Can you answer Stacey’s question about Adoption?:

I was wondering for those that have adopted from Russia and/or Kazakhstan more recently can answer some of my questions below.

1. How many trips did you have to make? and how long were each?
2. Did both parents have to be there for the one or both trips the entire time?
3. Did you feel the process was organized? or does that just depend on your agency that you work with?
4. Did you feel comfortable in the regions you were staying during all your trips?
5. Did any of your children have any serious medical problems that were found out after you returned home?
6. Do you know if you can adopt siblings or just more than one child at once? or do they need to be separate adoptions?
7. Post Placement – I see there are reports that are needed for the first three years… but is it true a report is needed every year until the child is 18? can you do those reports each or does a social worker need to?

Adopting From Kazakhstan

Can you answer Dasha P’s question about Adoption?:

I was adopted from russia ten years ago n I still have siblings back there. I want to find them but have no way of knowing wer to strat. does anyone kno of any ways? please help me lil bit…

Family Adoption Services

Can you answer shannobananno’s question about Adoption?:

DH and I have been considering adopting from Russia for quite some time. I understand that in some provinces it is possible to adopt two children at once. We are interested in adopting one infant and one toddler–ideally one girl and one boy. It would be great if they are siblings but unrelated would be great too. How long do you think we would wait for such a referral?

For those of you who have done this, how long did it take you in total from beginning of homestudy until the time you brought your babies home?

Is it becoming harder in Russia for such a placement? It seems that its becoming more difficult to adopt as more and more people decide to adopt. Is this a feasible pursuit? Thanks so much!!
Thanks for the advice but there is no demand for foster parents in my wealthy community.
Again, I appreciate the advice but you are wrong. Foster care is done by the county. You cannot foster children outside of your county so this is NOT an option. Get off your soapbox.

Families Adoption Agency

The process of adoption is completed and you want to announce to your family members about it. Which is the best way to do it? To know this, we first need to know what an adoption announcement is. This is like announcing the birth of a child, the only difference is that, in this announcement, the child is welcomed into the family instead of welcoming its birth.

Several types of adoption announcements are available. Some develop announcements of their own. This is because it is considered easier to announce rather than finding an adoption announcement for bigger children. Many people even purchase these announcements that have pictures on them and bow or ribbons, and in some cases contain both. These adoption announcements also come in several languages. These also include the child’s name, date of birth, child’s birth place, the day the parents and child met and also the date on which the adoption as finalized. Generally they also contain the names of the adoptive parents and also siblings if any. These announcements can also have their pets’ name. Most of these announcements contain pictures. The cost of these lies in the range of 2 to 5 dollars per piece which includes handling and shipping.

One can create their own adoption announcement which is the best feature about this concept. These can also be personalized in all aspects. Just like there cannot be similar children, there cannot be similar announcements too. A child brings in joy and excitement to the home and irrespective of the child being adopted or biological; the child will always find a place in anyone’s heart. Each day becomes a new and exciting one. Teaching and learning becomes two ways with a child at home. This is something that makes parenting enjoyable and also scary.

Having a kid to call it one’s own is probably the best feeling in the world. Adoption can give one this feeling. Doing the right things for their children and exploring gives adoptive parents so much happiness. The preparation of an adoption announcement should be that exciting a fun.

The first step to be taken is to make a list of people to whom the announcement is to be sent. This will assist one in deciding what should go into the announcement and also if it should be sentimental or humorous. Once the basic layout and the content are decided, the style is chosen and it is ready to be sent. If many people are to receive this announcement, then mailing it in bulk would be the best choice. This requires less money for postage.

Many a time, welcome home parties are thrown once the adopted child settles down -this saves the trouble taken to mail out several invitations individually.

Thus, the best way to announce the coming of a new member into the family would be to send out adoption announcements a they the most traditional and fun way to do it.



Thanks to Abhishek Agarwal for contributing this article to our Adoption blog:

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