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Online Guide to Adopting from Foster Care
Introduction, Getting started, Who can adopt?, How to pay for adoption, Finding an agency to do a home study, Orientation meetings, The application, What does a home study involve?, Pre-adoption classes, Foster parenting, Viewing photolistings, Definitions of “disorders” and other terminology, Sexual abuse, Adopting from other states, Waiting, waiting, and waiting some more, What can you do while you’re waiting?, Once you have been “matched”, Preparing your home for your new child, Scrapbooks and Lifebooks, Discipline, Subsidies, Transitioning a child into your home, Waiting period before finalization, Staying home, Follow up visits, Reading with your child, Your child and school, Filing a petition to adopt, Finalization, Celebrations and anniversaries, Are they your real kids?, Post adoption resources and services, Post Adoption Depression, False Allegations, Disruption and Dissolution, Adoption attorneys, Wisdom from other parents, Other sources for information, State resources, Sources and Resources, Checklist of Behaviors and Disorders, Child Information Sheet, Sample Foster/Adoption Application, ICPC Form, Training Hours/Classes Required by Each State
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