The state of Colorado requires 24 hours of "parent" training for international adoption. This isn't the "how do you change a diaper" or "taming temper tantrums" kind of training (which I need too), but rather adoption specific issues like attachment, bonding, and orphanage delays. I went to the third class today and the discussion included sign language (basic signs to help bridge the language barrier) and inter-racial adoption.
While it will be easy and in my nature to love a child of a different ethnicity, raising a child from a different race in this world isn't as simple. Many things to think about and to prepare for -- for myself and my child.
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