Waiting Wednesday
Meet 8-year-old Gray! He loves to sing, dance, and study math but he needs a FAMILY! Read more HERE!
Shared List Stats as of May 22, 2015
Total Files – 2055 Girls – 536 (26%) Boys – 1519 (74%) Dossier First – 5 (0.2%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 694 (34%), 222 girls/472 boys Aging Out (12+ years old) – 308 (15%), 102 girls/206 boys Aging Out (13+ years old) – 157 (8%), 41 girls/116 boys Breaking it down: There are 694 children age 10 and up as of…
Having a File Medically Reviewed & The Dreaded “S” Word
In all of the hoping, wishing and praying that comes with an adoption, there is also a fair amount of anxiety. Medical reviews of a child’s file can be one of those scary moments in the process. As anxiety producing as it is though, it is necessary. When you have a child that you hope…
Shared List Stats – May 8, 2015
Total Shared List Files – 2,040 Girls – 533 (26%) Boys – 1,507 (74%) Dossier First – 3 (0.1%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 679 (33%) Aging Out (12+ years old) – 297 (15%) Aging Out (13+ years old) – 143 (7%) Breaking it down: There are 679 children ages 10 and up as of the end of May 2015.…
Filling Out a Medical Checklist
Welcome back to our Adoptive Parent Toolkit! In the last couple weeks we’ve discussed becoming a parent of a child with medical/developmental needs and how to know you’re ready, along with the actual step-by-step process of adopting from China. It’s our hope here that both those posts made you feel confident enough to continue forward…
The China Adoption Process…Step-by-Step
If you are an “experienced” adoptive parent who has already navigated the waters of China Adoption, you likely think this whole thing is like floating down a gentle stream! But if you are just dipping your toes in these waters, it may appear to be a raging sea! And although some definitely have smoother experiences…
How Do I Know If I Can Handle A Child With Medical/Developmental Needs?
Understanding the Range of Medical Needs The likelihood is when we hear the term “ child with medical needs” we will all have dramatically different mental images of what that child will look like. With this in mind, it is important to understand that much like our own mental images, the children in a “Special…
So You’ve Chosen China, but Now What?
Welcome back to Red Thread Advocate’s Adoptive Parent Tool Kit. It’s likely you’re here with us because you’re seriously considering adopting from the country of China. But…now what? This is the part that can seem incredibly overwhelming. There is so much to understand about this process, but before we get to the nitty-gritty of what…
Adoptive Parent Toolkit
Welcome to the Red Thread Advocates’ Adoptive Parent Toolkit. We are so excited to be here with you sharing what we know about the adoption process of waiting children from China. In case you haven’t had a chance to visit the rest of the site, we invite you to take a look. When you do,…
Shared List – March 3, 2015
Shared List Update as of March 3, 2015: Total Files – 2,130 Girls – 539 (25%) Boys – 1,591 (75%) Dossier First – 4 (0.18%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 758 (35%), 228 girls/530 boys Aging Out (12+ years old) – 371 (17%), 108 girls/263 boys Aging Out (13+ years old) – 191 (8%), 47 girls/144 boys Breaking it down: There are 758 children age 10 and up as of the end of March 2015 birthdays. Of those 758 older children, 371 of them are…
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