Parents adopting a newborn baby who already have an older child need to make sure they do everything they can to help their child adjust to the new baby. It is completely natural for your older child to be jealous and/or act out when a new sibling arrives. Here are some tips on helping your older child adjust to a new baby! Continue reading
Choosing an adoption agency is the most important first step in your adoption process. Just like the adoption process varies from family to family, every agency is different. Your adoption agency is going to unite you with your baby, so choosing one is a serious business. You don’t have to spend a great deal of time to find a perfect adoption agency, you just need to be prepared and know exactly what to ask them. In order to ensure that you choose the agency that’s the right fit for your family, here is a list of questions to ask the agencies you’re considering. Continue reading
The beginning stages of the adoption process are full of activity. You are busy learning about adoption, taking online classes, getting to know your counselor, preparing for a home study, creating your family profile, filling out forms, and much more. While this first can hold its unique frustrations, the waiting phase is often one of the most difficult times for prospective adoptive parents since it can easily lead to anxiety and doubt. No one can tell how long the adoption wait will be, so it’s important to keep yourself busy and shut down any negative thoughts.
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Unfortunately, information about single parent adoption tends to be patronizing. Single parents hoping to adopt a baby are often presented with warnings about how the adoption is going to be hard or complicated. While adoption is a long, emotional, and difficult process with its ups and downs for every person who goes through it, somehow it seems unfair to think that single parent adoptions are different from couple adoptions since the essence in both cases is a noble goal of creating a family. In order to take the pressure off of single parents hoping to adopt, here are some tips on single parent adoption! Continue reading
Adoptive moms may not themselves be pregnant, but they are still expecting their baby. Preparing for your baby’s arrival demands a lot of dedicated work, but it can also be fun! If you are hoping to adopt or you are getting ready to adopt, here are some nesting tips for you. Continue reading
Infertility is the inability to conceive, and it is hard when you discover that it is stopping you from starting a family. The most difficult thing about it is that after all the unsuccessful treatments come feelings of helplessness, low self-esteem, and loss of control. This medical condition touches every aspect of your life and it presents a great amount of stress. As overwhelming as your situation may feel, there are ways to deal with it and reduce your anxiety. Continue reading
The home study is a document your social worker writes about your family and it includes basic information gathered from interviews with your family as well as information provided by third parties. Continue reading
The advantage of a domestic adoption is the fact that the child becomes the legal child of the adoptive family just as if he or she was born to them in marriage, which also comes with all the rights and duties that a parent-child relationship involves. Domestic adoptions are more transparent than ever before and they are considered to be healthier choices for birth families as well as for adoptive families. Here are some quick facts about domestic adoption you may want to consider when deciding on the adoption type. Continue reading
They go by many names, like a dear birthmother letter, family profile, parent profiles, and adoption profile, but they all have one thing in common: they are written by people who are hoping to adopt a baby. Continue reading
Whether you have recently adopted a newborn baby or are waiting to adopt, you should prepare in advance for talking to them about adoption. Children are smart, and they may ask you a variety of questions about their birthparents, as well as adoption itself, so it is better to feel prepared before the big talk. Here are some tips that you may find helpful when it comes to talking about adoption! Continue reading
