In "Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft," Mary Hopkins-Best says, "Adopting a toddler [a child between 1 and 3 years of age] poses challenges that are substantially different from those in adopting an infant or older child. . . . A child who is adopted as a toddler needs parents who understand both his developmental needs and the effect of his early life experiences on that development." She notes that there are also unique joys associate with toddler adoption.

This list is for prospective adoptive parents considering whether to adopt a toddler from China, for those who have been surprised by a toddler referral, for those whose infant referral has become a toddler referral because of unexpected travel delays, for those who are parenting children who were adopted from China at toddler age, and for those interested in the special joys and challenges of toddler adoption from China. This group is closed to agency employees/affiliates for privacy of the issues discussed.