Adopting
Features
- Spirituality in Adoption
- Successful Parenting Traits
- The Adjustment Period with a Dog (Similar to Adopting an Older Child)
- Things Everyone Told Me
- Things No One Told Me
- Two Stories - Plus One
- What to Expect When You Adopt an Older Child
- What You Want and Don't Want to Hear from Adoption Agencies
- Who and What to Tell
Acquiring English
When parents adopt older children internationally, one of their concerns is about communicating with their new child, and about their child learning English. All children are different. ... [more]
Adopted Kids I Know
Intellectually, we know that kids come in all "flavors," including varying abilities, disorders, strengths, issues, etc. However, it's good to be reminded of the specifics of that... [more]
Advantages of Older Child Adoption
To think that when we adopt, we have choices: International adoption or domestic. Agency or private adoption. Boy or girl. Newborn or older child. Parents of biological childre... [more]
Dear Adoption Agencies
Dear Adoption Agencies, Thank you for helping us to find our children! We're so happy they're in our lives. As responsible consumers, a group of us decided to share our though... [more]
Does "Older Child" mean "Special Needs"?
It’s an issue that most adoptive parents must think about in their family-building process -- the older a child is at adoption, the more development has naturally occurred and with th... [more]
Grief and Loss in Adopted Children
As adoptive parents, our children's adjustment and confidence in their world depends upon our ability to identify their grief, assist them through their grief issues, and help them grow fro... [more]
In For the Long Haul
Some parents knowingly adopt special needs children. These children have biological and emotional issues that may stay with them for life. These parents may feel "called" to adopt... [more]
My Musings
Becoming an adoptive parent encourages thoughts about issues that never previously entered my awareness. Becoming an adoptive parent of a challenging child presents learning opportunities ... [more]
Older Child Adoption: Becoming a Family (Russia)
The process went quickly. Called my local agency in May, left for Russia in November. Of course it had taken me six years to move from "I like kids…" to, "Me a mother. ... [more]
Spirituality in Adoption
Did you pray for a child? Did your child come to you in a dream? Did you feel a sense of total peace once you decided to adopt your child? Did you and your spouse feel "called" to... [more]
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