tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44985605300253272362024-02-07T09:46:55.163-08:00Adoption Services InternationalDelivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-56815485907045122822017-10-17T10:38:00.001-07:002017-10-17T10:40:15.576-07:00Can Your Ukrainian Adopted Child Be Drafted Into The Ukrainian Army?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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the reinstatement of mandatory conscription in response to what seems to be a
full-scale </span><span style="background: white;">conflict in the eastern
part<span style="color: #202020;"> of the country. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="color: #202020;">The draft, affecting
able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 25, is the latest indication that
the Ukrainian conflict is rapidly intensifying.</span></span> With Ukraine’s
mandatory military service, many adoptive parents of Ukrainian may be worried
if their sons are at risk of being drafted. The answer is a clear NO. </span></div>
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in the Ukrainian military. When the consul in NYC was asked for comment, his
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtCc4_H9UxAeeHnYKGvSpo05LcHkQRIOLhreV6QqYbcDm5Cg6JhW4jmWsTzRARumA25iW5X-zpDZkbMqTJFUDGe85U3oR916eNbkrWIQLetkirOjzwoiyGWWm38xwfKKuzYJcf-VsP60/s1600/tearful+goodbys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtCc4_H9UxAeeHnYKGvSpo05LcHkQRIOLhreV6QqYbcDm5Cg6JhW4jmWsTzRARumA25iW5X-zpDZkbMqTJFUDGe85U3oR916eNbkrWIQLetkirOjzwoiyGWWm38xwfKKuzYJcf-VsP60/s320/tearful+goodbys.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This is not
a new policy either. This has always been the case for children adopted from
Ukraine. They will never be subject to any Ukrainian draft. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So, no need
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">If you are interested in starting a
family through adoption, please contact us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have expanded to offer surrogacy in
Ukraine. For affordable surrogacy with strong legal protections for the
intended parents from inception, contact us at Delivering Dreams. Learn if we
can help you grow your family through surrogacy. Financing is also available.
908-386-3864 <u>info@delivering-dreams.com</u>, <u>www.delivering-dreams.com</u>.</span></div>
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No on whe has not gone<br /> through the adoption process themselves will find it easy to<br /> understand the hoops you jump through and the waiting without a<br /> clear end date.<br /><br /><br /> I love ...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/3xebb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-26120557119045206882013-09-06T10:09:00.001-07:002013-09-06T10:09:43.729-07:00Resource Guide I Am Providing My Ukrainian Adoptive Son's Teachers<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-k7QOr5utC2sHqiAaCAE1y3p.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Resource Guide I Am Providing My Ukrainian Adoptive Son's Teachers" /><br /> Dispite what I would expect to be a growing sensitivity to<br /> non-traditional families, last year my Ukrainian adopted son had<br /> to do:<br /><br /><br /> 1. A time line from birth (There are a number of missing years)<br /><br /><br /> 2. Baby photos (There are none)<br /><br /><br /> 3. Most upsetting, the school held a fundraiser for th...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/1mebb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-2228119706389484272013-08-29T12:45:00.001-07:002013-08-29T12:45:52.111-07:00For Teachers: Adoption Biased Class Assignments and How to Fix Them<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-jJOgbELPRDwEEBGYDpXtjmF.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="For Teachers: Adoption Biased Class Assignments and How to Fix Them" /><br /> Preparing teachers for adoption in the classroom. Assignments<br /> that are particularly hard for adoptive children and how to fix<br /> them.<br /><br /><br /> Teacher's Guide to Adoption<br /> 2nd ed., 2005<br /> By Robin Hilborn<br /><br /><br /> A resource document prepared by Robin Hilborn, editor of<br /> Family Helper, to promote the t...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/1Bdbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-53818952791283495502013-08-29T12:37:00.001-07:002013-08-29T12:37:16.889-07:00Preparing Teachers for Adoption in the Classroom: There are Many Ways to Create a Child<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-1s7dsicSyOCUe5XdLxhG6Ed.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Preparing Teachers for Adoption in the Classroom: There are Many Ways to Create a Child" /><br /> Preparing teachers for adoption in the classroom.<br /><br /><br /> Teacher's Guide to Adoption<br /> 2nd ed., 2005<br /> By Robin Hilborn<br /><br /><br /> A resource document prepared by Robin Hilborn, editor of<br /> Family Helper, to promote the teaching of adoption in<br /> schools<br /><br /><br /> Many ways to create a child<br /><br /><br /> Quite apart from ...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/tBdbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-40439486773265245382013-08-29T12:28:00.001-07:002013-08-29T12:28:16.554-07:00For Teachers: Many Ways to Make a Family - Awareness For Ukrainian Adopted Children<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-4R8ZbXONIaLpecsg26p32va.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="For Teachers: Many Ways to Make a Family - Awareness For Ukrainian Adopted Children" /><br /> For teachers awareness of adoption and other family situations is<br /> critical to promoting healthy relationships in the classroom and<br /> a positive learning enviroment. As this article states, just 4 in<br /> 10 families fit the traditional family mold. Please share with<br /> your Ukrainian adopted child'...