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Coping with the Newly Adopted Child You spend months or years planning for this child. The paperwork and waiting is finally over. Your child is home! But reality of all this will rear its ugly head when day to day parenting takes over. Your child refuses to sleep. They misbehave in public. He has frequent temper tantrums. Suddenly the responsibility of taking care of this new child seems overwhelming. What are some steps you can take to help you cope? Just Imagine---A Russian Adoption Can you imagine what it must be like to adopt a child from Russia? On the other side of the world millions of children live in old orphanages with no family to call their own. If you think you might like to be one of those lucky families that can take an orphaned child into your family, then you might want to read what it feels like to live through a Russian adoption. Why Adopt an Older Child? In adoption we are offered many choices of what type of child we would like to adopt. We have no choices with our biological children. In adoption, an older child is usually classified as age 2 or older...no longer a baby. What are some advantages to adopting an older child?