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Is she your first?
“Is she your first?” A normal simple question like this shouldn’t typically arise such panic inside a mom. But then again I’m not a normal simple mom. When I’m asked if my daughter is my first, if she is my only child or if she has any siblings, my brain goes into high speed. I begin asking myself questions such as “How well do I know this person?” “How well do I want to know this person. More>>
Talking With Your Child About Adoption
Adoptive families often worry about how they will talk to their child about their adoption story. Parents are encouraged to be open, honest, sensitive, positive and “to be kind to themselves”. Like all parenting tasks, you don’t have to be perfect in your presentation. Here are some tips that might be helpful in your preparation More>>
An Adoption: Story: How Zane Came into Our Lives
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We always knew that adoption was the best option for us to grow our family. Since this was always the plan, we registered with our local Children’s Aid Society early on our relationship to ensure the process would move along when we felt the timing was right. More>> |
An Adoption Story: A Moment I Will Never Forget
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My wife Elina and I adopted a beautiful boy, Daniel, from Ivanovo, Russia, almost four years ago. Looking back on the trip, I often find it funny how my memory seems to spark on the little details instead of focusing on the big picture ... More>>
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An Adoption Story: Forever and Always ... Plus Two Weeks!
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After some intensive soul-searching, prompted by the lengthy homestudy process, we discovered that we were most enamoured by adopting a toddler, rather than an infant. Our decision took us into the international adoption realm, specifically to Bulgaria, which was just starting to expand its program, and had a very similar ethnic background to that of my husband ... More>>
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"Ubuntu: People are people through other people"
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From the young age of around 14-years old, I knew that I wanted to build my family by adoption. Later when my husband came into my life and joined me in the dream of adopting children... More>>
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Breaking Down the Myths of Adoption
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The Adoption Council of Ontario (ACO) believes that every child deserves a forever family who will love and nurture them always. More>>
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Adoption Council of Ontario
ACO | 3216 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor | Toronto, ON M4N 2L2
Phone: 416-482-0021 Fax: 416-482-1586
Toll Free: 1-877-ADOPT 20
info@adoption.on.ca | www.adoption.on.ca
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