "Deathday" if we choose to ignore God. David Scallon, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND...
...Well, it's a combination of our nutrition and our lack of exercise, which is almost a toxic lifestyle...
...That lack of support for transracial adoptive parents doesn't help their children, the study suggests, calling on governmental social service agencies to work with minority- and faith-based organizations, and to provide adoptive families with follow-up support specifically tailored to their situation. "We don't know [exactly] what families will experience once they've adopted a child," says Toni Oliver, a representative for the National Association of Black Social Workers and founder of Roots, an adoption agency in Atlanta. "But there's no way at this point for the family to even come back to the agency...
...black infant who had been abandoned on San Francisco's Mission Street. For more than a year, the Mandels were never contacted by county social workers. But when they tried to adopt Robyn at age 14 months, the county sought to remove the child from their care, citing the lack of a racial match. The Mandels obtained a restraining order, then in May 1994 won the right to adopt. Mandel has little patience for those who worry about the child's sense of identity. "Every parent has to address that," Mandel argues, "regardless of race...
...Withdrawal, lack of motivation, apathy - are these other manifestations of teenage anger? Yes. There's no doubt about that. Parents can get abused one moment, then the next the adolescent withdraws and doesn't want to talk...