tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345188536810312873.post8775527212267215236..comments2023-05-15T10:16:02.144-05:00Comments on Expecting From Ethiopia: Advice NeededThe O'Neal Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02123567357692351959noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345188536810312873.post-9456365761105505902010-09-25T07:55:57.203-05:002010-09-25T07:55:57.203-05:00I am not much of a help because none of those were...I am not much of a help because none of those were the courses or books we had to read. I am going to say though that because of the age you prefer to adopt, you should definitely do the Toddler course one. I read "What Size Shoes Does She Wear?" which is a toddler book and it helped with preparations. Please let me know if you have any questions as you are going through these things :) I have some advice for the dossier!Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045031100001888953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345188536810312873.post-44127973837879293962010-09-21T21:18:10.962-05:002010-09-21T21:18:10.962-05:00Here's my recommendations. Take it for what i...Here's my recommendations. Take it for what it's worth. We've done 30 hours of hague training between two adoptions and I've personally read 1/2 of the books on your list and we've completed two of the 4 courses on your list. One of them twice. :)<br /><br />We have done With Eyes Wide Open twice. I didn't find it time consuming at all but I read fast.<br /><br />I've read Karen Purvis' book, all of Deborah Grays books, and Parenting the Hurt Child.<br /><br />For you I would recommend Eyes Wide Open, I think its quick and a good read. The Connected Child, and Adopting the Hurt Child. Hope that helps. :)Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984946345145279521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345188536810312873.post-44349876022152499862010-09-16T19:58:40.364-05:002010-09-16T19:58:40.364-05:00I read "The Connected Child" by Purvis a...I read "The Connected Child" by Purvis and "Toddler Adoption" by Best. I really enjoyed the connected child. I thought it had a lot of practical advice in it. Toddler Adoption is a good book too. The author adopted a toddler from Guatamala (I think), so it is coming from a mom who has walked down that road.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902794344155774480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345188536810312873.post-63979812196051922010-09-16T08:46:43.605-05:002010-09-16T08:46:43.605-05:00We did the WEWO workbook and it was VERY time cons...We did the WEWO workbook and it was VERY time consuming. We also took the Adopting the Older Child online class. It wasn't bad at all and took around 1 1/2 hours to complete.Kelly Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251363712447432047noreply@blogger.com