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Preparing adoptees for returning to school this fall

10 Aug 2021 | Rebecca Blessing and Debby Fields

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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“Bear With You”: Learning About Trust-Based, Relational Parenting

15 Feb 2019 | Greg Eubanks, WACAP's CEO

Bonding & Attachment, Transitions, Foster Care

On his personal blog about adoption, fatherhood, and lessons learned, WACAP CEO Greg Eubanks shares about the relationship he and his youngest so...

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When Families Say “Help, I Need Somebody”

11 Feb 2019 | Greg Eubanks, WACAP's CEO

Bonding & Attachment, Post-Adoption, Transitions, Ways to Help

On his personal blog about adoption, fatherhood, and lessons learned, WACAP CEO Greg Eubanks shares about the relationship he and his youngest so...

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Beyond “Naughty or Nice”: What Our Children’s Unwanted Behavior Can Teach Us

15 Dec 2018 | Zoila Lopez, Clinical Director and Missy Harrel, Communications Editor

Adoption Education and Training, Post-Adoption, Transitions, Education, Family and Community Support, Foster Care

“Naughty or nice?” We hear these words a lot during the holidays, especially surrounding December traditions that pivot around children&rs...

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Five Tips for Grandparents Welcoming Home Foster and Adoptive Grandkids

04 Dec 2018 | Missy Harrel, Communications Editor Et al.

Bonding & Attachment, Adoption Process, Pre-Adoption, Adoption Education and Training, Transitions, Foster Care

Welcoming Your Grandchildren Through Foster Care and Adoption (Plus Five Tips) “Grandparents have a really special role,” says WACAP&rsquo...

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Naming Our Children: What I Know Now

03 Oct 2018 | Greg Eubanks, WACAP's CEO

9 Years Plus   Family Adoption Stories, Bonding & Attachment, Transitions

What’s in a name? Wouldn’t a rose, by any other name, smell as sweet? Of course it would. On the other hand, if names were so disposable, ...

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Fathers, Sons, and the War at Home

27 Aug 2018 | Greg Eubanks, WACAP’s CEO

Family Adoption Stories, Bonding & Attachment, The Teen Years, Transitions

On his personal blog about adoption, fatherhood, and lessons learned, WACAP CEO Greg Eubanks shares about the relationship he and his youngest so...

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Transitions: Why are they hard, and what can we do?

09 Apr 2018 | Zoila Lopez, Clinical Director at WACAP

Bonding & Attachment, Post-Adoption, Transitions

Transitions: Why are they hard, and what can we do? Our children who came to us through adoption have often lived in a world in which uncertainty is t...

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Traveling with Children: What Was I Thinking?

17 Nov 2017 | Karlene Edgemon

Post-Adoption, Transitions

Ahh…the dreams of a big happy family riding blissfully over hill and dale in the packed-to-the-brim SUV, with each child melodically singing Di...

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How to Build Loving Bonds Beginning on Day One

06 Nov 2017 | Megan Herriott

China   Bonding & Attachment, Adoption Education and Training, Transitions

On the morning she first met her daughter in China, Liz Larson could feel the weight of both the joy she would feel as well as the potential fear...

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    • Armenia
    • Bulgaria
    • Georgia
    • Hungary
    • Kazakhstan
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Macedonia
    • Moldova
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Serbia
  2. Asia
    • Azerbaijan
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Japan
    • Korea South
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Marshall Islands
    • Philippines
    • Taiwan
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
  3. Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Colombia
    • Costa Rica
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    • Ecuador
    • El Salvador
    • Guyana
    • Honduras
    • Mexico
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • Peru
  4. Africa
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Liberia
    • Morocco
    • South Africa
    • Uganda
  5. Caribbean Islands
    • Haiti
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)
  6. Unspecified
    • Samoa
  7. USA
    • USA

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Special Needs

  1. Blood Conditions
    1. Blood Disorder
    2. Hemophilia
    3. Hepatitis B Positive
    4. Hepatitis C
    5. HIV Positive
    6. Lead Exposure
    7. Lymphedema
    8. Sickle Cell Anemia
    9. Thalassemia
  2. Chromosome Disorders
    1. Cystic Fibrosis
    2. Down Syndrome
    3. Genetic Syndrome
    4. PKU
    5. Teratoma
    6. Turner Syndrome
  3. Congenital Heart Defects
    1. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
    2. Heart Defect
    3. Tetralogy of Fallot
  4. Craniofacial Conditions
    1. Apert Syndrome
    2. Cleft lip or palate
    3. Hemifacial Microsomia
  5. Developmental Needs
    1. Apraxia of Speech and Muteness
    2. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's)
    3. Cognitive Delays
    4. Failure to Thrive
    5. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    6. Growth Delay
    7. Motor Delays
    8. Premature Birth
    9. Psychomotor Development Retardation (PDR)
    10. Speech Delay
  6. Digestive System Conditions
    1. Hernia
    2. Megacolon
  7. Hearing
    1. Deaf
    2. Hearing Impairment
    3. Microtia and Atresia
  8. Neurological Conditions
    1. Cerebral Palsy
    2. Dyskinesia
    3. Epilepsy
    4. Hydrocephalus
    5. Microcephaly
    6. Seizure Disorder/ Epilepsy
  9. Orthopedic Conditions
    1. Amniotic Band Syndrome / Missing Limbs
    2. Arthrogryposis
    3. Brachial Plexus Injury
    4. Club foot
    5. Digit Difference
    6. Dwarfism
    7. Flexion Deformity
    8. Funnel Chest / Pigeon Breast
    9. Limb Differences
    10. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    11. Radial Club
    12. Rickets
    13. Scoliosis
    14. Spina Bifida
    15. Torticollis
    16. Wheelchair Dependent
    17. Wheelchair Dependent
  10. Other Considerations
    1. 9 Years Plus
    2. AGEING OUT
    3. Attachment Issues
    4. Second Placement
    5. Trauma
  11. Skin Conditions
    1. Albinism
    2. Burns
    3. Congenital Blue Nevus
    4. Congenital Nevi
    5. Eczema
    6. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
    7. Hemangioma
    8. Ichthyosis
    9. Port Wine Stains
  12. Urogenital Conditions
    1. Ambiguous Genitalia
    2. Anal Atresia / Imperforate Anus
    3. Hypospadias
    4. Incontinence
    5. Kidney Issues
  13. Vision
    1. Blind
    2. Cataracts
    3. Lazy Eye / Amyblyopia
    4. Missing Eye
    5. Nystagmus
    6. Ptosis
    7. Strabismus
    8. Visual Impairment

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