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International
Adoption support groups in or around Austin
- Families
for Russian and Ukranian Adoption - Austin Chapter
- Families
with Children from China - Austin Chapter
- Texamalans
- Yahoo! group for Texan families with children from Guatemala
- Families
with Children from Korea
- Korean
American Adoptive Family Network
- Families
with Children from Paraguay
- Families
with Children from Vietnam
- Texas
International Adoption Yahoo! Group
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Apostilles
(Texas)
Texas
Secretary of State
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Attachment
Attachment
Center of Central Texas is a good resource for parents of children with
attachment disorders.
Attachment
and Bonding for Adoptive Parents is a link to information about this
very useful book on AdoptionShop.com.
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Attorneys
American
Academy of Adoption Attorneys
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Birth Certificates
VitalCheck
provides a centralized location where you can order birth and marriage
certificates from anywhere in the United States.
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Books - Children's
- Hall
Kids Family
- Russian Children's Books
- Bilingual
Books for Kids has a wonderful selection of books that are presented
to children in both English and Spanish.
- Jose-Luis
Orozco is the official website of this wonderful entertainer, who
seeks to pass on Latin traditions through children's music.
- Pan
Asian Publishers distributes children's books in Asian languages
within the United States.
- Chinese
Child Books sells books, videos and music for children in Chinese.
- Asia
for Kids sells a wide variety of multicultural educational materials
for children, focusing on the cultures of Asia.
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Development
- Early
Childhood Intervention
is a Texas program for delayed children under the age of three.
- Protective
Services Training Institute of Texas is a good place to start if
you need information about Child Protective Services.
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Education
Connections
Resource Center is dedicated to the promotion of early childhood education
and positive parenting.
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Government
- Immigration
and Naturalization Service
- Internal
Revenue Service
- Social
Security Administration
- Texas
Secretary of State
- U.S.
State Department
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Adoption - Miscellaneous Information
- The Association
for Research in International Adoption (ARIA)
- The
Adoption Agency Checklist is a wonderful checklist for people checking
out agencies
- Dillon
International has a very helpful article on their website entitled "You
Don't Have to be Wealthy to Adopt".
- A
Child's Desire is a nonprofit organization that provides help to
families looking to adopt hard-to-place children.
- Affording
Adoption is a resource for those looking for the financial resources
to become parents.
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Media (Books, Games, Videos, Audio Tapes)
- Adoption
Books
has a great collection of books for all members of the adoption community.
- Tapestry
Books is another great source of books on adoption and infertility.
- Adoptive
Families Magazine is a complete online magazine with hundreds of
resources for adoption.
- Kids
Com Jr. offers games and art for kids 3-7 years old
- Educational
games based on TV favorites:
- PBS
Kids
- Nick
Jr.
- Sesame
Street
- Kids
in Mind gives objective reports of levels of sex, violence and profanity
in movies
- Rainbow
Kids
- Videos
for Big Kids
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Medical Information:
- American
Academy of Pediatrics
- Attachment
Center of Central Texas
- International
Medical Clinic - Moscow
- Kids
Health
- Protective
Services Training Institute of Texas is a good place to start if
you need information about Child Protective Services.
- WebMD
- Vision
Development contains a checklist and parents' guide for understanding
vision development in preschoolers.
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Online Publications
- Rainbow
Kids
is an online magazine focusing on international adoption.
- Adoptive
Families is an excellent online magazine for all kinds of adoption.
- Parents
Journal is a weekly radio show for parents, grandparents, and others
who care for children.
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- Online Support
Groups
- InternationalAdoption.org
is a comprehensive resource for all aspects of international adoption.
- Ukraininan
Angels helps facilitate independent adoptions from Ukraine.
- Adopt
Ukraine is an independent support group aimed at helping families
looking to adopt from Ukraine.
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Parenting
DirectoryKids is a support directory for parents that includes links
on education, adoption and other topics of special interest to adoptive
parents.
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Poetry
Adoption
Poetry
just might help you come up with the right words to help express the emotions
associated with adoption.
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Product
Safety
Consumer
Protection Agency is a good resource for product recall information
and other product safety issues.
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Recipes
- All
Recipes has thousands of searchable recipes from all over the world.
- FoodTV.com
is the official website of the Food TV network. Find recipes from past
shows or do a search.
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Russian
Adoption
- The
Eastern European Adoption Coalition has the mission of preparing
parents for adoption from Eastern Europe. They also have mailing lists
for each of many regions in Russia for parents to connect with each
other.
- www.russianadoption.org,
the website for Russian Adoption Medical Services, has a huge amount
of information on adopting from Russia, with a focus on medical issues.
- Families
for Russian and Ukranian Adoption (FRUA) national website
- A list
of addresses
of Russian orphanages
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Russian
Culture
- The Russian
Austin website is a great place to keep in touch with the Russian
cultural community in Austin, Texas.
- Austin
Area Russian Speakers Society
- Russian
Cuisine
- Russian
Life Magazine
- Russian
Regional Sites:
- Yaroslavl
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Shopping
Miscellaneous
- CRW
Flags sells all kinds of flags, and has an international section.
- Blankets
of the World has soft fleece blankets of national flags.
FlagWear
has t-shirts featuring the flags of nearly every nation on Earth.
- Adopt
Shoppe sells unique gifts for adoptive families.
- Therapeutic
Toys is an online toy store specializing in toys that enhance child
development.
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Translators
Translate.ru
has a link that will translate English words or phrases into Russian.
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Travel
Adoption
Travel has tons on information for parents planning their departure.
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