THAILANDADOPT LISTSERV

The Thailandadopt listserv is an international Internet forum founded 1999 by adoptive parents Martha Osborne (RainbowKids cyber-magazine) and Julie Higginbotham. Families participate by sending e-mails to the list, and all posts are also distributed to list members by e-mail. This is a  restricted listserv, not a “live chat” area. Families may elect to receive posts as single e-mails, or to receive a number of complete e-mails compiled into a daily “digest.” The group is designed for families who are researching Thai adoption, who are in the process of adopting from Thailand, or who have already adopted a child/children from Thailand. Older Thai adoptees are also welcome, and agency personnel and Thai foster families/orphanage workers are also allowed to join.

As of April 2007, about 300 members were subscribed to this listserv, with more joining each week. People are helpful to each other but the volume of daily postings is quite low. 

For information on how to subscribe to the listserv, click here and follow the instructions in the upper right corner of the Webpage.
 

POST-ADOPT-THAILAND LISTSERV
 
The post-adopt-thailand listserv is an Internet forum founded in spring 2005 by adoptive parent Julie Higginbotham. Families participate by sending e-mails to the list, and all posts are also distributed to list members by e-mail. This is a restricted listserv, not a “live chat” area. Families may elect to receive posts as single e-mails, or to receive a number of complete e-mails compiled into a daily “digest.” Families who have already sent a dossier to Thailand, who have put a specific waiting child on hold in Thailand, or who have already adopted a Thai child, are invited to join this group, which focuses on post-adoption issues. Adult Thai adoptees are also welcome. Families who do not fit into this category are urged to investigate the general Thailandadopt listserv instead (above).

As of April 2007, about 120 members were subscribed to this listserv, with more joining each week. People are helpful to each other but the volume of daily postings is quite low.

For information on how to subscribe to the listserv, click here and follow the instructions in the upper right corner of the Webpage.

CHRISTIAN THAILAND ADOPTION LISTSERV

For Christians who are adopting, or have adopted, from Thailand. Created in 2006 by an adoptive parent. Small but supportive. For information on how to subscribe to the listserv, click here and follow the instructions in the upper right corner of the Webpage.

OLDER THAI ADOPT LISTSERV

Listserv for families who have adopted, or are seeking to adopt, an older child from Thailand (generally, age 4 or older). Created in 2004 by an adoptive parent. Small but supportive. For information on how to subscribe to the listserv, click here and follow the instructions in the upper right corner of the Webpage.

AUSTRALIANS ADOPT THAI

Active listserv for adoptive families from Australia who are in process or have completed Thai adoptions; about 125 members. Founded in 2001. For information on how to subscribe to the listserv, click here and follow the instructions in the upper right corner of the Webpage.

THAI ADOPTIONS UK

Active listserv for adoptive families from the United Kingdom who are in process or have completed Thai adoptions; about 200 members. Founded in 2000. For information on how to subscribe to the listserv, click here and follow the instructions in the upper right corner of the Webpage.