Does the thought of adopting a child -- particularly an older one -- leave you in fear of making a huge, huge mistake?
A new program now lets you try out a kid before signing on the bottom line.
The program places children with families for five weeks over the summer -- no commitment. The child returns to his or her home country and families can then decide whether to pursue permanent placement and adoption.
This summer meet-and-greet program is an effort to get older kids, from 5 to 15 years old, into families. Many people fear potential problems that may come with older kids. This program seems like a win.
CNN featured one boy from Taiwan and his summer visit with a family in the U.S. The family is now working on adopting him.
But the mind kind of involuntarily migrates to the sadder cases, the ones where things didn't quite work out, which this peppy piece of reportage doesn't feature.
Still. At least some hard to place kids are getting permanent homes.
Photo: commonwealthadoption.org
