Children's Hope International's Blogging Guidelines

Disobeying the adoption laws of any country can not only hinder an individual family from adopting, but can also hinder another family seeking to adopt after you; it can hinder that adoption agency's work in that country, and ultimately it can hinder adoptions in that country.

To aid you in communication with families, friends, fellow Children’s Hope families and those interested in international adoption, we have posted the current guidelines for communicating via blogs, and other potentially public forms of communication, for each country.

China Blogging Guidelines
Colombia Blogging Guidelines
Ethiopia Blogging Guidelines
Russia/Kazakhstan Blogging Guidelines
Vietnam Blogging Guidelines

Children’s Hope families and those considering international adoption love reading public journals of families currently in process and experiencing parenting their children once home.

Find the full list of public Children's Hope family blogs on our official blog site, Children's Hope International News Blog. Join in the fun! (E-mail me to be added!)

E-mail Jennifer at Jennifer.Newcomb@ChildrensHope.net to share your favorite blog Add-Ons or ask your blogging questions.

How Do I Begin? Blogging Your International Adoption

As you begin blogging your experiences with international adoption your first question is always going to be, "Where do I begin??"

You begin by choosing a blogging platform. A blogging platform is simply the web site where you may host and publish your journal entries, your photos, your favorite web links and more. There are many options out there. As with any decision, you'll want to choose what is best for you and your family. Platforms vary in price, community, ease of use, privacy, and feature-availability. Do some research before you begin.

To aid you, a few of Children's Hope International family bloggers have chipped in on why they chose their platform. In addition, some details are shared in the links below. If you have started a blog and want to add your thoughts on this site, comment away!

* AdoptionWebSites
* Babyjellybeans
* Blogger
* Journey to Me
* TypePad
* WordPress
* Not yet reviewed: LiveJournal, YouBelong

Our best resource is each other. Check out other family blogs by visiting Children's Hope News Blog with a full list of public family blogs, utilizing all of the below blog platforms. Find them on the CHI Blogroll along the right sidebar. Thank you for visiting.

Additional Resource: ProBlogger.net's "Choosing a Blog Platform"

E-mail Jennifer at Jennifer.Newcomb@ChildrensHope.net to share your favorite blog Add-Ons or ask your blogging questions.