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Who are the Children Available
for Adoption?

There are an extremely large number of children available for adoption. They come from a variety of racial, cultural, ethic and religious backgrounds, whether from the U.S, Canada, or internationally.

You can locate children of different ages (from infants to teenagers), and stages of development. It can be harder to find children under the age of two but it is not impossible. Some of these children come from sibling groups and would perfer to wait for a family who can adopt them all together.

If you are looking for older children who are waiting for adoption, there is a chance they may have had some painful experiences in their past and it will take longer for them to adjust to a new home. Others may have developmental or physical needs.

With so many children available for adoption, why do state/provinces and agencies make it so difficult to adopt a child?

Before they can allow a child to be adopted by any perspective adoptive parent, they need to prove that they have found a home/lifestyle that will be better for the child than the one that they were born into. In otherwords, they must consider the child’s safety and well-being.

In order to prove this, the adoptive parents must successfully complete a home study, home inspection, parenting classes etc…

Also, if the adoptive parents were to adopt a child with special needs, they need to be sure that the new parents will be able to cope with the child’s needs and have the love and support of people around them in doing so.

You can see a photolisting of children available for adoption at:

Waiting Children Photolisting Directory - U.S. and International


Canada's Waiting Kids


Bear in mind that for privacy reasons these children may have special needs that aren't disclosed on some sites, so you should contact the social worker about the child to get details, rather than basing it on looks.


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