Human Resources committee  Not only attachment issues, but there are also sleep issues with children who are adopted because of the trauma, grief, transition. They had a past before they came to our house, and night terrors are very common in adopted children. They wake up in the middle of the night crying

Human Resources committee  It was federal funding, yes. It was training we came to. It was in Toronto. Parent leaders from across Canada were invited to come and attend. It was two days of very extensive training, networking, how can we help our families so that we can go back into our communities and help

Human Resources committee  At this point, any assistance parents could get would be greatly appreciated, because we don't have the supports. We do not have a system set up here in Canada, and it varies widely provincially. I live in Ontario. In Ontario we are really lacking versus Calgary. When she said to

Human Resources committee  Okay. Another big step we could take is to consider extending the EI for adoptive parents. We realize that we did not physically give birth, but there are other considerations to take into our situation. I don't think you realize how important attachment is to brain development

Human Resources committee  Okay. They've come out of an institution or they've been in foster care or they've been bounced back and forth from foster care to their parents, so they have not had a chance to form a strong attachment. I think the additional time, the 15 weeks for adoptive parents, if they co

Human Resources committee  Good morning My name is Kim Jones and I live in London, Ontario. I am the proud mother of two amazing, beautiful, little girls, ages nine and seven, and both of them were adopted from China. Adoption and adoption issues are subjects I'm very passionate about. I've been voluntee