Adoption Group: Guatemala Adoptive Families

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Guatemala Adoptive Families

For parents of children adopted from Guatemala, and families pursuing Guatemalan adoptions.

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Perfect Easter Present

A perfect Easter present for your child would be the book I wrote about our daughters journey to her forever family. Check out Aurelia’s Journey Home at http://www.kimoakesjourney.com. She was…
- Posted by kimoakes to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Apr 04, 2012 at 2:42am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Florida Guatfest 2012

The dates for the third annual Florida Guatfest are July 27-29. It is being held at the TradeWinds Resort on St Pete Beach in the Tampa Bay area. The last…
- Posted by AnaMH to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Mar 11, 2012 at 9:21pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
The Yearning for birth mother

We adopted our daughter from Guatemala in March 2005. She is a very sensitive, intelligent, compassionate and sometimes prescient 8 yo. Of late, she has begun asking more pointed questions…
- Posted by lamamadebella to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Jan 19, 2012 at 5:22am | 11 Comments | Post a reply
Does anyone else have an open Guat Adoption?

We opened both of our adoptions when our kids were babies. We’ve been back to Guatemala a few times and have met both Birth Moms. Regular communication is hard because…
- Posted by GuateMaMa to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Dec 22, 2011 at 3:41pm | 5 Comments | Post a reply
2nd Annual Florida Guatfest being held in Orlando, Fl

What is Florida Guatfest? We are an event for families who have grown their families through adoptions from Guatemala. When and where will Florida Guatfest 2011 be held? Thursday,…
- Posted by AnaMH to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Aug 24, 2011 at 1:08am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Guatemalan Judge Orders US Couple to Return Child

A Missouri couple, who adopted a girl from Guatemala, has been ordered by Guatemalan courts to return her to her birthmother. Authorities have determined that in 2006 the girl, at…
- Posted by Danielle Pennel to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Aug 05, 2011 at 1:28pm | 13 Comments | Post a reply
Seeking study participants

Doctoral Candidate Seeks Families Formed Through International Adoption to Participate in a Study A study is being conducted with families of internationally adopted children, investigating current social-emotional, academic, and adaptive behavior functioning. The study seeks to recruit parents of children aged 6 � 13 years old (inclusive) who were adopted between the ages of 6 � 48 months (inclusive) from both institutions and foster care placements outside of the United States. Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire and three assessments, and no travel will be required of participants. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Case Western Reserve University. If you are interested in finding out more information about participating in this study, please call Felicia Demchuk at, 216-361-7761 ext. 192, or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_KQRkbVt49J').innerHTML = output; //]]> .
- Posted by Feliciad to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Jul 06, 2011 at 4:49pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Guatemalan Heritage Week at Safe Passage

Hello adoptive families, My name is Owen and I work at a non-profit in Guatemala called Safe Passage/Camino Seguro (http://www.safepassage.org). We work with over 560 youth and 300 families from…
- Posted by Safe Passage to Guatemala Adoptive Families on Apr 29, 2011 at 9:32pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply