What Should I Know about Children whose Emotional Ages are Younger than their Chronological Ages Children who are adopted typically develop with emotional ages that are significantly younger than their chronological counterparts. The reason for this comes as a direct result from being in hospitals […]
What Developmental Information do Early Intervention Evaluations Provide? Written by: Lilya Popovetsky, MA Early Childhood Special Education, SDA, CAS Early Intervention for children ages birth to three years old offers families free developmental evaluations, and therapeutic services to children who are found to be eligible. […]
Early Intervention Process: What should I Expect? Written by: Lilya Popovetsky, MA Special Education, CAS, SDA The process of receiving an Early Intervention (EI) Evaluation for children birth to three years old consists of four steps. They are as follows: 1. Refer your child. 2. […]
Post Adoption Evaluations for Children from Birth – Three Years Old Written by: Lilya Popovetsky, MA Early Childhood Special Education, SDA, CAS A Multilingual Development Agency is a New York State approved Early Intervention (EI) agency which provides Nassau County families free developmental evaluations for […]
Developmental Milestones for Children Ages Birth to Three Years Old Every child grows differently and there are variations of what is considered developmentally “within normal limits”. However, there are specific milestones that all children should reach by certain ages. It is important to note that […]
Adopting After Treatment for Depression Question: If a now-healthy adult has been under treatment for depression in the past, will that make it harder to adopt a child? Most likely, no. As long as the individual is currently in treatment with medication and/or therapy, is […]
NOW THAT I HAVE CUSTODY OF MY CHILD FROM ETHIOPIA WHY IS SUPERVISION NECESSARY? Many adoptive parents think this but few venture to ask in part because they have become accustomed to the many regulations they must follow. It is a very good question and […]
What are some of the child’s health and behavior issues that the social worker will be interested in at the Post-Supervision visit. The specific purpose of these contacts is to visit with the child and adoptive family to monitor the child’s adjustment and development and […]
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR THE FIRST POST-PLACEMENT SUPERVISORY INTERVIEW? The challenges facing first time parents are overwhelming. It is because of the evolving questions that deal with child rearing, personal development, and family dynamics that post-placement supervision comes at this most opportune time, for […]
Post-placement supervision for an Ethiopian adoption is a series of meetings one of which is conducted in your home with the entire family and the social worker. Other in-person meetings may take place in the offices of the adoption agency. Reports, based on the interviews, […]