Last week, I emailed the Peel Children's Aid Society... and today, I followed up with another email address I found for an actual contact pertaining to the information session we would need to attend.
I found this pretty cool website too! : waitingtobelong.ca
On the Site, they have this great link called: Navigating the Adoption Process
Navigating the adoption process
A brief look at the procedural steps in adoption, from start to finish
“Parents need to prayerfully discern if this child is a good match with their family . . .”
Whether you adopt privately, publically or internationally, many aspects of the adoption process are the same.
If you are considering adoption, here are some of the procedural steps you’ll take in your adoption journey:
- Information session – In this introductory meeting you’ll learn about the process and have your initial questions answered in a group setting;
- Application – This may include an interview with an adoption professional in a more personal setting;
- Training – Click here for more details;
- Home assessment – Click here for a detailed description;
- Approval to adopt – Waiting for a match officially begins;
- Match is proposed – Adopting parents receive information and counselling about the child proposed, including the child’s known social, family and medical information. Parents need to prayerfully discern if this child is a good match with their family from their perspective;
- Bringing the child home – Depending on the type of adoption, a family will wait for the baby’s birth, negotiate gradual entry of a foster child into their family, or await legal finalization of an international adoption and travel to bring the child home;
- Becoming a family – It takes work to become a family. Click here for more advice on this stage.
In any event, He and I have had some discussions...
What is our age threshold? We thought back to when was or OLDEST memory? How old were we? We both agreed we could remember stuff from 4 years of age but not so much 3.
Anto would really prefer we have a lil one who wont remember whatever it was they might've gone through before "us". Thus, we said we don't need a NEWBORN, and we would be willing to accept lil one's up to 3 years old. - Note, this can certainly change. But having open discussion is really important.
Additionally, we discussed whether we'd want siblings. We both agreed we would be fine with this.
How many max? 2. - subject to change lol.
Lastly, disabilities? well... this is a tough one... it really depends on the situation. For example, say there are siblings, and one suffers from DS. Well, we'd definitely accept both, no questions! How bout drug or alcohol syndromes... It's not a matter of not wanting them, it's a matter of whether we are equipped to manage such a situation.
From what I have read, we would be assigned a social worker to assist us. So... if there is appropriate grooming/preparation... I'd be willing. MarcAnto however, I am not sure whether he is as confident. And that's completely understandable. So... as with any decision... we will continue to give this up to God... ask for His guidance, and blessing and see where things go. This process is definitely not going to be a swift process, so we have time! And that's a good thing!
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