Category Archives: Post-Adoption
Adoption Tax Credit — help available from the Taxpayer Advocate Service
Judging by requests for information from CWA parents applying for the Adoption Tax Credit, IRS procedures for receiving this credit have become much more stringent over the past year, and adoptive parents are having a more difficult time receiving the credit they are allowed by law in the year their adoption is finalized.
If you need [...]
New NCFA “Adoption Advocate” Available Now
NCFA Releases Adoption Advocate No. 40: “Protecting the Rights of Intercountry Adoptees: Steps to Ensure the Right of Citizenship for Every Adopted Individual”
The need to understand and implement the appropriate path to citizenship is essential for every adopted child. National Council For Adoption regularly hears concerns from adoption professionals, adoptive parents, or adult adoptees [...]
Readoption
Readoption is the process by which a U.S. court of law in the adoptive parents’ state of residence reviews the foreign adoption documents and formally recognizes the foreign adoption’s validity under state law. To the extent that the Court is satisfied that the requirements of the adoptive parents’ state laws have been met, the [...]
Help From Friends and Family
The following post submitted by CWA adoptive dad, Louis Fawcett/China Program. Thank you, Louis! If you are interested in allowing us to post your CWA adoption-related story, please let me know!
People are always asking me, “How can we help adoptive families?”
There are many ways to help, but taking food to them during [...]
Kathy’s Corner-Educational Choices
Adopting an older child brings educational challenges. Many older children have gaps in their learning. They may have attended school but not on a regular basis. For most children, they have the ability to learn but it will take time to catch up with their peers.
It is wise to consider your educational options before bringing [...]
Kathy’s Corner-Nightmares vs. Night Terrors
What is the difference between a nightmare and night terrors?
A nightmare usually occurs during the REM cycle of sleep. This is the light stage of sleep. A nightmare often happens during the early hours of the morning. A nightmare is a bad dream. Children are able to be comforted during a nightmare. Children are aware [...]
Getting Ready for School
In the next month, our children will be attending public, private, or home school. For the children attending school away from home, they may have different feelings about being away from home. Some children are excited about returning to school, while some children experience some anxiety. School can be a very stressful experience for some [...]
Melissa’s Myth Busters
Melissa is a CWA seminar facilitator, home study provider, wife and loving mother to two adopted daughters. We first posted Melissa’s Adoption Myth # 1 on Facebook several weeks ago. Before posting Myth #2, I wanted to allow anyone who missed Myth #1 an opportunity to catch up. Myth #2 WILL be posted next week.
Myth [...]
God is in Control
Here at CWA we believe God is in control of our agency and your adoption (before, during, and after.) That’s why no matter how the devil tries to derail our work through economic uncertainty, delays, or fluctuation in the international adoption climate, we continue to trust in the Lord. Adoption is God’s idea and therefore [...]
