With the first year being so critical, I have emphasized medical information, knowing what to look for, and where to get immediate help. I have reviewed some articles on International Adoption Clinics, why they are a good idea and how they can support your child's local doctor. My second section is on information, resources and suggestions on how to provide your infant and toddler with the environment and play-based activities to encourage their development. If you are able to nurture your child with the understanding of what might have been missing early on, then you are giving your child a timely second chance to learn and integrate these necessary sensory-motor skills. My third section is on dealing with special needs which may present themselves.
Some parents knowingly choose to parent a child with particular special needs.
Sometimes our dreams are changed without our permission our decisions have suddenly taken us down unfamiliar paths. There are excellent resources available now including special interest groups, Internet listservs, and provincial and national organizations. They arrive, grow and blossom into the unique persons they were meant to be. Their paths are probably much different than ours were when we were growing up. Yet I have faith that all our children will find their place and contribute in their own personal way to a better world.