International Adoption Forums

March 10, 2010, 7:50 am

We received a referral yesterday for a little boy 6 1/2 months with medical issues from Murmansk. We are consulting with several IA doctors before we decide to travel!

March 10, 2010, 7:49 am

I am finally getting around to completing this final step and could use a little help from those of you in MO. We brought our son home on an IR3 visa while living in MO, but then were unexpectedly transferred out of state for a job oppotunity before completing the recognition of adoption. We are...

March 10, 2010, 7:25 am

I've started investigating the adoption tax credit and its expiration date. I saw the Tax Credit discussion thread that took place on this forum back in February. A couple folks (dpline and Diana S) think that the credit will not be extended?? According to GovTrack.us, the Adoption Tax Relief...

March 10, 2010, 4:53 am

Hope this message goes through. T&W thread will be uploaded soon, I hope.

March 9, 2010, 7:16 pm

This month's Adoptive Families magazine has a pretty comprehensive article about the 9 active IA countries, their policies, fees, and wait/travel information.

March 9, 2010, 3:17 pm

tiggerville, Congratulations! We are just a little ahead of you in the process and are using St. Mary's as well. Good luck on the rest of your journey!

March 9, 2010, 1:50 pm

CAPD is usually dx-ed by neuro pyschologist and then treated by a Speech and Language Therapist. Not just a general speech therapist - there is a difference and you want one with experience in CAPD. Our school did not recognize this dx until we had the eval done privately. We pay for this...

March 9, 2010, 1:40 pm

Thank you Devora, well said. I'd like to add that I recently started a book...Parenting your internationally adopted child by Patty Cogen. It opened my eyes on the "lifebook." I had completely written it from my perspective rather than "the big change" for DD. I still like...

March 9, 2010, 1:35 pm

stephjoel99, I see your point and we did the same. But clearly it has been causing some confusion for our dd as she tries to process it all. For our child being FROM somewhere translates into GOING back. If she is the only one from somewhere then she sees it as she is leaving the family. So to...

March 9, 2010, 12:45 pm

Ah yes - when DS looks at me and says 'do you know what I want?' Me: What's that? DS: 'A hug and a kiss' ... sweeeet.

March 9, 2010, 9:30 am

pwn--I went back and re-read your first post, my mistake, I thought he was 7 and only home 15 months, not home at 15 months (duh) ) Having done this and having a great deal of info, there is no reason in the world to dump it all on them at once. Most professionals will tell you (and it seems...

March 9, 2010, 7:13 am

I would just say be prepared for the unexpected too!! Our first visit was bittersweet but things happened that we were not prepared for. Her father was suppose to be deceased and was alive and well but not a very nice man!! While the birth mother and siblings were SO excited to see her the father...

March 9, 2010, 5:29 am

thanks for the responses. Right now, I know the mother has complete custody of the child. The biological father only has visitation rights, pays no child support and has made no effort to see his daughter in the past year. So basically, he is not in her life at all right now. I will dig a...

March 8, 2010, 10:11 pm

i know that i'm in the minority but i personally don't think kids need junk, even if it is the norm, and even if other kids are eating it. we give our son snacks that are whole foods only. cut raw or cooked veggies, whole grain toast with peanut butter, whole grain crackers, fruit, rolled up...

March 8, 2010, 9:19 pm

Think I found my dd's birthmom on fb, too.