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Carrie is the award-winning blogger behind Portrait of an Adoption and a regular writer for a variety of publications around the world.
In addition to being a regular contributor to US News & World Report, Carrie is a freelance journalist whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Brain, Child Magazine, Adoption.net, Psychology Today and more. She also writes her own blog called Portrait of an Adoption, which has followers in over 45 countries and is hosted by ChicagoNow, the online blogging community of the Chicago Tribune.
Read Carrie's viral article in the New York Times!
US News & World Report: “‘Does She Know Her Real Mom?’ The Complexities of Open Adoption”
Note from Carrie: I'm delighted to share my first piece for US News and World Report. "There is no road map for open adoptions. There is no decision tree to help you decide next steps. What there is, however, is an adoptee who did not ask to be born into a...
US News & World Report: “What to Do When Your Friends’ Kids Drop Your Child From Their Group”
Note from Carrie: I wrote this piece for US News & World Report about how very hard it is when your friends' kids drop your child from the group. Speaking not only as a professional but as a mom, this is tough stuff. "When our children are toddlers, we...
Adopting.com: Jazzy’s Quest: Adopted and Amazing! A Must-Have Adoption Book For Your Library
Note from Carrie: Have you read Jazzy's Quest: Adopted and Amazing? Jazzy is an awesome fourth-grade girl who needs to find out what makes her special in time for the community talent show. This early/mid grade chapter book is a must-have for your library!...
Psychology Today: Yom Kippur: When the Baby Was Not Inscribed in Book of Life
Note from Carrie: My piece on Yom Kippur and infant loss. "We did not attend services the following year, neither for Rosh Hashanah nor for Yom Kippur. Instead, we spent the holidays visiting a baby girl in Missouri who was in foster care. Life is for the...
Huffington Post: The Disturbing Reason Teens Are Playing ‘13 Reasons Why’ on Snapchat
Note from Carrie: "While we are busy composing emotionally intelligent lists of all the excellent questions to ask our kids, many of them are moving on, desensitized already to the horrors of Hannah’s life, reducing the series to something as trivial as a...
Adoption Network: Our Unexpected Family
Note from Carrie: This is my family's unique story. When the shock of all that transpired had passed, my husband and I chose life. We were a home that needed a baby. It was time to find a baby that needed a home. Fragile, hopeful, we started...
Huffington Post: Passover Question: Is God One of the Bad Guys?
Note from Carrie: HUFFPO is sharing my Passover piece on discussing big topics -- such as war and religion -- with curious little children."'Why do we have war, if people get hurt?” my little one asked.'"" It was the first night of Passover,...
Passover: Grief, Freedom, Harry Potter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Note from Carrie: Writing this piece for ChicagoNow allowed me to combine my love of literary references with my Jewish faith and issues of emotional intelligence. By Carrie Goldman, April 10, 2017 at 9:06 pmThe family was hanging out in the...
KidGuard: Top 10 Steps You Should Take to Respond to Cyberbullying
Note from Carrie: Check out this new piece for KidGuard! Cyberbullying is an issue that affects us all: grown men and women, teenagers, tweens, and even children. It can eat up a shocking number of mental and physical hours each day, especially...
Huffington Post: How ‘The Jungle Book’ Movie Can Spark Empathetic Discussions in Adoptive Families
Note from Carrie: Thoughts on The Jungle Book, especially for adoptive and foster families. "Mowgli’s struggle provides an excellent story analogy for adoptees that feel pressured to be exactly like their adoptive families. Adoptive parents can use...
Huffington Post: Epic Behind-the-Scenes Story: A Young Bullied Girl’s Visit to Star Wars the Force Awakens Set
Note from Carrie: HUFFPOST has my piece about our behind-the-scenes visit to #TheForceAwakens set in London. NO SPOILERS. "As we chatted, the crew handed us mud-coverings to pull over our shoes. Although the sun was shining, it had been raining on the...
Huffington Post: Family Cell Phone Contract and Technology Use Policy
Note from Carrie: I've created a printable template for a cell phone/technology use contract for kids. It incorporates my expertise in the areas of digital citizenship and cyberbullying. Feel free to download it and use it for your own families!...