[cmasc]

Hi All,

So I am waiting to hear back from an agency if we will be accepted into the Colombia waiting children program. We will be 42 and 43 by years end and hoping for a girl 0-2 yrs old. Below are the medical needs we are open to. What are your thoughts - would we be accepted (due to our ages)? The waiting is torture and won't hear back until the end of next week. Thoughts?????


premature birth
chemical dependency mother/father
hyperactivity
speech delay (mild)
cleft lip/palate
strabismus
roving eye
limited vision
hearing - partial/stable
active/inactive TB
rickets
malformed/missing/extra fingers, toes
malformed/missing ears
seizure disorder-single episode

Thanks
Chrissy

[rebeccab]

I think Colombia usually takes into account the age of the primary caregiver (usually the mother). When my husband and I decided to adopt from Colombia, we, too, wanted to adopt a child between 0-2. However, because I was 42 at the time, we were approved for a child age 3-4. (We ultimately have been referred a 5 and a 6 year old.)

I do not know how the "Waiting Children" program is different than the ICBF program, if the age of the parent is a factor. Be ready to be approved for a child older than 2.

[Yvonne_Mom]

How does the waiting children program work for Columbia? Do they have lists or a database?

Thanks,

Yvonne

[AdoptedbyHim]

There are actually a couple of agencies who have some information about waiting children posted - but none with photos.

ICBF also processes children who are considered special needs faster than children who are not considered special needs. I took the info below from the blog: raisingcolombiankids.

Finally, Special Needs children are defined as the following:

a. Sibling groups of 3 or more.
b. Sibling groups of 2, when one is older than 8 years of age.
c. A single, healthy child, if older than 8 years of age.
d. A single child of any age that has a mental or physical disability.
e. A single child of any age with a permanent disease such as (HIV, Heart disease, Renal disease, among others)

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