Big Steps: Noticeable Progress
We have been making some considerable steps forward in our endeavor to adopt. After our information session we had a phone call with a program coordinator and since then hit the ground running. In a matter of weeks we accomplished numerous tasks including: Multiple hours of training on normalcy and parenting, diversity, car seats, sudden infant death syndrome, and the dangerous of shaking a baby -- these all included work sheets and discussion questions. Fingerprinting - the first place we tried was 110 degrees inside and the machine wasn't working so we had to reschedule to another location further from our house. Extensive paper work; some of the agreements are to not use corporal punishment and to allow the youth to maintain contact with safe family members as desired. Writing individual autobiographies -- each investing well over ten hours in writing. Home safety study - this included getting a cellphone that sits on our counter at all times, an e...