superman was adopted

Presented byJamie Self, M.A.

Objectives

Define the role of orphans in society

Examine what “normal” looks like for children in orphaned situations like foster care and those awaiting adoption

Discuss practical ways to relate to children in orphaned situations

All Time Box Office Openings

Source: movies.yahoo.com 09/2007

Star Wars I

E.T.

Shrek 2

Star Wars IV

Titanic

Harry Potter

Charlotte’s Web

Anne of Green GablesChronicles of Narnia

Tom Sawyer

A Wrinkle in Time

Babe

Aladdin

Huck Finn

BambiOliver Twist

The Lion King

TarzanDumbo

Lilo & Stitch

The Jungle BookAlice in

Wonderland

The Wizard of OzPinocchio

Peter PanPollyana

Toy StoryFinding Nemo

Hanzel & Gretel

Goldilocks

Moses-Prince of EgyptMadelineLittle Orphan

Annie

Cider House Rules

ElfGreat ExpectationsLemony Snicket

Cinderella

LiteralFigurative

Legal

Definitions

“Death puts an end to fathers. Abandonment

puts an end to fatherhood.”

crime

DomesticViolence

Child Sex Abuse

Child Poverty

Teen Pregnancy

Orphan Categories

Biological Orphan

Social Orphan

Psychic/Emotional/Spiritual Orphan

Source: The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson

523,000 children in care

Source: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System via www.acf.hhs.govUS Census Bureau www.census.gov & Florida Kids Count Data

365,000 biological orphans

18.7 milLion in single family homes

18,230 biological orphans29,708 children in care

Source: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System via www.acf.hhs.govUS Census Bureau www.census.gov & www.dcf.state.fl.us/publications/& Florida Kids Count Data

964,000 in single family homes

711 biological orphans1,714 children in care

37,134 in single family homes

Source: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System via www.acf.hhs.govUS Census Bureau www.census.gov & Florida Kids Count Data

“The essential difference between biological paternity and fatherhood: the former helps to produce a child; the latter helps to produce an adult.”

David Blankenhorn

Goal: productive adults

Jamie Self, M.A.

Florida Baptist Children’s Homeswww.fbchomes.org

jself@fbchomes.org863-688-4981