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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Shared List Update as of December 10, 2014 Total Files – 1,962 Girls – 521 (27%) Boys – 1,441 (73%) LID Only – 0 (0%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 708 (36%), 225 girls/483 boys Aging Out (12+ years old) – 351 (18%), 110 girls/241 boys Aging Out (13+ years old) – 167 (8.5%), 41 girls/126 boys Breaking it down:…
Shared List Update as of November 14, 2014 Total Files – 1,843 Girls – 480 (26%) Boys – 1.363 (74%) LID Only – 1 (0.05%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 656 (36%), 203 girls/453 boys Aging Out (12+ years old) – 322 (17%), 94 girls/228 boys Aging Out (13+ years old) – 156 (8%),…
Shared List Update as of October 28, 2014 Total Files – 1,835 Girls – 465 (25%) Boys – 1,370 (75%) LID Only – 0 (0%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 632 (34%) Aging Out (12+ years old) – 307 (17%) Aging Out (13+ years old) – 146 (8%) Of special note: The 10/28/14 Shared List…
Shared List Update as of October 10, 2014 Total Files – 1,840 Girls – 470 (25%) Boys – 1,370 (75%) LID Only – 2 (0.1%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 677 (37%) Aging Out (12+ years old) – 342 (18%) The Shared List does not include children who are part of adoption agency orphanage partnerships, children…
Shared List Update as of September 17, 2014 Total Files – 1,904 Girls – 480 (25%) Boys – 1,424 (75%) LID Only – 2 (0.1%) Aging Out (10+ years old) – 664 (35%) Aging Out (12+ years old) – 322 (17%)
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