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To Her Future Parents With Love

AGEING OUT, 9 Years Plus   Thailand   Older Child Adoption, Adoption Advocacy

This letter was written by the parents of Maleah’s best friend from the orphanage, who so adore Maleah, and who know what a gift she will be to ...

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Adopting an Older Child

Older Child Adoption, Adoption Advocacy, Adoption Education and Training

Every child has specific emotional and physical needs. It is important to understand that an older child will enter your home with additional needs ba...

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Adopting from the Dominican Republic

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

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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It is possible to adopt internationally during the pandemic!

9 Years Plus   Bulgaria, Honduras, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, Romania   Older Child Adoption, Sibling Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, How To Adopt, Adoption News, Waiting Children, Adoption Process, Single Parent Adoption, Adoption Advocacy, Travel and Birthcountry Tours, The Teen Years, Child Welfare Advocacy

Many of us have given up so much throughout the course of the pandemic. For some, it’s the idea of parenting a child or adding another child to ...

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Preparing adoptees for returning to school this fall

Older Child Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Adoption News, Adoption and School, Adoption Education and Training, Social Skills, Post-Adoption, The Teen Years, Transitions, Education

Returning to school in any year can be challenging, especially for adoptees. Returning to school after a pandemic and varied levels of remote and in-p...

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Who are the Children Waiting for Adoption in the Philippines

Philippines   Older Child Adoption, Sibling Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, How To Adopt, Adoption Process, Adoption Advocacy

"The Philippines does not allow photos of waiting children to be posted on child advocacy sites to protect the privacy of the children.  While th...

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

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

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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Adopting Our Daughter from the Country of Georgia

Deaf   Georgia   Older Child Adoption

For many years, I dreamed of adopting. Four biological kids and a few international moves over a spread of 6 years made it seem daunting, if not impos...

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