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Hair Matters!

01 Dec 2007 | Sherri Gragg

Ethiopia, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Lesotho, Rwanda   Hair Care

We had just begun the adoption process and were looking forward to the day when we would welcome home our new daughters from Haiti . It was the very b...

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Nothing Can Keep Us Down!

30 Nov 2007 | Teri Bell of AIAA

Culture and Pride

Middle school is a hard world. I sent you off filled with excitement and apprehensions about lockers, combinations, teachers, lunch times and homework...

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Artificial Twins & Adoption

05 Nov 2007 | Harriet McCarthy

Russia   Sibling Adoption, Adoption Process

Artificial Twinning is a term used in domestic adoptions to describe the process of adopting two children at the same time who are less that nine mont...

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The Thousand Mile Journey

05 Nov 2007 | Terra Trevor

Korea South   Family Adoption Stories, Adoptee Articles

While riding on a bus in Korea my friend Mark bent his face close to mine and said, Adopting children transracially is a journey of a thousand miles. ...

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Our Son, Our Hero

31 Oct 2007 | Ingrid B.

Spina Bifida   Russia   Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories

A few evenings ago, I stood with the small group of moms in the lobby of my childrens' dance school and peered through the window at my son's beginner...

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Confessions of a Mom with Attachment Disorder

31 Oct 2007 | Dawn C.

Older Child Adoption, Bonding & Attachment

Maybe I should have left my name off this one. Perhaps I could have been one of the anonymous writers who change their name to protect their identity....

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Heritage: Bittersweet & Necessary

31 Oct 2007 | Sheena Macrae

China   Culture and Pride

Heritage cannot be sealed and bottled, to be spooned. To survive, with all its powerful headiness and ability to sustain a sense of self and well-bein...

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Tuning In to Our Adopted Children's Reality

27 Jul 2007 | Margie Perscheid

Korea South   Family Adoption Stories, Culture and Pride

When my husband Ralf and I adopted our first child, Paul, in 1989, we knew virtually nothing about raising a child from another culture. We knew very ...

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Black, White and the Cornrow In Between

21 Jun 2007 | Sherri Gragg

Hair Care, Culture and Pride

It was very late and my middle daughter and I were the only ones still awake. I rose stiffly from the sofa and muscles weary from my labors. My daught...

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What Ever Happened to the Katrina Adoptive Families?

01 Jan 2006 | Martha Osborne

Russia   Family Adoption Stories, Hosting a Child

Last summer, RainbowKids.com readers joined our family in a wonderful journey of hosting a child from Russia.  Daily I posted the ups and downs, ...

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  1. Eastern Europe
    • Albania
    • Armenia
    • Bulgaria
    • Georgia
    • Hungary
    • Kazakhstan
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Macedonia
    • Moldova
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Serbia
  2. Asia
    • Azerbaijan
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Japan
    • Korea South
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Marshall Islands
    • Philippines
    • Taiwan
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
  3. Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Colombia
    • Costa Rica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • El Salvador
    • Guyana
    • Honduras
    • Mexico
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • Peru
  4. Africa
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Liberia
    • Morocco
    • South Africa
    • Uganda
  5. Caribbean Islands
    • Haiti
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)
  6. Unspecified
    • Samoa
  7. USA
    • USA

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Special Needs

  1. Blood Conditions
    1. Blood Disorder
    2. Hemophilia
    3. Hepatitis B Positive
    4. Hepatitis C
    5. HIV Positive
    6. Lead Exposure
    7. Lymphedema
    8. Sickle Cell Anemia
    9. Thalassemia
  2. Chromosome Disorders
    1. Cystic Fibrosis
    2. Down Syndrome
    3. Genetic Syndrome
    4. PKU
    5. Teratoma
    6. Turner Syndrome
  3. Congenital Heart Defects
    1. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
    2. Heart Defect
    3. Tetralogy of Fallot
  4. Craniofacial Conditions
    1. Apert Syndrome
    2. Cleft lip or palate
    3. Hemifacial Microsomia
  5. Developmental Needs
    1. Apraxia of Speech and Muteness
    2. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's)
    3. Cognitive Delays
    4. Failure to Thrive
    5. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    6. Growth Delay
    7. Motor Delays
    8. Premature Birth
    9. Psychomotor Development Retardation (PDR)
    10. Speech Delay
  6. Digestive System Conditions
    1. Hernia
    2. Megacolon
  7. Hearing
    1. Deaf
    2. Hearing Impairment
    3. Microtia and Atresia
  8. Neurological Conditions
    1. Cerebral Palsy
    2. Dyskinesia
    3. Epilepsy
    4. Hydrocephalus
    5. Microcephaly
    6. Seizure Disorder/ Epilepsy
  9. Orthopedic Conditions
    1. Amniotic Band Syndrome / Missing Limbs
    2. Arthrogryposis
    3. Brachial Plexus Injury
    4. Club foot
    5. Digit Difference
    6. Dwarfism
    7. Flexion Deformity
    8. Funnel Chest / Pigeon Breast
    9. Limb Differences
    10. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    11. Radial Club
    12. Rickets
    13. Scoliosis
    14. Spina Bifida
    15. Torticollis
    16. Wheelchair Dependent
    17. Wheelchair Dependent
  10. Other Considerations
    1. 9 Years Plus
    2. AGEING OUT
    3. Attachment Issues
    4. Second Placement
    5. Trauma
  11. Skin Conditions
    1. Albinism
    2. Burns
    3. Congenital Blue Nevus
    4. Congenital Nevi
    5. Eczema
    6. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
    7. Hemangioma
    8. Ichthyosis
    9. Port Wine Stains
  12. Urogenital Conditions
    1. Ambiguous Genitalia
    2. Anal Atresia / Imperforate Anus
    3. Hypospadias
    4. Incontinence
    5. Kidney Issues
  13. Vision
    1. Blind
    2. Cataracts
    3. Lazy Eye / Amyblyopia
    4. Missing Eye
    5. Nystagmus
    6. Ptosis
    7. Strabismus
    8. Visual Impairment

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