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9
Sep

What’s In Your Sensory Bin?

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in Support Services
Sensory bins come in all different shapes and sizes, can have many different items in them, and they will differ depending on your child and the sensory input that they need. A sensory bin can be helpful for any child but particularly children who are fidgety, have a sensory process disorder, ADHD, anxiety or autism. Children who ...
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2
Sep

Haiti Joined the Hague Convention: What Does That Mean?

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in Haiti
In April 2014, Haiti became the latest country to join the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption (the Hague Convention). Eighty-eight countries are members of the Hague Convention, which “is an international agreement to establish safeguards to ensure that intercountry adoptions take place in the best interest ...
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24
Aug

Dispelling Some Myths About Adopting from Bulgaria

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in Bulgaria
Upon initial research into adopting from Bulgaria, some families have felt discouraged. Families may find online that the program is described as a “special needs only” program or that the wait to adopt a child without significant special needs will be excessive. We are grateful when we have the opportunity to speak with families interested in ...
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21
Aug

Photo of the Week

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Even if the kids are headed back to school, it’s still officially summer. We hope your weekend is full of ice cream, time at the pool and sweet smiles. If you would like your child to be featured as the photo of the week, please email info@mljadoptions.com.
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17
Aug

Adopt from Bulgaria!

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in Bulgaria
MLJ Adoptions is proud of our Bulgaria program and grateful for the opportunity to serve Bulgarian children in need. Here’s a fun way to see the numbers prospective adoptive parents are often curious about.
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14
Aug

Photo of the Week

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This beautiful family was built through international adoption from Bulgaria and Russia. Be sure to check out their heartwarming adoption story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrWJHEJCE1Q If you would like your family to be featured at our Photo of the Week, email info@mljadoptions.com.
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12
Aug

5 Reasons to Re-Adopt Your Internationally Adopted Child

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in Resources
Families whose internationally adopted children are automatically U.S. citizens upon arrival home (IR-3 or IH-3 visa) face the choice of whether or not to “re-adopt” their child in their state. The primary reason that families forego the re-adoption process is due to cost and time commitment to complete this process. This hesitation is understandable, as ...
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10
Aug

10 Back-to-School Tips for Adopted Children

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in Support Services
The first day of school is daunting for most kids, but it can be especially hard for children who recently joined a family through international adoption. Even if they attended school in their birth country, the schools in the United States will be much different. There are many things to consider when preparing your children ...
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6
Aug

MLJ Adoptions Hosts 2015 Adoption Picnic

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in Events
Each year, MLJ Adoptions hosts an Adoption Picnic where we invite clients and their families, prospective adoptive parents, adoption and orphan care advocates, friends and neighbors to gather together. This picnic has become a family favorite event, and one that our staff looks forward to every year as well. We enjoy putting faces with names, catching ...
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5
Aug

Affording Adoption is a Family Affair

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in Resources
Thank you to Scott and Mary for sharing their adoption fundraising story with us! They are currently waiting to be matched with children from Eastern Europe. When we started the process of adopting our children, we were overwhelmed by the financial aspect. How would we ever be able to afford the fees associated with bringing ...
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3
Aug

MLJ Successfully Completes First Primary Provider Case

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in MLJ Adoptions
MLJ Adoptions has successfully finalized its first adoption from Bangladesh! Working as our family’s primary provider, we successfully completed their adoption process and obtained the visa allowing the children to immigrate to the United States from Bangladesh. This adoptive family is now united and ecstatic to begin family life in the United States! Because of the ...
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31
Jul

Photo of the Week

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This week’s Photo of the Week features MLJ Adoptions founding and lead attorney in DRC who lost her life earlier this week. Our staff has been deeply saddened by the loss of such a wonderful woman. Marie was a unique and extremely gifted individual with a huge personality (and smile) that brought so much joy, ...
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27
Jul

“I’M READY” for Adoption

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in Support Services
While driving, I have a tendency to read the signs posted at churches and businesses. You know, the ones that give a small bit of life advice and awareness. This morning I saw one that said, “Life Begins When You Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone.” How true that statement is for those who decide ...
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