Attachment Information - The information provided in these links hopefully will help you to understand why nobody but Mommy and Daddy touch and care for our daughter during the first year.

http://www.focusas.com/Attachment.html - an excellent site describing the effects of the disruption of attachment in early childhood. A must read for everyone.
Attachment.org
- http://www.nancythomasparenting.com/rad.htm
Attachment disorder discription and suggestions

Attach-China.org - http://www.attach-china.org/
Attachment issues specific with China Adoptions

Attach.org - http://www.attach.org/
Another site on attachment issues
A Forever Family - http://a4everfamily.org

Early Intervention for Developmental Delays due to orphanage living
California Early Start Program
- http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/ESHome.cfm
early intervention for developmental delays
Shopping and Not for Profit organizations supporting Orphanage programs
Celebrate Adoption store
- http://www.celebrateadoption.com/
DTC pins, framed poems, etc
Asia for kids - http://www.afk.com/
Provides multicultural materials including books, dolls, games, and toys. Has been a great resource for family and friends.
Celebrate the child - http://www.celebratechild.com/
multicultural gifts from around the world
Half the Sky Foundation - http://www.halfthesky.org/
enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for the babies and children in China who still wait to be adopted

Love without Boundaries - http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/
Non Profit group supporting China Orphanages

  Medical Information China Adoption -
http://www.fwcc.org/healthinfo.htm
  National Adoption Clearinghouse - http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/
Resource for books, videos, magazines, etc.
  Pact Adopt - http://www.pactadopt.com/
Site for transracial adoption
  Rainbow Kids - http://www.rainbowkids.com/index.chtml
International Adoption Ezine
  The Learning Center for Adoptive Families - http://www.adoptnet.org/
Adoption Support site

Adoption Learning Partners - http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/
Free Online courses similar to the Journey Abroad class we took. Highly recommend all family members visit this site and take the courses, except the Understanding tax credit. Eyes Wide Open class is not a free class.

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