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Catch the Olympic Spirit

Let the games begin! In just a few hours London will try to impress the world when it hosts the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. From now through August 12th more than 10,500 athletes from 204 nations will compete in 26 sports, including swimming, diving, gymnastics, wrestling, track and field, boxing and tennis. Two weeks later, the Paralympic Games will turn the spotlight on 4,200 athletes with disabilities. To get your family into the spirit of the 2012 London Games, especially young children, who will likely be inspired by the pomp, circumstance and amazing athleticism, take some time … Continue reading →

Special Olympics Summer Games

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The Special Olympics Summer Games will be taking place in June of 2011. It is a wonderful opportunity for children, (and adults), with intellectual or physical disabilities to participate, compete, and have fun in an environment filled with people who understand and support them. Your child could be an athlete. In order to be an athlete in Special Olympics, a person must be at least eight years old. There isn’t an upward age limit, which means that the Special Olympics is open to both children and adults. In order to be eligible, athletes must have a cognitive delay, an intellectual … Continue reading →

So You Think the Olympics Ended in August? Think Again!

Why would I be writing about another Olympic role model with adoption ties a month after the Olympic Games ended? Well, in reality the Games ended just this past week. From September 6-13, the Paralympic Games took place in Beijing. The world’s second-largest sporting event–elite competitions for athletes with physical or visual disabilities–draws the best disabled athletes from all over the world. The “para” in Paralympics is for “parallel”, on a par with, rather than paraplegic as some people assume. The Paralympic Games are held in the same year and at the same location as the Olympic Games. Cities and … Continue reading →

Hector “Macho” Camacho Dies

It’s not normally a sport girls like to watch a lot, but over the years, I’ve enjoying watching boxing from time to time and kept up with the bigger names in the sport. That’s why last Tuesday, when I learned Hector “Macho” Camacho was shot in the head in Puerto Rico, I was saddened. I remember watching Camacho, a Puerto Rican native, in the ring with his long, flashy trunks. His ring entrances were equally as flashy. Once, he came in dresses as a Roman warrior, including armor, once, he had a black mask on with a trunk that looked … Continue reading →

What Would You Do …

Do you remember that old ad campaign, “What would you do for a Klondike bar?” The commercials showed people demonstrating what strange lengths they would go to in order to get a chocolate-covered ice cream treat. The jingle was catchy, but to be honest, I didn’t think the bar itself was all that superior. But the song got me thinking. What would we do to attain the things we want most in our lives? I think it’s safe to say that we all want happy, healthy children, a safe environment for them, the ability to feed and clothe them, and … Continue reading →

Book Review: After the Morning Calm

After the Morning Calm is another anthology of works by Korean adoptees. It is edited by Nancy Fox, adoptive mother, founder of the adoption agency Americans for Internation al Aid and Adoption and past president of the Joint Council on International Children’s Services; and by Sook Wilkinson, PhD, a Korean-American psychotherapist who has worked with adopted Korean children. She is the author of Birth is More than Once: The Inner World of Adopted Korean Children, which you can read my review of here. The editors acknowledge their debit to Voices from Another Place (see yesterday’s blog for a review), which … Continue reading →