Adoptions and Orphans

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I have friends who are adopting a child who they have been foster parents to for 2 years. I have seen many gifts for couples adopting a baby, but none for older adoptions. Is it appropriate to give a gift to the child, the parent, both or a gift for the whole family? And what to give? I want to be thoughtful but not inappropritate. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

How much does it normally cost to adopt from a mother that wants to give the baby up to you? I have a frien that is pregnant and doesnt want the baby. Its rather Me take it or abortion. I know i could take care of this child, physically and financially but i dont know about adoption cost.
I realize i cant just pay the mother for the baby. Im talking about legal cost.

Christmas is for children but I believe that us adults get just as much from Christmas as the kids do, because seeing the big smiles on there faces whether it be your children or grand children, step children it does not matter any body who watches a member of their family who is a baby a child or a teenager and watches their faces light up when they open the presents, to see the gift they have been wanting for such a long time. To actually receive that gift on the special day lights up your world too.

children who are in need this Christmas, could you give a gift for Xmas to the children that need these xmas presents and more support from others because of their family background and see feel the satisfaction in yourself that you have given just one child a happy Christmas day.

We have to at this time of year think of the children in orphanages and care homes, as these children normally have no parents involved in their lives or if they do they don’t see them very often and only have carers to look after them, I think that this must be an awful feeling to awake on Xmas day knowing that your parents are not there, because as a mother myself and having no mom since I was 18 it is still hard waking on Christmas day to the fact that my mums not alive and my children have no grand mother to see and thank on the day, and as she died before they were both born is even worse. So I feel some of the feelings that these children might feel but obviously not as half as terrible as these kids, because they are young children and we are adults. But depending on their circumstances and how they were left, it could have been for the children’s good because maybe their parents were alcoholics or drug dependent, but no matter how you are left being without your parents it still kills you inside to know they are not there for you anymore.

So if any person out there can find the feeling in your heart to maybe give a gift, just one gift to another needy child out in the world then it would be a good act to do. And I am sure you would receive lots of thanks and respect from these kids if they ever met you in person, because even though they have gone through the rough and tumble they still know what they are worth and deserve. And for a child who does not receive a gift on Christmas day would be so sad, and heart wrenching to think of any child sat by there bed with no stocking, no gift even the smallest of gifts would brighten up a child’s day at Christmas, no matter the size or the expense.

I think in all of us we have the giving nature and being generous, and us as a population can give what we like and it would be gratefully received by which ever child received this gift and what ever the Christmas gift may be. This gift would make these children think that they are never really forgotten and that people really do have a heart and think about these children in need.

I am doing a debate in my Enrichment class and I need to know how much it costs to give a child to an adoption agency. Can anyone help me?

I just found out I am pregnant and don’t believe in abortion, but I know I can’t have the baby either so I am looking into adoption. Was wondering if it cost anything to give your baby up for adoption? or if there was any good links out there to help?

I have a friend who is unable to care for her two year old son. He is in foster care at the moment and has been for five days. We are wanting to adopt him and she is willing to let us adopt him. How do we go through with this? How much would this cost as this would be private I guess…? Also he is not a newborn and the mother would like give him to us as I said above. Please let us know anything. Are we also able to take him out of foster care ourselves? Any advice would be greatly appreciated…thanks.