Waiting For Your Child
Depending on where your adopted child comes from there is so much paperwork and waiting.
Most people want to know how long it is between when they commence the process and when their child will come home.
Depending on where you adopt from the wait can vary from 1 month to 18 months. The waiting times depend on how specific you have been in your criteria and luck.
If you are adopting from overseas, before a child is eligible for adoption their circumstances must be thoroughly investigated by that country’s relevant adoption body.
But there are lots of things you can do to prepare for your adopted child.
We suggest you start reading as much as you can about adopting inter-racial children and making contact with other adoptive and prospective adoptive parents.
The following is a list of books that we recommend you read as part of your adoption journey. Most are available from Amazon. These are just a starter, get online and see what is out there!
- 1. "The Colours of Us" by Karen Katz. Karen has a Guatemalan born daughter and the story is about a walk through the park Lena and her mother take, talking about all the different colours of people they know.
- 2. "20 Things Adoptive Kids Wished Their Adoptive Parents Knew" by Sherrie Eldridge which is specially aimed at adoptive parents.
- 3. "Talking with Young Children about Adoption" Mary Watkins
- 4. "We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families" Todd Parr
- 5. "It's Okay to Be Different" Todd Parr
- 6 ."A Blessing from Above (Little Golden Book)" Patti Henderson
- 7. "How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books)" Joanna Cole
- 8. "The Day We Met You (Aladdin Picture Books)" Phoebe Koehler
- 9. "A Mother for Choco (Paperstar)" Keiko Kasza
- 10 ."My Adopted Child, There's No One Like You (Birth Order Books)" Dr. Kevin Leman
- 11 ."Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale" Karen Katz
- 12 ."I Don't Have Your Eyes" Carrie A. Kitze
- 13 ."Raising Adopted Children" Lois Ruskai
- 14 ."Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children" Sherrie Eldridge
- 15 ."Who Are My Real Parents?" D. L. Fuller
- 16 .Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story" Lori Rosove
