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10 reasons why breastfeeding is good

September 24th, 2008 · Comments Off

Here are 10 things that you may or may NOT know about breastfeeding:
1) Breastfeeding can help increase your baby’s IQ as well as visual development. If having a smarter baby is what you crave for, then this benefit is something you should rejoice about.
2) Do you know that breastmilk is ALWAYS at the perfect temperature [...]

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Adoption - Still an Option for Teen Pregnancy

November 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

Although the decision to give up a child is always heart-wrenching, it can be a "win-win" solution to two painful problems. Adoption is a legal process that gives adoptive parents rights and aresponsibilities and the adoptive child social, legal and emotional rights as a family member.
Putting a child up for adoption allows the child?s birth [...]

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Adoption Agency Selection Checklist

October 18th, 2007 · Comments Off

It was March of 1996 that the first draft of this checklist was placed online. It has been used by thousands since then and, with the feedback received since 1996, it has been shortened and simplified. There are now 5 questions most easily answered by using the yellow pages, or other agency advertisements such as [...]

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Special Needs Adoption

October 7th, 2007 · Comments Off

 

Adopting a Child with Mental or Physical Problems
 
Adoptive parents often seek infants rather than older children, children of the same race, and children without any mental or physical problems.  Therefore governments and agencies actively look for people to adopt older children and children with special needs. Children with ’special needs’ refer to children with disabilities [...]

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