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Our Adopted Child Won’t Bond With Both of Us: 8 Tips to Support Attachment

Toddler Adoption, Bonding & Attachment, Post-Adoption

If it takes a village to raise a child, it goes without saying that parents need the support of their community along the way—especially when to...

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Could You Parent a Child with Special Needs from South Africa

South Africa   Pre-Adoption, Medical

It takes a dedicated and resourceful parent to adopt a child with special medical needs. At Spence-Chapin, we guide families in how&nbs...

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10 Reasons to Begin Your Adoption Home Study Today

How To Adopt, Pre-Adoption

Adoption has been on your heart for a while, so you begin investigating the process.  Everything you find references an ‘adoption home stud...

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Meant To Be

China, Vietnam   Birth Families, Family Adoption Stories, Adoptee Articles, Travel and Birthcountry Tours

A few years ago, when I was eleven years old, my family returned to my birthland -- Vietnam -- where I met my birth mother and a great big extended bi...

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Qualities of a Successful Adoptive Parent

Bonding & Attachment, Adoption Education and Training

When considering adoption, parents generally take time to consider whether they meet certain qualifications, like age requirements or length of marria...

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Helping Kids Prepare for Volunteering on Heritage Trip

China   Travel and Birthcountry Tours, Education, Volunteer Opportunities

Many families have talked about orphanages as pseudo “baby homes” and have focused on their own child’s young age, perhaps the first...

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How Do You Define Family?

Family and Community Support

It’s amazing how times have changed since I was a child. Not only technology, advances in medicine and science, and education, but in the defini...

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Orphanage Visits: Two Warm Welcomes

China   Travel and Birthcountry Tours, Post-Adoption, Education

As a parent of two children adopted from China, I have sometimes felt the burden of providing my kids with experiences that are “equal” to...

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Books for Heritage Trip Preparation

China   Travel and Birthcountry Tours, Adoption Education and Training, Book Review

Want to prepare yourself and your child as you think about heritage travel.  Here are some top recommendations:  Heritage Trip Books From Ho...

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My Adoption Story

China   Family Adoption Stories, Adoptee Articles

Grace, a former adoptee through Great Wall China Adoption, shares her story about growing up adopted and reflects on how adoption has shaped her into ...

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