Orphanage

A couple months before our daughter HJ came home, we unexpectedly received a notice from the agency in Korea asking us to sign a Class B Medical Waiver. Essentially, it's a document that asks parents to acknowledge that yes, you know your child might have some developmental delays and you are still...

Concerns Specific To International And Transracial Adoption Depending on the nation the child is coming from, the age and disability, and the child's most recent living environment (orphanage, foster home, living on the streets, etc.), the needs of families adopting internationally will be...

My heart was pounding as I watched the doorway, waiting for my first glimpse of the child who would become my daughter. My husband, Brad, and I sat in a small office in an orphanage in Pune, India. We had seen pictures and videotape of the child we were to adopt, but we had not yet touched her, nor...

If you are approaching adoption for the first time, congratulations on taking the best first step possible: Learning as much as you can about adoption, both as a legal process and a lifelong family commitment. Children who need families range from newborns to teens. For whatever reason, they are...