- We believe that in response to the developmental needs of the children, adoptive parents should equip themselves to help the children to know about adoption.
- Adoptive parents can become the facilitator and educator about adoption to the society.
- Learning positive adoptive language (PAL) is the first step.
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Real Parent(s), Natural Parent(s)
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Birthparent(s), Birthmother(s), Birthfather(s), Biological Parent(s)
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Own Child
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Birth Child, Biological Child
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My Adopted Child
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My Child
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An Unwanted Child
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An Unplanned or Unexpected Child
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A Hard to Place Child
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A Child with Special Placement Needs
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An Illegitimate Child
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A Child of Unmarried Parents
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Put Up for Adoption, Adopt Out,
Give up a Child, Sign Off
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Make an Adoption Plan, Choose Adoption
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Foreign Adoption
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International Adoption, Intercountry Adoption
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Track Down or Find
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Root Tracing, Root Search
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To Keep a Child
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To Parent a Child
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Is Adopted
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Was Adopted
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Gotcha Day
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Happy Adoption Day, Family Day
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If you're interested in knowing more about adoption, please call us at (852)2537-2285.
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