There's an American TV show I watched a lot of during my last trip to the US, called "Adoption Stories." It airs on Discovery Health. The format of the show is the same each week. The TV crew follow a couple as they go through their adoption journey, from the search until the moment they are holding their child in their arms.

It's a very sensitively done documentary, and I've often thought how wonderful it is that there is a show that educates viewers about the adoption process. I imagine that there must be some people who finalized their decision to adopt a child because of the show.

Here in the Philippines, we seem to be less educated about adoption. I'm glad, then, that Smart Parenting recently published a preliminary article on adoption on its website. It's very brief, and it will probably leave the reader with a lot of unanswered questions, but I hope it sparks more interest in the topic. I look forward to seeing more articles about adoption on local websites and in local magazines.

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