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/mBdbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-64272269534507415452013-08-26T13:07:00.001-07:002013-08-26T13:07:39.919-07:00How to Speak With Your Ukrainian Adoptive Child's Teacher About Adoption<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="How to Speak With Your Ukrainian Adoptive Child's Teacher About Adoption" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> That time of year again.<br /> As our adoptive children head back to school. Here are<br /> some tips for how to speak with your child's teacher<br /> about adoption.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> by Kat...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/60dbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-65870911749611986472013-08-23T10:33:00.001-07:002013-08-23T10:33:36.112-07:00Ukrainian Adoptive Parents: The Ukraine Needs Our Ideas and Help!<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-ul0eEXdUiC9S1m4PYdpShMI.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Ukrainian Adoptive Parents: The Ukraine Needs Our Ideas and Help!" /><br /> The Ukrainian Embassy and Consulates are very worried that the<br /> lack of reports could cause a backlash or closing of adoptions.<br /> They thought that if adoptive parents led an effort to increase<br /> reporting and find the nearly 5000 unaccounted for adopted<br /> children it would be good PR for the US...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/Kpdbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-13503240706811222732013-08-22T08:39:00.001-07:002013-08-22T08:39:56.668-07:00Adoptive Parenting: Is A Behavior Caused By Adoption or Temperment??<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-aAyffK4JgVQCZtjTO5H52ZL.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Adoptive Parenting: Is A Behavior Caused By Adoption or Temperment??" /><br /> <br /> <br /> This is a beautiful article by Dawn at Creating a Family. I<br /> love it because I don't think there is any adoptive parent<br /> that does not question if a behavior has its origins in the<br /> fact that the child is adopted. Is it or isn't it? Or, as<br /> this article says, is it...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/hkdbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-37086995556285329552013-08-20T07:56:00.001-07:002013-08-20T07:56:00.164-07:00Event: Free Ukrainian Adoption Information Session: Adoption Process, Opportunity and Challenges - Sep 19 @ 7:30pm<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-9X8AnPO9UBSeheMRJ2E5kGB.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Event: Free Ukrainian Adoption Information Session: Adoption Process, Opportunity and Challenges - Sep 19 @ 7:30pm" /><br /> Hopewell Presbyterian Church Hosts Free Ukrainian<br /> Adoption Educational Program<br /><br /><br /> Hopewell, NJ - Local adoption<br /> business, Adoption Services International is holding a free<br /> educational presentation Thursday, September 19, 2013 from 7:30 -<br /> 8:30 pm at the Hopewell Presbyterian ...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/JAbbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-27129976850295493522013-08-16T12:12:00.001-07:002013-08-16T12:12:59.967-07:00Uncertainty of Adoption or Infertility Can Rob You of Living<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-8DfapgZImKHlj44T8Pzwy9F.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Uncertainty of Adoption or Infertility Can Rob You of Living" /><br /> I really like this article. It is short, but hits the point hard.<br /> Waiting is hard and stressful, espcially for the planners among<br /> us. Don't put your life on hold!!<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /> Uncertainty of Adoption or Infertility Can Rob You of Living<br /> creatingafamily.org August 7th, 2013 view origina...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/t7bbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-13087982315606394982013-08-16T10:33:00.001-07:002013-08-16T10:33:16.016-07:00Adoptive Parents - How to Answer Tough Questions About Your Child's Birth Family<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-TpnzjuwBroZBECkvhoaK0qb.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Adoptive Parents - How to Answer Tough Questions About Your Child's Birth Family" /><br /> I love this wonderful article because it shows how hard<br /> these questions are for adoptive parents and there chidren. Also,<br /> that there are no perfect answers. Are we ever really prepared to<br /> answer these questions?<br /><br /><br /> What has been your experience?<br /><br /><br /> Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /> No one said adoption was easy...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/S6bbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-85494577535619579752013-08-16T10:14:00.001-07:002013-08-16T10:14:26.659-07:00Could Ukraine Ban Foreign Adoptions Like Russia? Adoptive Parents May Hold The Answer<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Could Ukraine Ban Foreign Adoptions Like Russia? Adoptive Parents May Hold The Answer" /><br /> Could Ukraine Ban Foreign Adoptions Like Russia?<br /><br /><br /> From the moment Russia issued its ban on adoptions for Americans,<br /> perspective adoptive parents have been asking if Ukraine would<br /> follow suit. To address this issue objectively it is best to look<br /> at everything Russian officials and press h...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/H6bbb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-61974514714398410992013-08-15T08:15:00.001-07:002013-08-15T08:15:30.355-07:00FRUA Backs Importance of Post-Placement Reports for Ukrainian Adoption<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-u1A4Q3RFxU2J66iuzQA0AM3.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="FRUA Backs Importance of Post-Placement Reports for Ukrainian Adoption" /><br />Let's face it. Compared to other countries Ukraine requires relatively little of us: no social worker or agency post-placement visits, no cost for reporting, reports can be done online, and they are not long or tedious. This makes the fact that so few parents are filing these reports all the worse....