Adopting a child from Thailand
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Adopting a child from Thailand
March 2005
We are considering adoption from Thailand, and would like any
feedback you may have regarding a RECENT adoption (last 5
years) or upcoming adoption. Thanks.
julianna
We have been home for four months now with our beautiful 18 month old
Thai son, adopted via Holt International Children's Services
in Oregon.
I recommend without reservation both our agency Holt, and adopting from
Thailand. It takes 2 to 2 1/2 years from start to finish, but it's
worth it. Holt is fantastic, and our 2 week trip to Thailand was
wonderful. The Thai people were welcoming and supportive of our
adoption, and now we are becoming part of the wonderful Thai community
here in the East Bay. Holt works with Thailand Social Services to place
the children in foster care instead of orphanages, so the level of
individual attention and health care each child receives is excellent.
Once you get matched with a Thai child via Holt, you get progress
reports with a photo every 3 months - this helps during your wait to
bring home your child. This is our first child, and while the
adjustment to becoming parents of a toddler has been very challenging,
our son is beautiful, well-tempered, and a joy. He is teaching us Thai
words and we are teaching him English! Also I studied Thai for 3 months
before we went over, and this helped with our son's transition and ours.
We are so pleased we picked Thailand, and we are extremely lucky to be
the proud parents of our son. Please contact me if you'd like to know
more.
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