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When you're preparing to adopt, the anticipation can be overwhelming. It’s a long journey: getting fingerprinted; going through a home study; choosing domestic, international, or foster adoption; putting your family profile or dossier together; then finally wondering what it will feel like to bring your child home
Here are some key strategies to help you and your family move through the adoption process until everyone can finally settle in together.
Wait Out the Waiting Game
Adopting can take a while -- sometimes, longer than you expected. Keep yourself busy by doing all the things you won't have time to do once your new baby or child comes home.
Maxine Walton, a social worker whose Children's Home Society and Family Services in Minnesota handles domestic and international adoptions, says, "Empty the job jar, go on that vacation." Get your home as ready as you can. For example, stock the pantry and medicine cabinet. That will certainly come in handy once you bring your new child home.
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