Having children – no matter how you go about it – requires quite a bit of adjustment as you find your new normal. Finding Your New Normal “Settling into parenthood or the ‘postadoption period’ can present its own difficulties for… Read More
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Adoptive Parents: Tips for Bonding with Your Child
Almost all adoptive parents have the same initial fear – will my child love me? “The reality of adoption is that we share our beloved children with another family,” says Dawn Davenport, Creating a Family. “We want them to love… Read More
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Adopting an Older Child
When considering adoption, there are several avenues to explore. Not only is there public, private, and independent adoption, but also newborn adoption, international adoption, and the adoption of older children out of foster care. The latter takes a special kind… Read More
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Adoptive Families: How Do You Refer to Biological Parents?
“For many adoptive parents, it is easy to talk about their first meeting with their child, the first day they brought her home,” says Nicole M. Callahan, National Council for Adoption. “But the questions that adopted children have do not… Read More
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Adoptive Families: Talking to Your Child about Their Birth Parents
There comes a time in every adopted child’s journey when they start to ask questions about their biological parents. “My children were born to other people,” writes Ann Brenoff, The Huffington Post. “It is natural that they should want to… Read More
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What is a Gotcha Day? Do You Celebrate a Gotcha Day?
Have you ever heard the term “Gotcha Day” and wondered what it means? Or perhaps you currently celebrate a Gotcha Day and are looking for inspiration. Either way, we have you covered. In this article, we explore the wonderful (and… Read More
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Exploring the Current State of the World Of Adoption: What’s Taking So Long?
If you have been waiting and waiting and waiting to adopt, you may be thinking to yourself, “What’s taking so long?” The answer is twofold. How Long Does Adoption Take? The truth is, adopting a child is a lengthy process…. Read More
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Adoptive Families: How to Speak to Your Child about Adoption
Some adoptive parents struggle to find the perfect time to talk to their child about adoption. How do you bring the subject up? How do you handle the situation? Most importantly, how do you tell your child they are adopted?… Read More
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Talking to the Birth Mother: Communication Tips for Adoptive Families
From your very first meeting through the birth, adoptive parents and birth parents can have quite a bit of interaction. This extends even further in a fully open adoption. Semi-Open vs. Open Adoption The type of communication you will have… Read More
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The Meaning & Importance of Sending Pictures to Birth Mothers
In an open adoption, birth parents typically have some degree of contact with adoptive families. But “open” can mean different things to different people, and the degree of openness depends on the birth and adoptive parents’ previously agreed upon arrangement…. Read More