Please be thinking of us and praying for us on Sunday when we have the opportunity to hear about many children from Ontario who are needing a family. We are attempting to prepare ourselves for the emotional overload this may be - flipping through books of adoptable children! When we see a child that we would be interested in adopting, we submit a contact form that relates directly to that child and we could possibly considered a family for that child. Generally these are children that are more difficult to place because of age, race, health, sibling groups or many other factors. We really hope that this is a step in the right direction for us - even with the possibility of getting a match.
We are going with another couple who is in the same boat as we are, in the waiting game. We thought if we tackled this together we could keep each other accountable for who we are submitting contact forms for and sticking to our guns in what we feel we can handle as future parents. Anyways, it is a very difficult weekend coming up for us. All of Saturday is a seminar/conference/training on parenting adopted children and we really look forward to the training from a famous psychologist.
What is the Adoption Resource Exchange Conference?
The conference is a semi-annual event hosted by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services that helps locate and match adoptive families with Ontario children needing adoption.What resources are available at the conference?
- Children’s aid societies from across the province provide information through videos and display booths about Ontario children in need of adoptive parents.
- Children’s Aid Society adoption workers are available to answer questions about the children presented.
- General information regarding adoption and other services for children and families in Ontario.
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How did the weekend go?
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