<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/Ogabb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-78252647008020664642013-08-14T13:03:00.001-07:002013-08-14T13:03:13.392-07:00Russian Adopted Children Travel Back: Confirm Propaganda, Misconceptions, and Kindness<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-R3wCQED7SG1a0ojqMGcIUik.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Russian Adopted Children Travel Back: Confirm Propaganda, Misconceptions, and Kindness" /><br /> <br /> <br /> Fifteen American families with adopted Russian children<br /> visited Russia, the land of their birth. Harper Liles<br /> and her mother tour Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg,<br /> Russia, July 20, 2013 (pictured) are among them. What is so<br /> clear in this artilce is how success...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/Ceabb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-52099639427624375542013-08-14T09:13:00.001-07:002013-08-14T09:13:19.922-07:00Event: Event for Ukrainian Adoptive Families: 22nd Annual Ukrainian Folk Festival in PA - Aug 25 @ 12:00pm<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-Lo0FES1d0SVEe2ZX0hiOVP3.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Event: Event for Ukrainian Adoptive Families: 22nd Annual Ukrainian Folk Festival in PA - Aug 25 @ 12:00pm" /><br /> <br /> Celebrate your adopted child's wonderful culture:<br /> <br /> <br /> Arts, dance, sounds and even flavors - the 22nd annual<br /> Ukrainian Folk Festival on Aug. 25 2013 will have it all.<br /> <br /> <br /> The event celebrates Ukrainian culture with an array of arts<br /> and crafts, music, dance and food. Learn...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/zeabb" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-79561370666119766722013-08-13T06:57:00.001-07:002013-08-13T06:57:46.260-07:00Event: Ukrainian Festival: Perfect Activity for Ukrainian Adoptive FamIilies Irondequoit, NY - Aug 15-18<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-ddYffZk9yAvGOj9LgJG1VGB.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Event: Ukrainian Festival: Perfect Activity for Ukrainian Adoptive FamIilies Irondequoit, NY - Aug 15-18" /><br /> Celebrate your adoptive child's rich culture!<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Irondequoit, N.Y. -<br /><br /><br /> The St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Festival is marking its 41st year.<br /><br /><br /> It has become a late-summer, family-friendly tradition<br /> celebrating the culture of Ukraine, and draws not only from<br /> greater Rochester, but also fr...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/MXZab" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-50594116134485138902013-08-12T10:47:00.001-07:002013-08-12T10:47:38.190-07:00Russia Applies Economic Pressures to Force Ukraine From Becoming Closer With the European Union<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-QalVZEuGaioFvAk4O8ZUtbG.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Russia Applies Economic Pressures to Force Ukraine From Becoming Closer With the European Union" /><br /> Putin does not want Ukraine integrating with the EU. He made that<br /> very clear during a recent meeting. So, when Ukraine said they<br /> wish to move ahead with the EU, Russia has suddenly found<br /> "contaminants" in Ukrainian chocolate and banned it. A new take<br /> on the Chocolate Wars. Sad. This comes...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/hVZab" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-57658610029518009392013-08-10T06:50:00.001-07:002013-08-10T06:50:17.494-07:00A To-Do List for Friends and Relatives of Ukrainian Adopting Parents<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-trYGogJPr88mP75cSS0QFD2.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="A To-Do List for Friends and Relatives of Ukrainian Adopting Parents" /><br /> This article, written by Jody Cantrell Dyer, is more than just a<br /> to do list. It is a "not to do" list too. Great ideas on how to<br /> help support the adopting couple, but also great tips on what not<br /> to do.<br /><br /><br /> Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /> As an adoptive mother and author, I participate in on-line<br /> supportive co...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/0TZab" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-8922015306172357352013-08-09T09:21:00.001-07:002013-08-09T09:21:11.200-07:00Ukraine's Prosecuter General Audits Adoption Reporting: US Lack of Compliance Reason For Concern<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-hp1CGa0SsnCGyK2lXEjsn1Q.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Ukraine's Prosecuter General Audits Adoption Reporting: US Lack of Compliance Reason For Concern" /><br /> Ukraine's Prosecutor General of Ukraine is very unhappy with the<br /> reporting by adoptive parents, and the US reporting rate is<br /> terrible!If anything will ever cause the Ukrainian government to<br /> halt foreign adoptions, it is our poor record of sending in our<br /> required reports. The US is embaras...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/xKZab" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498560530025327236.post-2345528876671887722013-08-08T12:35:00.001-07:002013-08-08T12:35:51.644-07:00Explaining My Adoption to My Biological Daughter<style>.alignleft{padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;}</style><img src="http://eggzack.s3.amazonaws.com/cg1-skreint-qC3TaH91TMUSpmQBIwvTYEi.jpg" align="left" class="alignleft" alt="Explaining My Adoption to My Biological Daughter" /><br /> This is a lovely article. We so often worry about how to speak<br /> with our adopted children about adoption. This is a unique take<br /> on the opposite, an adoptee mother speaking with her biological<br /> daughter about adoption. How similar and different are they?<br /><br /><br /> Explaining My Adoption to My Biolog...<br /><a href="http://1m.ag/JBZab" target="_top">continue reading</a>Delivering Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600216382827707786noreply@blogger.com0