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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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How to Choose an International Adoption Doctor

19 Nov 2020 | Viviane Martini

Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Korea South   Pre-Adoption, Adoption Education and Training, Post-Adoption, Education

International adoption (IA) medical specialists and in some cases their clinics can offer families valuable information and support as they decide whe...

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Is Three a Crowd? What It’s Like to Adopt Three Siblings

01 Sep 2020 | Lindsey Gilbert, Madison Adoption Associates,

Colombia   Older Child Adoption, Sibling Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Post-Adoption

When we talk to families about the children who typically wait for adoptive families, there are some common themes: usually children with medical or ...

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Now We Are Six - Adoption

10 Aug 2020 | Lindsey Gilbert, Madison Adoption Associates

China, Colombia   Older Child Adoption, Waiting Children, Adoption Advocacy

Last night, my daughter fell asleep on my chest. Maybe not all that notable, except that she’s not a baby, she’s six years old. She still...

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Host a Child in Colombia this Spring!

16 Feb 2020 | Madison Adoption Associates

Colombia   Hosting a Child

Join us on the Adventure of Lifetime! Yours AND a Child in Need!   Trip planning. Just reading that phrase may stir up a vari...

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Building Our Family Through Colombian Heritage Adoption

16 Sep 2019 | Spence-Chapin International Team

Colombia   Sibling Adoption, Adoption Process

My wife and I decided to adopt in 2011. After weighing many options, including domestic adoption, we found the Colombian Heritage program at Spence-Ch...

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From Adoption Professional to Adoptive Mom

19 Mar 2019 | Madison Adoption Associates

Colombia   Older Child Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Hosting a Child

Misty Lucas, MAA’s Illinois Executive Director and Colombia Program Director, graciously shares with us her journey from adoption professional, ...

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Hosting Led Us to Adopting from Colombia

06 Mar 2019 | Clarissa & Alan Murray - MAA Family

Colombia   Older Child Adoption, Hosting a Child

His room is emptier now. The baseball glove and Phillies ball cap are gone. Toy racecars that once “vrrroommmed” through the house are now...

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Why Host?

08 Jan 2019 | Madison Adoption Associates

9 Years Plus   Colombia   Hosting a Child

You’ve seen their pictures.  You’ve heard some of their stories.  You’ve read our pleas asking you to step out of your com...

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Two Adoptees' Stories: Two Perspectives on Growing Up Adopted

28 Jul 2017 | Katie and Jacob

Colombia, Russia   Adoptee Articles

Meet Katie My name is Katelyn, and my family and friends call me Katie. I am a junior in high school in North Carolina, where I am at the top of my cl...

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    4. Failure to Thrive
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    7. Motor Delays
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