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Adopting from the Dominican Republic

03 May 2023 | Rebecca Blessing

Older Child Adoption, Birth Families, Family Adoption Stories, How To Adopt, Adoptee Articles, Adoption and School, Bonding & Attachment, Waiting Children, Adoption Process, Adoption Advocacy, Travel and Birthcountry Tours, Adoption Education and Training, Education, Boys, Family and Community Support

Q&A with the Harrison Family: Big rewards of a long in-country stay  A few weeks ago, we met the Tejada-Acosta Family, who lived in the Domi...

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A Safe Place to Land

07 Nov 2022 | Madison Adoption Associates

Older Child Adoption, Sibling Adoption, Waiting Children, Boys

I attended my nephew’s high school graduation last week.  He’ll be 18 in a few weeks, and of course, he has life all figured out.&nbs...

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Boys Rock that Extra Chromosome Too!

16 Mar 2021 | Jennifer Doane _ Wide Horizons For Children

Down Syndrome   China, Colombia, Philippines   Special Needs Adoption, Waiting Children, Adoption Advocacy, Boys

My career before International Adoption was in disability services.  Through that work, I came to know many children and adults who had Down synd...

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Benjamin's Turn

19 Oct 2018 | Daniel Hespen

Cerebral Palsy, 9 Years Plus   China   Older Child Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Waiting Children, Adoption Advocacy, Boys, Ways to Help

Benjamin’s Turn Three and a half years ago, Holt learned about seven children who needed families from a small but exceptional orphanage in Chin...

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Chaos and Cuddles: Open Your Heart to a Boy

26 Feb 2018 | Kim Bernstein, MSW, LICSW

Boys

Families considering international adoption are often surprised to learn that there are many more boys in need of homes. This holds true eve...

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Boy, oh boy…Our Family’s China Adoption Story

12 Feb 2018 | Bev Petterson

China   Family Adoption Stories, Boys

I grew up in a family where my mother was one of 6 girls – and I’m one of 5 girls – so naturally, when our biological child was born...

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Boys Boys, Wonderful Boys! These Older Boys Need Families

23 Oct 2017 | Daniel Hespen

China   Older Child Adoption, Boys

Amy Castle, Holt’s administrative social worker for the China program, recently visited a new orphanage partner for Holt in China. Very few chil...

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Theo Needs a Family

29 Jun 2017 | Amy Castle

Cerebral Palsy   China   Adoption Advocacy, Boys, Hope Gallery

Rainbowkids would love for you to meet our latest Hope Gallery child waiting for his forever family to discover him! Our Hope Gallery features the wor...

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5110 Days til Aged Out

13 Jun 2017 | Lauren Taylor- Lifeline Children's Services

China   Older Child Adoption, Adoption Advocacy, Boys

5110 days. That is the number of days each child is eligible for international adoption in China. At age 14 they age out of the system. In the United ...

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Why We Didn't Choose to Adopt Girls

02 Jun 2017 | Diane, Holt Family

Family Adoption Stories, Boys

A basketball hoop clangs and a ball thumps outside, accompanied by shrieks of excitement. Loud, off-key singing and giggles echo down the hall. The sc...

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    2. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's)
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    5. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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    7. Motor Delays
    8. Premature Birth
    9. Psychomotor Development Retardation (PDR)
    10. Speech Delay
  6. Digestive System Conditions
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  7. Hearing
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    3. Epilepsy
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