Ukraine's President Speaks On Ukrainian Adoption

Foreigners adopt less Ukrainian children





Ukraine loses the status of the intercountry adoption donor,
President's commissioner for children's rights Yuri Pavlenko told
a briefing, ForUm correspondent reports.





"It happened so not because of banning intercountry adoption, bu...
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Preparing Your Ukrainian Adopted Child For Questions: Parents Educate Your Non-Adopted Children!

parents, please educate your kids about adoption so mine don't
have to


I love this article. It addresses all the painful and insensitive
comments and questions your adopted child most likely will be
asked. Better yet, it offers great answers.


Enjoy this article from the great blog: ...
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How Ukrainian Adoptive Parents Can Answer "When Will You Have Your Child?"

Adoptive parents, let's face it, we all have been asked a hundred
times when we are going to get our child. No on whe has not gone
through the adoption process themselves will find it easy to
understand the hoops you jump through and the waiting without a
clear end date.


I love ...
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Resource Guide I Am Providing My Ukrainian Adoptive Son's Teachers

Dispite what I would expect to be a growing sensitivity to
non-traditional families, last year my Ukrainian adopted son had
to do:


1. A time line from birth (There are a number of missing years)


2. Baby photos (There are none)


3. Most upsetting, the school held a fundraiser for th...
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