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Author: Gary Sampson, Former Holt Team Member

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Adoption

Sibling Support

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Adoption

Developing & Teaching Children Healthy Boundaries

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Adoption

Successful Family Outings With Sensitive Kids

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Adoption

How Parents Can Help Kids Learn to Regulate Their Strong Emotions

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Adoption

Successful Sleep & Regulation

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Adoption

Managing Transitions

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Adoption

Helping Children Manage Their Stress

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Adoption

Helping Children Deal With Major Life Events

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In 2024, Holt sponsors and donors helped:
  • Improve the lives of 1,053,918 children, family members and other individuals around the world
  • Unite 181 children with adoptive families through international or in-country adoption
  • Care for 3,692 children in orphanages, group homes or foster families 
  • 29,325 children remain or reunite with their birth families
  • Provide post-adoption services for 4,817 adoptees and families

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