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03-31-2006, 08:04 PM
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Telling younger children about adoption?
Does anyone know of any good children's books that explain about adoption, specifically international adoption. I have 2 nieces (5 and 9) and my brother and his wife do not want us to discuss the adoption in fron of them. He said he does not want them to know until we return home with the baby because they won't understand.
I think it would be more confusing to just show up with a baby one day, but I don't know. I would love to know a good way to talk about it with them. They were always so excited when my sister-in-law's sisters have been pregnant and talked excitedly about their new cousins and how they couldn't wait for them to be here. It is a little sad that I won't get to see them get excited to wait for their new little cousin from Guatemala. I thought we could tell them when we accepted a referall, but my brother wants us to wait. (Just to be clear, my brother has been EXTREMELY supportive of the adoption and is looking forward to being an uncle! He has even helped us financially so I don't want anyone to think that he is anyhting but great. He even congratulated me on being an expectatnt mom!)
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 3/10/06 sent agency app., homestudy app., and I600A 3/19/06 received dossier requirements - WHOA!!! and agency acceptance 3/22/06 made appt for 1st Home Study visit (will be 4/606). 4/6/06 1st HS visit
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03-31-2006, 08:18 PM
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Check out Over The Moon: An Adoption Tale by Karen Katz! I borrowed this from our public library (along with several other children's adoption books) and it was absolutely my favorite! It even tells of a Latin American adoption with a foster mother!
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Amy agency application sent 11/1/05 I600A sent to Charlotte 11/15/05 Home study home visit 12/3/05 Home study to USCIS 1/3/06 Baby boy born 1/19/06 Fingerprints 1/24/06 Baby girl born 1/26/06 Dossier complete - 2/3/06 I171H - 2/14/06 Received referral package 2/21/06 DNA scheduled for wk of 3/13/06 - DONE! DNA match sent to Embassy 3/20/06 SW interview - Complete! Preapproval 4/11/06 Entered PGN 4/19/06 Out of PGN 6/5/06  Pink 6/9/06 Embassy appointment 6/16/06
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03-31-2006, 08:20 PM
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The one that comes to mind is "Over the Moon" - I have an extra copy that I would be more than happy to send you if you PM me your contact info. Good luck.
Amy
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BusterLeroy Joey's Mom Accepted Referral, DNA complete 1/27/05 Homestudy Complete 2/23 171 H - 3/9 Dossier Translated 3/18 Search for Birth Mother - Located 7/25 FC - 7/28 US Embassy - 8/3 Preapproval 8/30 PGN - 9/7 Out! 9/19 BC 9/26 PINK! 9/29 HOME FOREVER 10/03 Hooray! It's a GIRL, DOB 4-15 -06 DNA auth, 12/11/06 DNA taken 1/31/07 It'a MATCH!! 2/7 PA 3/21 PGN 4/2 OUT! 6/6 BC 6/13 Passport 6/15 PINK 6/26 Home 7/11
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03-31-2006, 08:32 PM
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The one I like is "A New Barker in the House" by Tomie dePaola. It is about two older kids (actually puppies) who get a new sibling through adoption from a Hispanic country. It is very cute and they would easily understand the point.
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Alex mom to Thomas (Guatemala) dob 2/11/03 and mom to Elizabeth "baby Lily" (Guatemala) dob 11/8/04 The truly simple way of presenting Christianity is to do it. -- Soren Kierkegaard Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I help families who are adopting from Guatemala prepare dossiers thru my agency...
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03-31-2006, 08:48 PM
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A Mother for Choco,, My kids love that book..
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Suzanne __________________ Mother to Tony - 10/93 Brandon - 2/95 Memo TBN Nicholas - 9/97 Started Process 8/04 Docs in 8/16/04 INS approved 9/14/04 Entered FC 9/23/04 Embassy Approval 10/18/04 Entered PGN 10/21/04 K/O - Guat Error 11/01/04  Re-entered PGN 11/01/04 Visit Memo 12/04  Sent to PGN investigation ?? Visit Memo 9/05, 12/05 Back into PGN 2/06 OUT OF PGN!!!! 7/29/06 Home Finally and Forever 08/25/06 "To make a difference, you have to be willing to love a lost cause......"[/i][/b]
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