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Africa Adoption
China Adoption
Ethiopia Adoption
Guatemala Adoption
Haiti Adoption
Hoping to Adopt
International Adoption
Kazakhstan Adoption
Korea Adoption
Older Child Adoption
Parenting Children with Special Needs
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Russia Adoption
Transracial Adoption
Ukraine Adoption
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Entering the U.S. With Your Adopted Child
Your child‘s immigrant visa is a very valuable document – it’s her key to getting into the United States. Once you receive your child’s visa, be sure to keep it in a... [more]
Transition Period
by Rita Taddonio, CSW, Director of SPARK (Child Development Program) at Spence-Chapin If you are preparing to bring your child home, or have recently arrived home with your child, there ... [more]
Medical Examination After Arrival
The varied geographic origins of internationally adopted infants and children, their unknown backgrounds before adoption (including parental history and living circumstances), and the inade... [more]
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