Katz, Gregory,

Baby, Parents Settle into New Lives As Joy Outweighs Worries. Gregory Katz. - Dallas Morning News, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 10, Family, 1522-3213; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Baby, Parents Settle into New Lives As Joy Outweighs Worries, March 24, 2004; pp. n.p..

"Four months after Karen and David Darr plucked him from a Russian orphanage, young Nathan Darr leans against a chair in the family living room as a physical therapist encourages him to stand on his own. She tries to coax him into letting go of the chair, but he is cautious, afraid of tumbling. Nathan, who celebrated his first birthday March 25, displays the developmental delays common to infants adopted from institutions overseas." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article discusses how the effects of institutionalization can lead to developmental delays in children adopted from overseas countries.

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Adopted children
Adoption--Russia (Federation)
Adoptive parents
Child development
Children--Health and hygiene
Children--Institutional care
Intercountry adoption

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