Many couples who adopt through American Adoptions are first-time parents. They wonder if they should do anything special to prepare, like take classes or read books. First-time parent jitters are totally normal, and there’s truly only so much you can prepare for. But here is …
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Apr
2012
Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits
What are employer-provided adoption benefits?
Employer-provided adoption benefits are similar to benefits available to new biological parents. Generally, adoption benefits fall into three categories: informational resources, financial assistance and parental leave policies. You can read more about these categories of benefits on our site.
In the last two decades, …
13
Apr
2012
Question about Agency-Assisted Program Numbers
Q & A with Laurie
Hello everyone, my name is Laurie Walker, and I am an Adoptive Family Specialist with American Adoptions. I have worked with many birth mothers and adoptive …
2
Apr
2012
Reader Request: Why Does It Cost to Adopt?
There are two types of domestic adoption that occur in the United States. One is public adoptions and the other is private adoptions.
Public adoptions are facilitated by government-funded organizations that deal with involuntary placements of children whose parents were deemed unfit or unable to …
28
Mar
2012
How to Tell Your Child About Adoption
Recently, an adoptive family we’ve worked with asked us: When is it a good time to tell your adopted child that …
21
Mar
2012
Adoption Poetry
In honor of World Poetry Day, we’re celebrating adoption poetry! The great thing about adoption poetry is that it’s usually written by folks just like you. And what better way than poetry to describe the beautiful and complicated miracle of adoption?
