• Am I open to new experiences: people, ideas, activities, travel?



• Do I enjoy the diversity of other races and cultures?



• Am I flexible and able to make changes in my ideas, friends, activities and lifestyle?



• Am I open to close relationships with people of other racial and cultural groups?



• Am I willing to examine my personal prejudices?



• Am I comfortable being readily identifiable as an adoptive parent?



• Do I accept that parenting across racial and cultural lines is a lifelong learning process?



• Do I accept that a child adopted by parents of another race or culture will have specific needs in developing self-identity and esteem?



• Am I willing to move to another community, change schools, find a new religious organization or join other appropriate organizations, if needed, to find adult mentors and peers of my child's race and culture?



• Am I ready to accept the reality that adopting a child of color will mean our family becomes a family of color?

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For more information, please attend a free information meeting by contacting
the Adoption Department at 212-369-0300.