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There are many ways to be a parent  Discusses adoption, both domestic and international. Explains, in general terms, what is involved in foster care including the types of support provided to the families. Briefly describes the home study process required for both adoptive and foster families. Source: Canadian Health Network (CHN) From: Magazine feature of the month: archives Breastfeeding your adopted baby  Explains to adoptive mothers how to get their baby to take the breast and how to produce breastmilk. Source: Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation International adoption: health issues for families  Provides information about international adoptions. Offers advice to adoptive parents on what to do before, during, and after adopting a child from another country. Source: Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) From: Keeping your child healthy Pregnancy - what are your choices?  Outlines the choices available to a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy, and some questions to consider when making the decision. Source: Peel Public Health Our family is preparing to adopt a child from another country, and we're concerned about health issues. What can we do?  Discusses what families can do to prepare for the adoption of a child from another country. Gives a list of suggestions for getting started, before leaving the country to begin an international adoption. Prepared by the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) Source: Canadian Health Network (CHN) From: FAQs: children Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents  Works to establish peer support groups across British Columbia and to promote public education about special needs adoption. Sponsors a variety of workshops, conferences, and seminars. Web site includes electronic discussion groups, access to the Society's library catalogue, and an events calendar. Source: Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents (SNAP) Four adoptive dads speak out  Provides insight into adoption by presenting the biographical experiences of four adoptive fathers. Source: Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia (AFABC) From: Adoption articles Developing brains: building attachment in adopted children  Discusses how attachment is formed during the first three years of life. Provides advice on what parents can do to bond with their adoptive children. Source: Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia (AFABC) The trend toward open adoption  Discusses the range of open adoption practices. Includes a personal anecdote about open adoption. Source: Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia (AFABC) When parenting gets tough  Offers insights and suggestions for adoptive parents on how to cope with challenging behaviors. Source: Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia (AFABC)
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