Recent Adoption Blog | Adoption Process PostsThe International Adoption Wait - Preparing Your Homeby Shoshanna Grey28 Mar 2006 09:18 PMOne of the ways to spend all of that waiting time is by getting ready for your child. There are so many things that need to be done and if you take the time to enjoy them, they will also help to fill up those months until your child comes home. Steps in International Adoption - Part 3by Shoshanna Grey25 Mar 2006 05:38 PMYour last group of steps! In-Country Process Now comes more waiting - at least for you. Your agency and their staff in your country will be working hard to complete the legal process required to bring your child home. Steps in International Adoption - Part 2by Shoshanna Grey25 Mar 2006 05:35 PMPicking up where the last entry left off . . . Agency or Facilitator Now is when you really need to have an agency or facilitator. Steps in International Adoption - Part 1by Shoshanna Grey25 Mar 2006 05:33 PMWhen you take the plunge and decide that you want to adopt, it can be pretty overwhelming to know where to go first. You probably have already talked to a few people who have adopted in the past and you may have made calls to a few agencies, and that is a good start. Adoption Transitions #5 When Travel is Required.by Anna Glendenning09 Feb 2006 04:42 PMTraveling with a newly placed adoptive child who has never been away from his or her neighborhood, or been outside of the orphanage--let alone the state or country--is stressful for any child or person. Adoption Transitions #4 Planning For Transition.by Anna Glendenning09 Feb 2006 01:59 PMWhenever possible, plan an easy and gradual transition for your baby or child. Moving slow during the transition from one life and becoming part of a new family helps children resolve grief. A slow and systematic transition allows for transference of attachment with the adoptive parents. Adoption Transitions #3 Starting Your Child's Lifebookby Anna Glendenning09 Feb 2006 07:56 AMMothers often spend hours creating baby books or scrapbooks for our children. A Lifebook is a special kind of baby--scrap book for adopted children. Adoption Transitions #2 All About the Baby or Child.by Anna Glendenning08 Feb 2006 04:35 PMQuestions, questions, and more questions. Adoptive parents need to focus during the transition process and get all the information they possibly can. It doesn't matter how old your baby or child is when you become the parent, there are some basic things you want to know. Adoption Transitions #1: Adoptive Parents Waitby Anna Glendenning08 Feb 2006 01:56 PMFrom the moment a waiting adoptive family is matched with a potential birthmother, child in foster care, or internationally the transition begins. Getting Ready For Your Child's Arrivalby Anna Glendenning08 Feb 2006 07:55 AMThe match has been made and you have received the great news that you will soon become adoptive parents. Anticipating the arrival and addition of your new family member is exciting. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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